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ID: 0919 Upper Intermediate
So famous in China that he ranks his own statue in a housing development, the Harry Potter craze of course didn't leave China untouched. Though a look around any street-side book cart may make one wonder if any of J.K. Rowlings millions came from this neck of the woods, all the same--Harry Potter is part of Chinese children's world now, too. Hear all about the little wizard in this podcast.
Sat Jun 21 2008 | Jenny , John
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哈利·波特 Hālì · bōtè Harry Potter
一阵子 yīzhènzi a short period of time
不得了 bùdéliǎo over the top
闲情 xiánqíng leisure time
啊，你家居然有全套的《哈利·波特》！
ā ，nǐ jiā jūrán yǒu quántào de 《Hālì · bōtè 》！
Hey, you have the entire set of Harry Potter!
有一阵子听说全世界的小朋友都在看《哈利·波特》，就给弟弟买了3本。没想到他喜欢得不得了，后来就都买了。我也觉得挺棒的。你看过吗？
yǒu yīzhènzi tīngshuō quánshìjiè de xiǎopéngyǒu dōu zài kàn 《Hālì · bōtè 》，jiù gěi dìdi mǎi le sān běn 。méixiǎngdào tā xǐhuan de bùdéliǎo ，hòulái jiù dōu mǎi le 。wǒ yě juéde tǐng bàng de 。nǐ kàn guo ma ？
I heard that before we know it every kid in the world is reading Harry Potter, so I bought three of the books for my little brother. I never realized he would like them so much, so in the end i bought him the whole set. I think they are pretty good too. Have you read them before?
就看过那部魔法石的电影。我一个快奔三的大男人了，哪有闲情看这个！魔法是西方小孩喜欢的吧？
jiù kàn guo nà bù mófǎshí de diànyǐng 。wǒ yī ge kuài bènsān de dànánrén le ，nǎyǒu xiánqíng kàn zhège ！mófǎ shì xīfāng xiǎohái xǐhuan de ba ？
I have only seen ''The Sorcerer's Stone" movie. I am almost 30 years old--I don't have the time for things like this. Kids in the west are really into sorcery, hey?
中国不像西方那样有特别的巫师文化。不过大家心里都有个魔法梦吧！穿了隐形衣别人就看不到你，打碎花瓶念个咒语就没事了，小时候谁不希望有这样的好事！
Zhōngguó bù xiàng xīfāng nàyàng yǒu tèbié de wūshī wénhuà 。bùguò dàjiā xīnli dōu yǒu ge mófǎ mèng ba ！chuān le yǐnxíng yī biérén jiù kānbùdào nǐ ，dǎsuì huāpíng niàn ge zhòuyǔ jiù méishì le ，xiǎo shíhou shéi bùxīwàng yǒu zhèyàng de hǎoshì ！
China doesn't really have the sort of wizard/witch culture that they do in the west. However, everyone deep down enjoys dreaming about magic. Like wearing magic clothes that make you invisible, breaking vases and then chanting something and its fixed. What child wouldn't fantasize about those kinds of cool things?
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