我家小狗臭臭

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Note: The text is pasted here in case you want to copy/paste one of the words into a dictionary app, but the above video and zip file download are best inputting the content as they have audio and text-tracking.

我的小狗臭臭和别人的小狗不一样。它每天早上出去，下午回来，从来不吃午饭。有一天，我的一个朋友给我说：“臭臭现在非常有名！很多人都等着和它拍照。你没听说吗？” 我说我完全不知道。所以我朋友和我一起去了臭臭拍照的公园。到了公园，我看到了臭臭正穿着红色的大衣在和别人拍照。他们后面还有很多人。然后，这个人拍完照就给了臭臭五元。没想到，臭臭和人拍照还要收钱。在它左边的口袋里，已经有差不多两百块了。臭臭很开心。后来有人告诉我，臭臭每天8点上班，下午三点下班。下班后就拿着钱去吃肉，比如牛肉，羊肉，鸡肉等等。我想，臭臭过得比我还好！

Top-Down Words

非常 fēicháng - very
都 dōu - all, every
知道 zhīdào - to know
所以 suóyǐ - so
红色 hóngsè - red
就  jiù- then
收钱 shōuqián - to receive money
里 lǐ - inside
已经 yǐjīng - Already
告诉 gàosu - to tell
钱 qián - money
牛肉 niúròu - beef
鸡肉 jīròu - chicken

How to Use This Lesson

Step One

Watch the video here on the course platform. Feel free to take as much time as you'd like to understand the content, but don't feel obligated to understand the text right now fully. You'll download the video and return to it later. 

Step Two

Download the zip file from the sidebar (desktop/laptop) or below this description (Mobile APP). That zip file contains the following:

• Text tracking video(s) MP4 file(s)
• Audio MP3 file(s)
• Image file of the text & top-down words for your reference

Dialogues contain one text-tracking video file at 80% speed followed by native speed. 

Opinions & Short Stories contain two text tracking video files, one female voice, and one male voice. Both start at 80% speed, followed by native speed.

Step Three

At a time of your choosing, use the video files to practice shadowing. If you need a reminder, this lesson explains how to shadow. These video files are ideal for shadowing, especially if you download them to your phone because you can walk around while doing it.

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Member Comments from 2019-mid-2020

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William Beeman

Is 臭臭 really "Stinky?" :-)

Mandarin Blueprint 

Actually, I heard this a lot since my baby was born to be a baby-talk version of "poop". However, it can also mean smelly, yes.

MB Team

Here's the link to where Phil and Luke talked about this comment in the Mandarin Blueprint Podcast: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lle0yhY52Gk&t=2506s