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ID: 0466 Upper Intermediate
Ken: foreigner. Jenny: Chinese. Easy, right? But this game gets a little more difficult when it comes to those with Chinese heritage that were raised entirely overseas. Are they Chinese or not? Tune in to this podcast to learn how one Chinese American girl feels about her own identity crisis and how she articulates her confusion to a Chinese friend in Mandarin. LINK TO DOWNLOAD THIS EPISODE (right-click, save as) : chinesepod536_H33_20070326.mp3(mb)
Mon Mar 26 2007 | Jenny, John
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SIMPLIFIED PINYIN ENGLISH  
属于 shǔyú to belong to
传统 chuántǒng traditional
华人 huárén Chinese
严厉 yánlì strict
有时候我真不知道自己属于哪里。
yǒushíhou wǒ zhēn bù zhīdào zìjǐ shǔyú nǎli 。
Sometimes I really don’t know where I belong.
怎么说？
zěnme shuō ？
What do you mean?
虽然我在美国长大，但是我们是那种特别传统的华人家庭。我一直都和爸妈住在一起。他们比美国的父母严厉多了。所以我不像美国朋友那么自由。但是，我和爸妈的关系还是很亲密的。
suīrán wǒ zài Měiguó zhǎngdà ，dànshì wǒmen shì nàzhǒng tèbié chuántǒng de huárén jiātíng 。wǒ yīzhí dōu hé bàmā zhù yīqǐ 。tāmen bǐ Měiguó de fùmǔ yánlì duō le 。suǒyǐ wǒ bù xiàng Měiguó péngyou nàme zìyóu 。dànshì ，wǒ hé bàmā de guānxi hái shì hěn qīnmì de 。
Even though I grew up in the States, ours is a very traditional Chinese family. I’ve always lived with my mother and father. They’re a lot stricter than other American parents, so I’m not as free as my American friends. However, I’m really close to my parents.
那你来中国学中文是你自己的决定还是他们叫你来的？
nà nǐ lái Zhōngguó xué Zhōngwén shì nǐ zìjǐ de juédìng hái shì tāmen jiào nǐ lái de ？
Then was coming to China to learn Chinese your own decision, or did they tell you to do it?
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