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Speaking of how we use mobile phones, everyone think about it. Today is Friday. The weather is very good.

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Key words: 饭馆 (fànguǎn, "restaurant"); 手机 (shǒujī, "mobile phone"); 觉得 (juéde, "to feel; to think"); 知道 (zhīdào, "to know"); 告诉 (gàosu, "to tell"); 漂亮 (piàoliang, "beautiful; pretty").

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因为……所以……: This pattern connects a cause (因为 - because) and a result (所以 - so/therefore). A + 让 + B + Adjective/Verb: The verb 让 (ràng) means 'to let' or 'to make' someone do something or feel a certain way. Subject + (不) + 一样: Used to express that things are the same or different. '一样' functions as an adjective here.

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AI Makes You Boring — Xiao Ming and Xiao Hong's Beijing Dinner Story — HSK 1 Chinese Listening Practice (7:52)

AI Makes You Boring — Xiao Ming and Xiao Hong's Beijing Dinner Story — HSK 1 Chinese Listening Practice (7:52) | Fluentide

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说到我们怎么用手机，大家想一想。

Speaking of how we use mobile phones, everyone think about it.

今天是星期五。

Today is Friday.

天气很好。

The weather is very good.

小明很高兴。

Xiao Ming is very happy.

他下课了。

He has finished class.

他回家了。

He went home.

现在是晚上。

It is now evening.

小明很饿。

Xiao Ming is very hungry.

他想吃晚饭。

He wants to eat dinner.

他想去饭馆。

He wants to go to a restaurant.

但是他不知道去哪儿。

But he doesn't know where to go.

北京的饭馆很多。

There are many restaurants in Beijing.

前面有一个。

There is one in front.

后面有一个。

There is one behind.

哪一个好呢？

Which one is good?

小明不知道。

Xiao Ming doesn't know.

小明拿出了手机。

Xiao Ming took out his mobile phone.

他的手机里有一个朋友。

There is a friend inside his phone.

这个朋友叫“AI”。

This friend is called "AI".

AI是电脑。

AI is a computer.

AI知道很多事情。

AI knows many things.

小明问手机。

Xiao Ming asks the phone.

“今天吃什么好？

"What is good to eat today?"

手机听到了。

The phone heard it.

手机很快。

The phone is very fast.

手机说：“去那家饭馆。

The phone says: "Go to that restaurant."

手机说：“那家饭馆叫‘大苹果’。

The phone says: "That restaurant is called 'Big Apple'."

手机说：“那里很好。

The phone says: "It is very good there."

手机说：“很多人去那里。

The phone says: "Many people go there."

手机说：“那里的菜很好吃。

The phone says: "The food there is very delicious."

小明听了很高兴。

Xiao Ming was very happy after hearing this.

小明说：“好。

Xiao Ming said: "Good."

小明说：“谢谢你。

Xiao Ming said: "Thank you."

小明去了“大苹果”饭馆。

Xiao Ming went to the "Big Apple" restaurant.

他看见了什么？

What did he see?

他看见很多人。

He saw many people.

那里有男人。

There were men there.

那里有女人。

There were women there.

那里有老人。

There were elderly people there.

那里有学生。

There were students there.

大家都坐在椅子上。

Everyone was sitting on chairs.

桌子上有菜。

There was food on the tables.

大家都在吃。

Everyone was eating.

大家都吃一样的菜。

Everyone was eating the same food.

大家都喝一样的水。

Everyone was drinking the same water.

小明也坐下了。

Xiao Ming also sat down.

小明也吃了那个菜。

Xiao Ming also ate that food.

菜还可以。

The food was okay.

小明吃饱了。

Xiao Ming was full.

小明回家了。

Xiao Ming went home.

第二天是星期六。

The next day was Saturday.

小明有一个同学。

Xiao Ming has a classmate.

她的名字叫小红。

Her name is Xiao Hong.

小红也很饿。

Xiao Hong was also very hungry.

小红想去饭馆。

Xiao Hong wanted to go to a restaurant.

小红不知道去哪儿。

Xiao Hong didn't know where to go.

小红也有手机。

Xiao Hong also has a mobile phone.

小红问手机。

Xiao Hong asked the phone.

“今天吃什么好？

"What is good to eat today?"

手机听到了。

The phone heard it.

手机想了一想。

The phone thought for a moment.

手机说：“去那家饭馆。

The phone said: "Go to that restaurant."

手机说：“那家饭馆叫‘大苹果’。

The phone said: "That restaurant is called 'Big Apple'."

手机说：“那里很好。

The phone said: "It is very good there."

手机说：“很多人去那里。

The phone said: "Many people go there."

小红很高兴。

Xiao Hong was very happy.

小红去了。

Xiao Hong went.

小红看见了什么？

What did Xiao Hong see?

她看见了很多人。

She saw many people.

她也看见了小明。

She also saw Xiao Ming.

大家都去这一家饭馆。

Everyone went to this one restaurant.

为什么？

Why?

因为手机说这里好。

Because the phone said it is good here.

手机告诉所有人。

The phone tells everyone.

手机说：“这里是最好的。

The phone says: "Here is the best."

所以大家都来了。

So everyone came.

大家都吃一样的菜。

Everyone eats the same food.

大家都做一样的事。

Everyone does the same things.

你想一想。

You think about it.

这是好事吗？

Is this a good thing?

我觉得不好。

I think it's not good.

我觉得这没意思。

I think this is boring.

为什么没意思？

Why is it boring?

因为大家都一样了。

Because everyone has become the same.

人是不一样的。

People are different.

我是我。

I am me.

你是你。

You are you.

我喜欢吃苹果。

I like to eat apples.

你喜欢吃香蕉。

You like to eat bananas.

他喜欢喝茶。

He likes to drink tea.

她喜欢喝水。

She likes to drink water.

这才是人。

This is what makes us human.

如果不一样的。

If things are different.

那多有意思啊。

Then how interesting that is.

但是现在手机说话了。

But now the phone has spoken.

手机是电脑。

The phone is a computer.

电脑喜欢“多”。

Computers like "many".

什么地方人多？

Where are there many people?

电脑就说那个地方好。

The computer then says that place is good.

电脑告诉我们。

The computer tells us.

我们也去那个地方。

We go to that place too.

慢慢地，我们变了。

Slowly, we changed.

我们都一样了。

We all became the same.

我们都听手机的话。

We all listen to what the phone says.

我们不自己想了。

We don't think for ourselves anymore.

这是不对的。

This is incorrect.

我们有脑子。

We have brains.

我们会想。

We can think.

我们可以自己选。

We can choose for ourselves.

电脑不知道你喜欢什么。

The computer doesn't know what you like.

电脑不知道你的心。

The computer doesn't know your heart.

电脑只知道大家。

The computer only knows "everyone".

但是你不是大家。

But you are not "everyone".

你是一个人。

You are an individual.

你有你的名字。

You have your name.

你有你的家。

You have your home.

你的心里有东西。

There are things in your heart.

那些东西是不一样的。

Those things are different.

如果大家都一样。

If everyone is the same.

这个世界就太小了。

This world would be too small.

你看衣服。

Look at clothes.

如果大家都穿红色的衣服。

If everyone wears red clothes.

那漂亮吗？

Is that beautiful?

不漂亮。

It is not beautiful.

要有红色的。

There needs to be red ones.

要有白色的。

There needs to be white ones.

要有蓝色的。

There needs to be blue ones.

这才是漂亮。

This is what makes it beautiful.

我们的生活也是这样。

Our lives are also like this.

我们要不一样。

We need to be different.

但是AI让我们一样。

But AI makes us the same.

AI让我们变得没意思。

AI makes us become boring.

AI说：“这是最好的。

AI says: "This is the best."

我们就信了。

We just believed it.

我们不看别的。

We don't look at other things.

我们不看新的东西。

We don't look at new things.

我们只看大家看的东西。

We only look at things everyone looks at.

我们不认识新的朋友。

We don't meet new friends.

我们只认识大家的朋友。

We only know everyone's friends.

这样，我们就不聪明了。

This way, we become not smart.

我们就变懒了。

We become lazy.

我们不想了。

We stop thinking.

我们只听手机的。

We only listen to the phone.

那我们怎么办？

Then what should we do?

我们可以用手机。

We can use phones.

手机是好东西。

Phones are good things.

但是不要全听手机的。

But don't listen to the phone completely.

手机说：“去‘大苹果’饭馆。

The phone says: "Go to 'Big Apple' restaurant."

你可以说：“不。

You can say: "No."

你可以说：“我想去那家小的。

You can say: "I want to go to that small one."

那家饭馆很小。

That restaurant is very small.

没有什么人。

There aren't many people.

但是你喜欢。

But you like it.

你想去看看。

You want to go see it.

那就去吧。

Then just go.

手机说：“买这本书。

The phone says: "Buy this book."

你可以说：“不。

You can say: "No."

你可以说：“我不喜欢这本书。

You can say: "I don't like this book."

你可以买别的书。

You can buy other books.

你自己看。

You look for yourself.

你自己选。

You choose for yourself.

这叫“自己”。

This is called "self".

不要怕。

Don't be afraid.

不要怕和别人不一样。

Don't be afraid of being different from others.

不一样是好的。

Being different is good.

不一样是漂亮的。

Being different is beautiful.

明天你做什么？

What are you doing tomorrow?

你自己想一想。

You think about it yourself.

不要问手机。

Don't ask the phone.

不要问电脑。

Don't ask the computer.

问你的心。

Ask your heart.

你想去哪儿？

Where do you want to go?

你想吃什么？

What do you want to eat?

你想看什么？

What do you want to watch?

你自己决定。

You decide for yourself.

你会很高兴。

You will be very happy.

你会觉得很有意思。

You will feel it is very interesting.

你的生活会很漂亮。

Your life will be very beautiful.

这个故事说的是什么？

What is this story about?

这个故事说的是“AI”。

This story is about "AI".

AI就是那些聪明的电脑。

AI is those smart computers.

它们帮我们选东西。

They help us choose things.

但是它们选的都是一样的。

But what they choose is all the same.

它们让我们都一样。

They make us all the same.

它们让我们不特别。

They make us not special.

这就是“AI让我们没意思”。

This is "AI makes us boring".

我们要自己选。

We need to choose for ourselves.

我们要自己想。

We need to think for ourselves.

不要让电脑代替你。

Don't let the computer replace you.

你要做你自己。

You need to be yourself.

AI让你变得没意思

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