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optimistic spirit / 乐观精神 / (lèɡuān jīnɡshén)
A: Have you heard of "Second Uncle?" Recently, this elderly man's story has been a topic of hot discussion on Chinese social media. His optimistic spirit has moved netizens everywhere.
你知道"二舅"吗？最近,这位老人的故事在网上引发了热议,他的乐观精神感动了广大网友。
(nǐ zhīdào "èr jiù" ma？zuìjìn, zhèwèi lǎorén de ɡùshì zài wǎnɡshànɡ yǐnfā le rèyì, tāde lèɡuān jīnɡshén ɡǎndònɡ le ɡuǎnɡdà wǎnɡyǒu.)
B: Who is Second Uncle? Can you tell me about him?
谁是二舅？你能给我讲讲吗？
(shuíshì èrjiù?nǐnénɡ ɡěiwǒ jiǎnɡjiǎnɡ ma?)
A: A netizen turned the story of his second uncle into a video. "Second Uncle" is smart but an accident during the treatment of a fever left him with a disability. From this moment, his life changed forever.
一位网友把自己二舅的故事拍成了视频。"二舅"天资聪颖,结果因一次发烧治疗意外导致了残疾,从此人生发生了转向。
(yīwèi wǎnɡyǒu bǎ zìjǐ èrjiù de ɡùshì pāichénɡle shìpín."èr jiù" tiānzī cōnɡyǐnɡ, jiéɡuǒ yīn yīcì fāshāo zhìliáo yìwài dǎozhìle cánjí, cónɡcǐ rénshēnɡ fāshēnɡle zhuǎnxiànɡ.)
B: That's unfortunate. What happened after that?
太不幸了, 然后发生了什么呢？
(tài bùxìnɡ le, ránhòu fāshēnɡle shenme ne?)
A: "Second Uncle" didn't give up and instead faced life with a smile. He studied wood working and electronics on his own and began helping villagers fix their home appliances and making furniture and therefore he became the village's most "able" person.
"二舅"没有放弃人生,而是微笑面对生活。他自学木工、电工等技术,帮助村民们修理家电、制作家具,成了村里的"能人"。
("èr jiù" méiyǒu fànɡqì rénshēnɡ, érshì wēixiào miànduì shēnɡhuó.tā zìxué mùɡōnɡ、diànɡōnɡ děnɡ jìshù, bānɡzhù cūnmín mén xiūlǐ jiādiàn、zhìzuò jiājù, chénɡle cūnlǐ de"nénɡrén".)
optimistic spirit / 乐观精神 / (lèɡuān jīnɡshén)
A: Have you heard of "Second Uncle?" Recently, this elderly man's story has been a topic of hot discussion on Chinese social media. His optimistic spirit has moved netizens everywhere.
你知道"二舅"吗？最近,这位老人的故事在网上引发了热议,他的乐观精神感动了广大网友。
(nǐ zhīdào "èr jiù" ma？zuìjìn, zhèwèi lǎorén de ɡùshì zài wǎnɡshànɡ yǐnfā le rèyì, tāde lèɡuān jīnɡshén ɡǎndònɡ le ɡuǎnɡdà wǎnɡyǒu.)
B: Who is Second Uncle? Can you tell me about him?
谁是二舅？你能给我讲讲吗？
(shuíshì èrjiù?nǐnénɡ ɡěiwǒ jiǎnɡjiǎnɡ ma?)
A: A netizen turned the story of his second uncle into a video. "Second Uncle" is smart but an accident during the treatment of a fever left him with a disability. From this moment, his life changed forever.
一位网友把自己二舅的故事拍成了视频。"二舅"天资聪颖,结果因一次发烧治疗意外导致了残疾,从此人生发生了转向。
(yīwèi wǎnɡyǒu bǎ zìjǐ èrjiù de ɡùshì pāichénɡle shìpín."èr jiù" tiānzī cōnɡyǐnɡ, jiéɡuǒ yīn yīcì fāshāo zhìliáo yìwài dǎozhìle cánjí, cónɡcǐ rénshēnɡ fāshēnɡle zhuǎnxiànɡ.)
B: That's unfortunate. What happened after that?
太不幸了, 然后发生了什么呢？
(tài bùxìnɡ le, ránhòu fāshēnɡle shenme ne?)
A: "Second Uncle" didn't give up and instead faced life with a smile. He studied wood working and electronics on his own and began helping villagers fix their home appliances and making furniture and therefore he became the village's most "able" person.
"二舅"没有放弃人生,而是微笑面对生活。他自学木工、电工等技术,帮助村民们修理家电、制作家具,成了村里的"能人"。
("èr jiù" méiyǒu fànɡqì rénshēnɡ, érshì wēixiào miànduì shēnɡhuó.tā zìxué mùɡōnɡ、diànɡōnɡ děnɡ jìshù, bānɡzhù cūnmín mén xiūlǐ jiādiàn、zhìzuò jiājù, chénɡle cūnlǐ de"nénɡrén".)
Illustration: Liu Rui /Global Times
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