譚云飛
- 中小學老師們很忙，忙得沒空教學
unfei （譚云飛）Images from VCGContent warning： This piece contains references to suicide.Two years after getting a masters degree in Chinese education， Xiao Yu resigned for the second time. Having taught for two years， first in a priv
漢語世界(The World of Chinese) 2024年1期2024-04-24
- 《群眾來信》小說集：蘇童筆下的人性與宿命
unfei （譚云飛）Su Tongs works are not for the faint-hearted. In the first tale ofMissives from the Masses， a newly translated collection of 11 short stories from across the writers 40-year career， the protagonist goes into surgery kno
漢語世界(The World of Chinese) 2024年1期2024-04-24
- Preparing to Fail
unfei (譚云飛)Illustration by Wang Siqi (assisted by Midjourney)A school cafeteria scandal has consumers rethinking their growing demand for pre-prepared and ready-to-eat meals預制菜：有人嫌棄，有人愛Sick with Covid in early September,Zhao Danda
漢語世界 2023年4期2023-12-16
- 預制菜：有人嫌棄，有人愛
譚云飛Preparing to FailA school cafeteria scandal has consumers rethinking their growing demand for pre-prepared and ready-to-eat mealsIllustration by Wang Siqi （assisted by Midjourney）Sick with Covid in early September， Zhao Dandan
漢語世界(The World of Chinese) 2023年4期2023-12-14
- Noodle Nostalgia
unfei (譚云飛)Illustration by Wang SiqiDespite its short history, lufen has become a symbol of pride for Hengyang locals源于桂林的鹵粉，成了衡陽人的鄉(xiāng)味Lin Xi takes every opportunity she gets to visit her hometown, Hengyang, a city of 6.5 million pe
漢語世界 2023年3期2023-09-15
- Last Bus Home
譚云飛With an aging ridership and canceled routes， can intercity buses survive？客運汽車：消失與代價“Qidong！ Qidong！ Going to Qidong？ All aboard！ Were leaving…” a female attendant hails me from a bus stop as I step off the No. 115 intracity bus
漢語世界(The World of Chinese) 2023年2期2023-06-22
- Buried Post Truths
譚云飛Acclaimed for its focus on cyber bullying and online rumors， Post Truth courts controversy for its shallow view on the surging social issue電影《保你平安》：扛起反“造黃謠”和“網(wǎng)暴”的大旗？Han Lu， a white-collar worker who grew up as an orphan but die
漢語世界(The World of Chinese) 2023年2期2023-06-22
- BEAN CURD WITHOUT BEANS
UNFEI (譚云飛)PHOTOGRAPHS FROM VCGAn imperial dessert helps foodies beat the summer heat夏天怎么能沒有杏仁豆腐?“Eat hot tofu slowly (心急吃不了熱豆腐),” a Chinese saying warns of the danger of impatience.Hot tofu takes time to cool down,and even when i
漢語世界 2022年4期2022-08-08
- DEATH DISCUSSIONS
UNFEI （譚云飛）More and more Chinese have been talking and learning about death, a traditional taboo, for better livingLast autumn, 19-year-old Liao Zhiruo spent a whole afternoon writing her last will and testament. Taking the form o
漢語世界 2022年3期2022-06-19
- Bitter Sweets
UNFEI （譚云飛） ILLUSTRATION BY XI DAHE PHOTOGRAPHS FROM VCGSugar consumption has boomed in China in recent decades, but health-conscious young people and a growing market in sugar-free products are hoping to reverse the trend甜蜜的負擔：戒糖
漢語世界 2022年3期2022-06-19
- Death Discussions
譚云飛Last autumn， 19-year-old Liao Zhiruo spent a whole afternoon writing her last will and testament. Taking the form of a letter addressed to her parents in the event of her early death， the will asked them to keep living a good l
漢語世界(The World of Chinese) 2022年3期2022-06-15
- Bitter Sweets
譚云飛Sugar consumption has boomed in China in recent decades， but health-conscious young people and a growing market in sugar-free products are hoping to reverse the trend甜蜜的負擔：戒糖風潮中，“無糖”產品是否能滿足健康和味蕾的雙重需求？When Lin Yin， a 27-year-old
漢語世界(The World of Chinese) 2022年3期2022-06-15
- TWILIGHT LOVE
UNFEI (譚云飛)PHOTOGRAPHS FROM VCG“An apartment is a must,”a man in his late 60s emphasizes to several of his male peers at Changpuhe Park in Beijing’s Dongcheng district on a Saturday morning,citing a common requirement for marriage
漢語世界 2022年2期2022-04-20
- Twilight Love
譚云飛At Beijing’s Changpuhe Park， hundreds of elderly Chinese have been looking for a partner for company， sex， and mutual care， but few succeed相親公園里的黃昏戀，欲望與失望交織“An apartment is a must，” a man in his late 60s emphasizes to several o
漢語世界(The World of Chinese) 2022年2期2022-04-17
- ANYTHING GOOSE
UNFEI (譚云飛) AND PHOTOGRAPHS FROM VCGWinter in Dongbei could never be complete without stewed goose在東北，沒有鐵鍋燉大鵝的冬天是不完整的Making a snowman,having a snowball fight,snuggling up in bed,writing a poem…the question“What to do on the first
漢語世界 2022年1期2022-03-01
- CHI LE MA
UNFEI (譚云飛)A “three-star Michelin” street food to sate late-night cravings烤冷面：“三星米其林”街邊美味It’s not cold, grilled, or noodlelike in any way: So what is the street delicacy calledkao lengmian(烤冷面, literally “grilled cold noodles”), a
漢語世界 2021年6期2021-12-17
- TEA LEAVES
UNFEI (譚云飛)ABUSIVE INTERNSHIPOn June 25, a 17-year-old student identified under the surname Yu jumped to his death from a dormitory balcony, after two weeks of exploitative conditions at an internship arranged by his vocational sc
漢語世界 2021年4期2021-08-27
- KEEPING COOL
UNFEI (譚云飛)A summer dessert that’s a “l(fā)ife-saver” for Hainan residents海南甜品清補涼：許你清涼一夏“Nectar from coconut trees,collected in a bowl of jadewhite aroma,” exclaimed poet and foodie Su Shi (蘇軾)of the Song dynasty (960 -1279), also kno
漢語世界 2021年4期2021-08-27
- Where There’s a Will
unfei?（譚云飛）Bloody GambleA courier truck discovered in Sichuan province carrying 160 crates of cats and dogs， many already sick or dead， has created heated backlash over the deadly trend of live animal “mystery boxes.”Mystery or “b
漢語世界(The World of Chinese) 2021年3期2021-07-28
- 悠閑養(yǎng)鴿人遭遇百億賽鴿潮
譚云飛With big money invading pigeon-racing， hobbyists wonder about the future of their time-honored sport.Since the early afternoon， Hou Yong （pseudonym） has been watching the sky for the return of one of his 50 racing pigeons as it
漢語世界(The World of Chinese) 2021年3期2021-07-28
- only Yolking
譚云飛This well-known summer dish serves up tofu swimming in a golden stew of crab roe—or is it egg yolk？蟹黃豆腐：豆腐配“黃金”，炒出鮮香滑嫩If ancient Chinese gastronomes had had social media， much of their time might have been consumed by sharing a
漢語世界(The World of Chinese) 2021年3期2021-07-28
- RULING THE ROOST
UNFEI (譚云飛)With big money invading pigeonracing, hobbyists wonder about the future of their time-honored sport悠閑養(yǎng)鴿人遭遇百億賽鴿潮Since the early afternoon,Hou Yong (pseudonym) has been watching the sky for the return of one of his 50 rac
漢語世界 2021年3期2021-06-18
- ONLY YOLKING
UNFEI (譚云飛)This well-known summer dish serves up tofu swimming in a golden stew of crab roe—or is it egg yolk?蟹黃豆腐：豆腐配“黃金”，炒出鮮香滑嫩If ancient Chinese gastronomes had had social media, much of their time might have been consumed by s
漢語世界 2021年3期2021-06-18
- Hollow Comfort
unfei （譚云飛）Downside of FameAfter shooting to fame in 2014 with his song “My Skating Shoes，” singer Pang Mailang is in the news once again with his hospitalization for schizophrenia this March.Though Pang has a long history of ment
漢語世界(The World of Chinese) 2021年2期2021-04-22
- Sausage Fest
譚云飛Cantonese swear by their wine-soaked meats with “clay pot rice”臘味煲仔飯：滿滿一鍋噴香軟糯脆“My parents sent me a whole lamb，” a Shanghai resident surnamed Peng boasted to news site K News in February， displaying the well-marbled gift her fa
漢語世界(The World of Chinese) 2021年2期2021-04-22
- SAUSAGE FEST
UNFEI (譚云飛)Cantonese swear by their wine-soaked meats with “clay pot rice”臘味煲仔飯：滿滿一鍋噴香軟糯脆“M y parents sent me a whole lamb,” a Shanghai resident surnamed Peng boasted to newssite K News in February, displaying the well-marbled gif
漢語世界 2021年2期2021-04-13
- TEA LEAVES
YUNFEI(譚云飛)LIFE IS CHEAPChinese e-commerce firm Pinduoduo and food delivery platform Ele.me have been criticized for their“coldblooded”response to the sudden deaths of two employees,both attributed to overwork.On December 21,a Bei
漢語世界 2021年1期2021-02-23
- Fruit of the South
譚云飛Lychees， water chestnuts， and crispy pork…Whats not to like about this succulent Fujian dish？荔枝肉：酸甜可口，不是荔枝，勝似荔枝“Asteed raising red dust won the fair mistress smiles/ But few knew how many steeds died bringing her lychees from t
漢語世界(The World of Chinese) 2021年1期2021-02-22
- A Tangled Weave
譚云飛It was the hairiest murder in Chinese history： The Duke of Wei is said to have died over a wig in 478 BCE.According to The Commentary of Zuo， the Duke admired the beautiful hair of the wife of a Mr. Ji so much that he commanded
漢語世界(The World of Chinese) 2020年6期2020-12-21
- THE VIRGINITY COMPLEX
UNFEI (譚云飛)SKIPPING CLASSESMany viewers thought it was a joke when a Ms. Liu in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, told the local TV station that she paid 1,288 RMB to enroll her son in a rope-skipping course.However, elementary school
漢語世界 2020年6期2020-12-06
- A TANGLED WEAVE
UNFEI (譚云飛)The growing pains of China’s unique wig industry頭發(fā)越來越難收，還遭遇貿易戰(zhàn)沖擊，價值百億的中國假發(fā)業(yè)正在經(jīng)歷著“生長痛”It was the hairiest murder in Chinese history: The Duke of Wei is said to have died over a wig in 478 BCE.According toThe Commentary o
漢語世界 2020年6期2020-12-06
- TEST OF TIME
譚云飛Chinas hundred-year-old businesses struggle to win over todays consumers老字號們還能乘風破浪，延續(xù)往日輝煌嗎？When Wang Jian moved to Beijing from Sichuan province 10 years ago， he made a beeline for Quanjude restaurant to try its roast duck. “Mo
漢語世界(The World of Chinese) 2020年5期2020-11-02
- TEST OF TIME
UNFEI (譚云飛)China’s hundred-year-old businesses struggle to win over today’s consumers老字號們還能乘風破浪，延續(xù)往日輝煌嗎？W hen Wang Jian moved to Beijing from Sichuan province 10 years ago,he made a beeline forQuanjude restaurant to try its roast
漢語世界 2020年5期2020-10-23
- COOL BEANS
UNFEI (譚云飛)A starchy snack that relieves the heat of summer涼粉：炎炎夏日的解暑佳品“Sour, salty, spicy, aromatic!More refreshing than ice! A bowl of it would bring you to heaven (酸,咸,麻辣香,解暑勝冰涼，若能吃一碗，猶如進天堂)!” This chant of a vendor,heard by th
漢語世界 2020年4期2020-08-11
- THEBUSINESS OF BEING BORN
UNFEI (譚云飛)after Dr. Zhang retitled her project to emphasize “quality births,” or yousheng(優(yōu)生, eugenics), instead of fertility,and was granted funds by the National Natural Science Foundation of China to continue IVF research. Tho
漢語世界 2020年2期2020-04-29
- A QUESTION OF TASTE
UNFEI (譚云飛)Food scandals and new health trends are turning Chinese consumers against MSG為什么人們對味精如此警惕？“W hy doesn’t everyone in China have a headache?” food critic Jeffrey Steingarten asked in his 1999 essay of the same title in Vo
漢語世界 2020年1期2020-02-14
- GETTING SMART
韓儒博 譚云飛Students are abusing prescription drugs， touted as “brain enhancers，” with dangerous consequences“聰明藥”是個偽命題，不僅無用，而且有害It was one of the strangest cases of addiction that Xu Jie had ever seen.A specialist at the Beijing High
漢語世界(The World of Chinese) 2019年5期2019-11-11
- Life OR Death Decision
譚云飛Can China overcome a怎樣讓每個生命都能帶著尊嚴優(yōu)雅地謝幕？Since founding Beijing Songtang Hospice in 1987, Li Wei has had to change premises seven times, four times due to violent protests from the neighbors. “They would say we were bringing a cu
漢語世界(The World of Chinese) 2019年6期2019-09-10
- INVERTING THE PYRAMID
unfei （譚云飛）“Business cults” pose multi-level challenges to authorities， and heartache for families民間反傳銷組織在不斷努力，但在打擊傳銷的路上仍有重重困難亟需解決When Chuan Yuanchao visited a Zhejiang factory in 2011， he was hoping to get hired as a quality cont
漢語世界(The World of Chinese) 2019年4期2019-08-27
- Identity Crisis
譚云飛Fraudsters are exploiting bureaucratic inertia over ID fraud.For nearly four years， a man wanted for murdering his mother evaded police with a series of false identities. The capture of 24-year-old Wu Xieyu at a Chongqing airpo
漢語世界(The World of Chinese) 2019年3期2019-07-01
- Sea Changes
譚云飛Amateur conservationists battle a rising tide of oceanic pollution and public indifference對話珊瑚保育組織“潛愛大鵬”秘書長夏嘉祥Dive4Love， officially known as the Dapeng Coral Conservation Volunteer Federation， is an NGO dedicated to conserving
漢語世界(The World of Chinese) 2019年3期2019-07-01
- Roll with it
譚云飛Its a sight thats as quintessentially “Beijing” as a tea-swilling taxi driver or pensioner walking his caged bird： The middle-aged man going about his business with a pair of walnuts （or string of Buddhist prayer beads） in the
漢語世界(The World of Chinese) 2019年3期2019-07-01
- Boy Crazy
譚云飛Despite decades of progress， some families still go to extreme lengths to secure a male heir電視劇《都挺好》引發(fā)關于原生家庭的廣泛討論，“重男輕女”現(xiàn)象至今仍未消失For the Su family of Suzhou， Jiangsu， sons are “honor earners，” daughters are “useless nothings.” T
漢語世界(The World of Chinese) 2019年3期2019-07-01
- Golden fleecers
譚云飛Chinas efficient “e-connoisseurs” scam businesses—sometimes with their blessingA system error that struck at midnight on January 20 proved a gold mine for several users of Pinduoduo （PDD）， Chinas third-largest e-commerce platfo
漢語世界(The World of Chinese) 2019年2期2019-04-19
- 15 Seconds to Stardom
譚云飛Viral app Douyin sells instant escapism to its viewers and producers—at a price抖音：魔性十五秒的背后是草根的夢想，還是無盡的空虛？In 1968， artist Andy Warhol predicted that “In the future， everyone will be world-famous for 15 minutes.” Five decades lat
漢語世界(The World of Chinese) 2019年2期2019-04-19
- Cruel conundrums
譚云飛What would you do if the woman sitting next to you and your girlfriend in the cinema asks for help opening a bottle of water？” asked the “2018 Mens Love Examination，” an online quiz for Chinese males on their suitability as a p
漢語世界(The World of Chinese) 2019年2期2019-04-19
- totStars
譚云飛Competitive parents are spendingsmall fortunes grooming the child stars of tomorrow日益火爆的童星培訓行業(yè)是在培養(yǎng)孩子的特長，還是在滿足家長的虛榮？Nine-year-old Duoduo is a minor celebrity among his classmates， teachers， and even local security guards， having
漢語世界(The World of Chinese) 2019年2期2019-04-19
- the bald Truth
譚云飛Several weeks after starting his job with tech company Tencent， 24-year-old Mr. Guo identified a problem： He was losing his hair. He now fears becoming as bald as colleagues who are decades his senior.In recent years， millennia
漢語世界(The World of Chinese) 2019年1期2019-03-18
- 每個人的心里都有一塊綠洲，它的名字叫“故鄉(xiāng)”
譚云飛Once a sacred family obligation， the annual migration home for Spring Festival increasingly brings feelings of alienation and culture shock for Chinas urbanizing population. Several transplants from the countryside share with T
漢語世界(The World of Chinese) 2019年1期2019-03-18
- 太極拳究竟是老年人強身健體的鍛煉項目，還是博大精深的真功夫?
譚云飛Jack Ma may be a middle-aged e-commerce magnate， but his martial artistry is undisputed， at least according to the filmGong Shou Dao（《功守道》）. In the 20-minute short， which translates asThe Way of Defense and Attack， “Master” Ma
漢語世界(The World of Chinese) 2019年1期2019-03-18
- 來一份春卷，感受春節(jié)和春天的味道
譚云飛Ah， Spring Festival. Another year over; a new one rolls in—literally， in the case of anyone choosing to welcome the lunar year with a spring roll （春卷）.Despite their name， spring rolls are not a snack associated specifically wit
漢語世界(The World of Chinese) 2019年1期2019-03-18
- Up in the air
譚云飛“The corruption of Chinese women has resulted in the fall of the nation，” proclaimed Yu Minhong， founder and president of the New Oriental Education & Technology Group， at Novembers “Power of Learning” forum. Yus thundering con
漢語世界(The World of Chinese) 2019年1期2019-03-18
- PHONY PHILANTHROPY
譚云飛CROWDFUNDING HAS BECOME A HELPFUL BUT CONTROVERSIAL CHARITY CHANNELAfter killing four people in a car accident on July 8 in Deyang， Sichuan province， motorist Yang Long faced not only lengthy jailtime， but also a hefty compensa
漢語世界(The World of Chinese) 2018年5期2018-11-24
- City of Dreams
譚云飛Forty years after reform， migrants are trying to define a “Shenzhen Dream” that binds thecity together從小漁村到大都市，是深圳的“一夢四十年”Ji Yiran was just 23 when she set out to seek her fortune， leaving her native Huangshi， Hubei province， f
漢語世界(The World of Chinese) 2018年6期2018-01-22
- To Be Continued
譚云飛With the death of its most influential master， what does the future hold for the thousand-year art of “book commentary？”大師單田芳離我們而去，新時代受眾的需求也不同往日，評書藝術后事如何，誰來分解？To be continued in the next chapter，” was pingshu?master Shan Tianfa
漢語世界(The World of Chinese) 2018年6期2018-01-22