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The Olympic Mascots

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ID: 0360 Intermediate
An overview of the “Fuwa,” the 5 official mascots for the Beijing Olympics. They’re everywhere…as in: can’t-get-away-wake-up-in-cold-sweats-cause-they’re-chasing-you everywhere. We’re talking about “Fuwa”, the 5 official mascots of that small gathering happening next year in the capital. Listen in to this podcast to understand the significance of these cute little guys, in Mandarin Chinese.
Fri Dec 08 2006 | Jenny, John
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SIMPLIFIED PINYIN ENGLISH  
福娃 fúwá fortune doll
吉祥物 jíxiángwù mascot
完美 wánměi faultlessly
结合 jiéhé to join up
啊呀，你有福娃？它们就是北京奥运会的吉祥物吧，真是太可爱了！
āyā ，nǐ yǒu fúwá ？tāmen jiùshì Běijīng Àoyùnhuì de jíxiángwù ba ，zhēnshì tài kěài le ！
Oh my! You have the Fuwa? They’re the mascots for the Beijing Olympics, right? They really are so cute!
是啊，这五个福娃把奥运文化和中国传统文化完美地结合在了一起。
shìā ，zhè wǔ ge fúwá bǎ àoyùn wénhuà hé Zhōngguó chuántǒng wénhuà wánměi de jiéhé zài le yīqǐ 。
Yeah. These five Fuwa perfectly combine traditional Chinese culture with the Olympic culture.
对了，我听说它们的名字很有意思。
duìle ，wǒ tīngshuō tāmen de míngzi hěn yǒu yìsī 。
Oh right, I’ve heard that their names are very interesting.
没错。它们叫：“贝贝”、“晶晶”、“欢欢”、“迎迎”和“妮妮”，连在一起是不是跟“北京欢迎您”很像？
méicuò 。tāmen jiào ：“Bèibei ”、“Jīngjing ”、“Huānhuan ”、“Yíngying ”hé “Nīni ”，lián zài yīqǐ shì bu shì gēn “Běijīng huānyíng nín ”hěn xiàng ？
Exactly. Their names are “Beibei,” “Jingjing,” “Huanhuan,” “Yingying,” and “Nini.” When you put them together it sounds like “Beijing welcomes you.”
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