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Mother Meng Relocated Three Times - Learn Mandarin​-​Chinese through Stories

by WenJunior

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This audio file tells a story about a famous Chinese history person and his mother. This story is told in English and Mandarin-Chinese to help the learner learn Mandarin-Chinese in a meaningful way by listing to a story.

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We are going to listen to a story: 孟母三迁,mother meng relocated three times. Mencius is a famous person in Chinese history.孟子是中国历史上一位著名的人物。When he was very young, his father died. 在他很小的时候,他的父亲死了。He lived wit his mother.他和她的妈妈住在一起。At first they lived in a house close to a cemetery. 起初他们住在一栋靠近坟墓的房子。Soon Mother Meng found Mencius always imitated mourners to cry in front of the cemetery. 没过多久,孟母发现孟子总是模仿吊唁人的样子,在坟墓前哭泣。Mother Meng thought it was not good. 孟母觉得这样不好。 soon they moved to a house close to a market. 很快地,他们搬到了一栋靠近集市的房子。Soon Mother Meng found Mencius always imitated merchants to greet customers.没过多久,,孟母发现孟子总是模仿商贩的样子,招呼客人。Mother Meng thought it was not good, 孟母觉得这样不好。soon they moved to a house close to a school.很快地,他们搬到了一栋靠近学校的房子。This time Mencius started to imitated students to study.这一次,孟子开始模仿学生的样子学习。 Mother Meng was very happy. 孟母很高兴。They lived in this housefor a long time. 他们在这栋房子里住了很久。Later, Mencius became a famous scholar in Chinese history.后来,孟子成为了中国历史上一位有名的学者。

I will read this story one more time in Mandarin-Chinese.

孟子是中国历史上一位著名的人物。在他很小的时候,他的父亲死了。他和他的妈妈住在一起。起初,他们住在一栋靠近坟墓的房子。没过多久,孟母发现孟子总是模仿吊唁人的样子,在坟墓前哭泣。孟母觉得这样不好。很快地,他们搬到了一栋靠近集市的房子。没过多久,孟母发现孟子总是模仿商贩的样子,招呼客人。孟母觉得这样不好。很快地,他们搬到了一栋靠近学校的房子。这一次,孟子开始模仿学生的样子学习。孟母很高兴。他们在这栋房子里住了很久。后来,孟子成为了中国历史上一位有名的学者。

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released October 7, 2015

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