Fluent Fiction - Mandarin Chinese: Warm Hearts and Snowflakes: A Dongzhi Festival Tale Find the full episode transcript, vocabulary words, and more:fluentfiction.com/zh/episode/2025-12-18-23-34-02-zh Story Transcript:Zh: 大雪纷飞的冬至节，孤儿院里虽然寒冷，却充满了节日的温暖。En: On a snowy Dongzhi Festival, the orphanage, though cold, was filled with holiday warmth.Zh: 魏，是这里的一名志愿者，和孩子们一起给孤儿院挂上了彩色的灯笼和剪纸。En: Wei, a volunteer there, hung up colorful lanterns and paper cuttings with the children.Zh: 他有一个悲伤的过去，但他用心温暖了这里的每一个孩子。En: He had a sorrowful past, but he warmed the heart of every child there.Zh: 亮，是孤儿院最小的孩子之一，勇敢却又不易亲近。En: Liang was one of the youngest children in the orphanage, brave yet not easy to get close to.Zh: 他总是装作无所谓，但魏知道，亮渴望有人关心。En: He always pretended not to care, but Wei knew that Liang longed for someone to care.Zh: 那天，孩子们在院子里堆雪人，突发意外，亮从滑梯上摔了下来。En: That day, the children were building snowmen in the yard when an accident happened, and Liang fell from the slide.Zh: 他攥着自己的膝盖，脸色苍白，咬着嘴唇不让自己哭出声。En: He clutched his knee, his face pale, biting his lip to keep from crying out.Zh: 魏见状，立刻跑了过去，稳定亮的情绪。En: Seeing this, Wei immediately ran over to calm Liang's emotions.Zh: 他检查了一下发现伤势不轻。En: He checked and found the injury was not light.Zh: 孤儿院这时人手紧缺，医生还要晚些才能赶来。En: At that time, the orphanage was short-handed, and the doctor would take a while to arrive.Zh: 魏心里很着急，他知道必须尽快做出决定，是叫外部救援，还是让员工尽力而为。En: Wei was very anxious; he knew he had to make a decision quickly, whether to call for external help or let the staff do their best.Zh: 魏看到亮痛苦的神情，意识到不能再迟疑了。En: Wei saw the pain on Liang's face and realized he could not hesitate any longer.Zh: 他决定打电话给附近的诊所，请求医生马上过来。En: He decided to call a nearby clinic, asking a doctor to come immediately.Zh: 时间过得很慢，终于，医生赶到了，给亮做了检查并包扎好伤口。En: Time passed slowly, and finally, the doctor arrived, examined Liang, and bandaged his wound.Zh: 亮的痛苦明显缓解了很多，终于露出了一丝微笑。En: Liang's pain clearly eased, and he finally showed a slight smile.Zh: 他依偎在魏怀里，低声说：“谢谢你，魏叔叔。En: He nestled in Wei's arms and softly said, "Thank you, Uncle Wei."Zh: ”这件事后，魏意识到孤儿院的医疗条件需要改善。En: After this event, Wei realized that the orphanage's medical conditions needed improvement.Zh: 他向镇上的人们讲述这里孩子们的困境，大家纷纷伸出援手，不仅为孤儿院捐助医疗设备和药品，还有更多志愿者愿意加入其中。En: He spoke to the townsfolk about the children's plight, and everyone offered their help, not only donating medical equipment and medicines to the orphanage but also more volunteers willing to join.Zh: 在冬至节的那晚，孤儿院的孩子们聚在一起，吃着热腾腾的饺子，看着窗外的雪花。En: On the evening of the Dongzhi Festival, the children at the orphanage gathered together, eating steaming dumplings and watching the snowflakes outside the window.Zh: 他们的脸上洋溢着笑容，魏的心中充满了成就感与温暖。En: Their faces were filled with smiles, and Wei felt a sense of accomplishment and warmth in his heart.Zh: 从此，魏变得更加坚强主动，积极为孩子们创造更好的生活环境。En: From then on, Wei became more resilient and proactive, actively creating a better environment for the children.Zh: 而亮也不再躲避，他敞开了心扉，知道自己并不孤单，他的身边有爱护他的人。En: And Liang no longer hid; he opened his heart, knowing that he was not alone and had people who cared for him.Zh: 那个冬至夜，在老旧的孤儿院里，灯笼的光照亮了每一个角落，也温暖了每个人的心。En: That night of the Dongzhi Festival, in the old orphanage, the light of the lanterns illuminated every corner and warmed everyone's heart. Vocabulary Words:orphanage: 孤儿院volunteer: 志愿者lantern: 灯笼sorrowful: 悲伤injury: 伤势short-handed: 人手紧缺clinic: 诊所examine: 检查bandage: 包扎wound: 伤口plight: 困境nestle: 依偎accomplishment: 成就感resilient: 坚强proactive: 主动environment: 环境steaming: 热腾腾illuminate: 照亮decoration: 装饰calm emotions: 稳定情绪decision: 决定treatment: 治疗anxious: 着急aid: 援手diligent: 勤奋holidays: 节日...
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Dec 21 202514 mins