I am starting a new (bonus) series of podcast episodes! This is going to be me reading Chinese stories to my husband before going to sleep, from one of my favorite author Sanmao!

Sanmao (三毛, 1943–1991) was a Taiwanese writer known for her travel literature and deeply personal essays. We will read from her most famous work, Stories of the Sahara (《撒哈拉的故事》), recounts her life with her Spanish husband José in the Western Sahara.

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麻雀 | máquè | sparrow
复活节 | fù huó jié | Easter
阿尔及利亚 | Ā ěr jí lì yà | Algeria
撒哈拉沙漠 | Sā hā lā shā mò | Sahara Desert
理所当然 | lǐ suǒ dāng rán | of course; naturally
爱琴海 | Ài qín hǎi | Aegean Sea
潜水 | qián shuǐ | to dive
心愿 | xīn yuàn | wish; aspiration
摄影师 | shè yǐng shī | photographer
熊掌 | xióng zhǎng | bear paw (metaphor in idiom: can't have both)
抱怨 | bào yuàn | to complain
坚持 | jiān chí | to persist; to insist
不声不响 | bù shēng bù xiǎng | without making a sound; quietly
痛楚 | tòng chǔ | pain; anguish
平实 | píng shí | plain; simple
宿舍 | sù shè | dormitory
容光焕发 | róng guāng huàn fā | glowing with health and vigor
沙哈拉威 | Shā hā lā wēi | Sahrawi (people of the Sahara)
入籍 | rù jí | to naturalize; to become a citizen
户籍 | hù jí | household registration
公证 | gōng zhèng | notarization
出生证明 | chū shēng zhèng míng | birth certificate
居留证明 | jū liú zhèng míng | residence permit
领事馆 | lǐng shì guǎn | consulate
外交部 | wài jiāo bù | Ministry of Foreign Affairs
审核 | shěn hé | to examine; review
公告 | gōng gào | announcement
不伦不类 | bù lún bù lèi | incongruous; neither one thing nor the other
飞云似的 | fēi yún shì de | as fast as flying clouds
游牧民族 | yóu mù mín zú | nomadic people
幻灯片 | huàn dēng piàn | slide (presentation)
邮局信箱 | yóu jú xìn xiāng | post office mailbox
文件大战 | wén jiàn dà zhàn | document battle (figurative)
梦游似的 | mèng yóu shì de | like sleepwalking
发呆 | fā dāi | to be lost in thought; to stare blankly
电报 | diàn bào | telegram (a message sent via telegraph)
浪子 | làng zǐ | prodigal son; drifter
懊恼 | ào nǎo | annoyed; upset
失常 | shī cháng | abnormal
单身 | dān shēn | single; unmarried