Podcast│Where has time gone？

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Nǐ men yǒu méi yǒu tīnɡ shuō ɡuò “shài ɡuānɡ yīn “ de  huó dònɡ ？ Tīnɡ shuōJ，zhè shì wài ɡuó pénɡ you yònɡ yì xiē duì bǐ zhào lái biǎo dá duì shí jiān liú shì de ɡǎn tàn， rànɡ nǐ ɡènɡ jiā zhēn xī yì zhí péi bàn zài nǐ shēn biān de rén。Zhè tīnɡ zhe hái tǐnɡ yǒu yì si de，yì qǐ lái kàn kɑn zhè xiē yǒu qù de zhào piàn ba ！

你们有没有听说过 “晒光阴”的活动？听说，这是外国朋友们用一些对比照来表达对时间流逝的感叹，让你更加珍惜一直陪伴在你身边的人。这听着还挺有意思的，一起来看看这些有趣的照片吧！

Have you ever heard about the ”Then and Now” event? It is an event where foreigners recreate their childhood photos to exclaim over elapse of time and call on more care about people that always keep your company. It sounds really interesting. Look at these funny photos below.

Zhè liǎnɡ nián ，Zhōnɡ ɡuó rén xǐ huɑn yònɡ  “shí jiān dōu qù nǎ ér le”  zhè jù huà lái biǎo dá duì shí jiān ɡuò dé fēi chánɡ kuài de ɡǎn tàn ，zhè shì yīn wèi zhōnɡ ɡuó ɡē shǒu wánɡ zhēnɡ liànɡ zài chūn jié wǎn huì shànɡ chànɡ le yì shǒu fēi chánɡ hǎo tīnɡ de ɡē — 《 Shí Jiān Dōu Qù Nǎ ér Le 》 。

这两年，中国人喜欢用“时间都去哪儿了”这句话来表达对时间过得非常快的感叹，这是因为中国歌手王铮亮在春节晚会上唱了一首非常好听的歌——《时间都去哪儿了》。

In recent years, “时间都去哪儿了”（Where has time gone）, which is the title of a melodious song sung by Wang Zhengliang on the Spring Festival Gala in 2014, has been used frequently by Chinese people to exclaim over elapse of time.

Hòu lái  ， Zhōnɡ ɡuó rén jīnɡ chánɡ huì zhè yànɡ shuō ：

后来，中国人经常会这样说：

Chinese people will often say it on the occasions as follows?

Měi dānɡ dào le xīnɡ qī wǔ，wǒ men jiù huì shuō：shí jiān ɡuò dé zhēn kuài ， shí jiān dōu qù nǎ ér le yɑ ！

每当到了星期五，我们就会说：时间过得真快，时间都去哪儿了呀！

Every Friday, they would say, “How time flies! Where has it gone?”

Guò nián ɡuò jié dà jiā zài jù huì de shí hou yě huì shuō ： Zhè shí jiān dōu qù nǎ ér le，ɡǎn jué dà

jiā dōu biàn le hǎo duō 。

过年过节大家在聚会的时候也会说：这时间都去哪儿了，感觉大家都变了好多。

At a gathering in the Spring Festival holiday, they would say, “Where has time gone? It seems that all of us have changed a lot.”

Kàn dào bà bɑ mā mɑ biàn lǎo le jiù xiǎnɡ shuō ： Shí jiān dōu qù nǎ ér le ！ Tā men shén me shí hou dōu biàn lǎo le ？

看到爸爸妈妈变老了就想说：时间都去哪儿了！他们什么时候都变老了？

At the sight of the aging parents, they would said to themselves, “Where has time gone? When did they turn old?”

Chú le ɡǎn tàn shí jiān de liú shì ， zhè shǒu ɡē hái biǎo dá le hái zi duì fù mǔ màn màn biàn lǎo de bù shě，wǒ men yì qǐ lái xīn shǎnɡ xià nà yōu měi de ɡē cí bɑ ！

除了感叹时间的流逝，这首歌还表达了孩子对父母慢慢变老的不舍，我们一起来欣赏下那优美的歌词吧！

Besides exclamation over elapse of time, this song also reflects the young persons’ reluctance to accept that their parents become older and older. Now, let’s read the beautiful lyrics together.

Shí jiān dōu qù nǎ ér le

时间都去哪儿了

Where has time gone?

Hái méi hǎo háo ɡǎn shòu nián qīnɡ jiù lǎo le

还没好好感受年轻就老了

I have been aged while never enjoyed youth

Shēnɡ ér yǎnɡ nǚ yí bèi zi

生儿养女一辈子

raised children all my life

Mǎn nǎo zi dōu shì hái zi kū le xiào le

满脑子都是孩子哭了笑了

My mind is full of children crying and laughing

Shí jiān dōu qù nǎ ér le

时间都去哪儿了

Where has time gone

Hái méi hǎo hǎo kàn kɑn nǐ yǎn jinɡ jiù huā le

还没好好看看你眼睛就花了

I have been giddy while never watched you carefully

Chái mǐ yóu yán bàn bèi zi

柴米油盐半辈子

won our bread in half of a life

Zhuán yǎn jiù zhǐ shènɡ xià mǎn liǎn de zhòu wén le

转眼就只剩下满脸的皱纹了

in a wink, now I just have wrinkly face

Tīnɡ wán yǒu méi yǒu jué dé hěn ɡǎn dònɡ ne ?

听完有没有觉得很感动呢?

Are you moved by it?

Wǒ men suī rán wú fǎ ɡǎi biàn shí ɡuānɡ liú shì，dàn wǒ men ké yǐ bǎ wò měi yí ɡè xiàn zài，zuò yì xiē yǒu yì yì de shì qínɡ。 Zhēn xī yǔ qīn rén hé pénɡ you zài yì qǐ de měi fēn měi miǎo，zhēn xī wǒ men yōnɡ yǒu de měi yì tiān 。

我们虽然无法改变时光流逝，但我们可以把握每一个现在，做一些有意义的事情。珍惜与亲人和朋友在一起的每分每秒，珍惜我们拥有的每一天。

Although we cannot stop elapse of time, we can get hold of “now” and do something meaningful. Value every moment you share with your family and friends, and value everyday we live.

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