Andrew Methven

1 week ago | realtimemandarin.com | Andrew Methven

This week we are covering UK and European timezones in Saturday morning, and Asian / Australasia on Saturday afternoon / evening. The newly formed US Pro Club has a separate meet-up. If you’re not yet on that list - please email and I’ll connect you with Diana who is hosting it. Now onto this week’s details...

1 week ago | sinicapodcast.com | Andrew Methven

Our phrase of the week is: "let them eat cake" (何不食肉糜 hé bù shí ròumí)A speech by a Chinese graduate at Harvard’s commencement ceremony has sparked a heated reaction in China. Luanna Jiang Yurong (蒋雨融) was one of the three student speakers at Harvard’s graduation ceremony on May 29, and the first ever female speaker from China. The 25-year-old from Qingdao delivered a four-minute speech titled “Protecting Our Humanity” (守护我们的人性) which celebrated internationalism and diversity.

1 week ago | realtimemandarin.com | Andrew Methven

哈佛女孩蒋雨融凭借毕业典礼的高谈阔论火遍全网。尽管国外媒体夸她的演讲特别有深度，但国内网友却送上了一番冷嘲热讽。一开始大家感到很自豪，毕竟她是第一个在哈佛毕业典礼上演讲的中国女生。据传她说自己家境普通，父母离婚后跟着妈妈生活，在学校还被同学欺负，后来全靠自己努力才考上哈佛——这无非是想说明她的成功不是通过拼爹得来的。可网友一扒，发现她说的话前后矛盾。至于她的国外求学经历，听起来更离谱。拿英国顶级贵族高中卡迪夫来说，一年光学费就几十万人民币。她从这所高中毕业后，接着又到一系列国外名校学习。这样的教育决不是普通家庭培养孩子的模式。多亏她爸爸的关系网和推荐信，她才能上哈佛镀金。一位处处拼爹的人装出普通奋斗者的样子，站在台上不忘记教育大家如何共情。在演讲的过程中，假惺惺地挤出几滴眼泪，显然就是“何不食肉糜”。其

2 weeks ago | realtimemandarin.com | Andrew Methven

A speech by a Chinese graduate at Harvard’s commencement ceremony has sparked a heated reaction in China. Luanna Jiang Yurong (蒋雨融) was one of the three student speakers at Harvard’s graduation ceremony on May 29, and the first ever female speaker from China. The 25-year-old from Qingdao delivered a four-minute speech titled “Protecting Our Humanity” (守护我们的人性), celebrating internationalism, diversity, and shared humanity.

2 weeks ago | realtimemandarin.com | Andrew Methven

RTM Fluent is a weekly podcast featuring a carefully selected native Chinese language news article with full audio and a link to the original media report—perfect for post-study practice. RTM Fluent is a weekly podcast featuring a carefully selected native Chinese language news article with full audio and a link to the original media report—perfect for post-study practice.