*The Chinese section of this article is the transcript of the podcast episode 《中国职场文化词典（上）》. For the full experience, please visit the episode in English and in Chinese. 大家好，我是小月，欢迎来到今天的节目。本期是系列节目《中国职场文化词典》的第1期。 Hi everyone, I’m Xiaoyue. Welcome to today’s episode! This is the first episode...

在英语里，cousin一词可以指代很多人。但在中文里，我们要先想：这个人是男是女？比我大还是比我小？是爸爸这边的，还是妈妈这边的？最后才能决定管他/她叫什么。听起来是不是很麻烦？ In English, the word cousin can refer to manydifferent relatives. In Chinese, however, we must first think: Is this person male or female? Older or younger than me? From my father’s side or my mother’s...

今年是马年，我们来说一个和马有关的旅游景点——洛阳白马寺。它是中国最早的佛教寺院，已经有将近两千年的历史。 This year is the Year of the Horse, so let’s talk about a tourist site connected with horses — White Horse Temple in Luoyang. It is the earliest Buddhist temple in China and has a history of nearly two thousand years. 东汉时期，皇帝派人去西方寻找佛教经典。在路...