Podcast episode teaching the theme song of the cartoon Big-Head Son, Small-Head Dad. Key words drilled: 一对 (a pair), 俩 (the two of them), 牵 (hold hands), 滑 (slippery), 怕 (afraid), 转眼 (in the blink of an eye). Click any line to jump the audio; the current line highlights while playing. Garbled-audio corrections in orange italics.
| 听故事学中文，听得越多学得越好 | tīng gùshi xué Zhōngwén, tīng de yuè duō xué de yuè hǎo | Learn Chinese Through Stories — the more you listen, the better you learn. (show intro) |
| 大家好，今天给大家带来一首歌曲 | dàjiā hǎo, jīntiān gěi dàjiā dàilái yì shǒu gēqǔ | Hi everyone — today we bring you a song. |
| 歌曲的名字叫《大头儿子小头爸爸》 | gēqǔ de míngzi jiào «Dàtóu Érzi Xiǎotóu Bàba» | The song is called "Big-Head Son, Small-Head Dad." |
| 大头儿子小头爸爸 | dàtóu érzi xiǎotóu bàba | Big-head son, small-head dad. |
| 本期节目由我们的 Patreon 赞助完成 | běn qī jiémù yóu wǒmen de Patreon zànzhù wánchéng | This episode was made possible by our Patreon supporters. (赞助 transcribed as 暂时) |
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| 然后会找这个词的意思。嗯，没错 | ránhòu huì zhǎo zhège cí de yìsi. ǹg, méicuò | and look up what a word means. — Mm, exactly. |
| 我们希望可以给大家带来更好的、更有效的这种学习的体验 | wǒmen xīwàng kěyǐ gěi dàjiā dàilái gèng hǎo de, gèng yǒuxiào de zhè zhǒng xuéxí de tǐyàn | We hope to bring everyone a better, more effective learning experience. |
| 嗯，那我们来听歌吧。来，听歌吧 | ǹg, nà wǒmen lái tīng gē ba. lái, tīng gē ba | Mm — so let's listen to the song. Come on, let's listen! |
| 🎵 大头儿子，小头爸爸 | dàtóu érzi, xiǎotóu bàba | (song begins) Big-head son, small-head dad |
| 词 / 曲（片头字幕朗读） | cí / qǔ | Lyrics / music credits read aloud. (names garbled: 词 东东 / 曲 秋月) |
| 大头儿子，小头爸爸，一对好朋友，快乐父子俩 | dàtóu érzi, xiǎotóu bàba, yí duì hǎo péngyou, kuàilè fùzǐ liǎ | Big-head son, small-head dad — a pair of good friends, a happy father-and-son duo. |
| 儿子的头大，手儿小 | érzi de tóu dà, shǒur xiǎo | The son's head is big, his hands are small; |
| 爸爸的头小，手儿很大 | bàba de tóu xiǎo, shǒur hěn dà | dad's head is small, his hands are very big. |
| 大手牵小手，走路不怕滑 | dà shǒu qiān xiǎo shǒu, zǒulù bú pà huá | Big hand holds little hand — walking without fear of slipping. |
| 走呀走呀，走走走走，转眼儿子就长大 | zǒu ya zǒu ya, zǒu zǒu zǒu zǒu, zhuǎnyǎn érzi jiù zhǎngdà | Walk and walk — in the blink of an eye, the son grows up. |
| 啦啦啦啦……转眼儿子就长大 | lā lā lā… zhuǎnyǎn érzi jiù zhǎngdà | La la la… in a blink the son grows up. |
| 大头儿子，小头爸爸，一对好朋友，快乐父子俩 | dàtóu érzi, xiǎotóu bàba, yí duì hǎo péngyou, kuàilè fùzǐ liǎ | Big-head son, small-head dad — a pair of good friends, a happy father-and-son duo. |
| 儿子的头大，手儿小 | érzi de tóu dà, shǒur xiǎo | The son's head is big, his hands are small; |
| 爸爸的头小，手儿很大 | bàba de tóu xiǎo, shǒur hěn dà | dad's head is small, his hands are very big. |
| 大手牵小手，走路不怕滑 | dà shǒu qiān xiǎo shǒu, zǒulù bú pà huá | Big hand holds little hand — walking without fear of slipping. |
| 走呀走呀，走走走走，转眼儿子就长大 | zǒu ya zǒu ya, zǒu zǒu zǒu zǒu, zhuǎnyǎn érzi jiù zhǎngdà | Walk and walk — in the blink of an eye, the son grows up. |
| 啦啦啦啦…… | lā lā lā lā… | La la la la… |
| 转眼儿子就长大 | zhuǎnyǎn érzi jiù zhǎngdà | In a blink the son grows up. |
| 解读歌曲 | jiědú gēqǔ | Breaking down the song (section title, then music) |
| 大头儿子，小头爸爸。儿子和爸爸是朋友吗？ | dàtóu érzi, xiǎotóu bàba. érzi hé bàba shì péngyou ma? | Big-head son, small-head dad. Are the son and the dad friends? |
| 是的，大头儿子小头爸爸，一对好朋友 | shì de, dàtóu érzi xiǎotóu bàba, yí duì hǎo péngyou | Yes — a pair of good friends. |
| 儿子和爸爸是朋友。儿子和爸爸是好朋友 | érzi hé bàba shì péngyou. érzi hé bàba shì hǎo péngyou | The son and dad are friends. The son and dad are good friends. |
| 儿子和爸爸是一对好朋友。一对好朋友 | érzi hé bàba shì yí duì hǎo péngyou | The son and dad are a pair (一对) of good friends. |
| 对。嗯，两个 | duì. ǹg, liǎng gè | Right. 一对 means two of something. |
| 妈妈和儿子 — 一对母子 | māma hé érzi — yí duì mǔzǐ | Mom and son — a mother-son pair (母子). |
| 妈妈和女儿 — 一对母女 | māma hé nǚ'ér — yí duì mǔnǚ | Mom and daughter — a mother-daughter pair (母女). |
| 爸爸和儿子 — 一对父子 | bàba hé érzi — yí duì fùzǐ | Dad and son — a father-son pair (父子). |
| 爸爸和女儿 — 一对父女 | bàba hé nǚ'ér — yí duì fùnǚ | Dad and daughter — a father-daughter pair. (父女 transcribed as 妇女) |
| 妈妈和爸爸 — 一对夫妻 | māma hé bàba — yí duì fūqī | Mom and dad — a married couple (夫妻). |
| 爷爷和奶奶 — 一对夫妻 | yéye hé nǎinai — yí duì fūqī | Grandpa and grandma — a married couple. |
| 外公和外婆 — 一对夫妻 | wàigōng hé wàipó — yí duì fūqī | Maternal grandpa and grandma — a married couple. |
| 你和我 — 一对夫妻！ | nǐ hé wǒ — yí duì fūqī! | You and me — a married couple! (joking) |
| 大头儿子、小头爸爸 — 一对好朋友 | dàtóu érzi, xiǎotóu bàba — yí duì hǎo péngyou | Big-head son, small-head dad — a pair of good friends. |
| 快乐父子俩。什么父子俩？ | kuàilè fùzǐ liǎ. shénme fùzǐ liǎ? | A happy father-son pair. What KIND of father-son pair? |
| 快乐。快乐父子俩。快乐 = 开心 | kuàilè. kuàilè fùzǐ liǎ. kuàilè = kāixīn | Happy (快乐). 快乐 means the same as 开心. |
| 哈哈哈！你很快乐。对，我很快乐 | hāhāhā! nǐ hěn kuàilè. duì, wǒ hěn kuàilè | Hahaha! You're happy. — Right, I'm very happy. |
| 你不快乐。我不快乐。你不快乐。我不快乐 | nǐ bú kuàilè. wǒ bú kuàilè | You're not happy. — I'm not happy. (drill) |
| 快乐父子俩。快乐父子俩 | kuàilè fùzǐ liǎ | A happy father-and-son pair. |
| 一个人，两个人，三个人。两个人 | yí gè rén, liǎng gè rén, sān gè rén. liǎng gè rén | One person, two people, three people. — Two people. |
| 两个人是"俩"。对 | liǎng gè rén shì "liǎ". duì | Two people = 俩 (liǎ). — Right. |
| 爸爸和儿子：父子两个人，父子俩 | bàba hé érzi: fùzǐ liǎng gè rén, fùzǐ liǎ | Dad and son: father and son, two people → 父子俩. |
| 妈妈和儿子：母子两个人，母子俩 | māma hé érzi: mǔzǐ liǎng gè rén, mǔzǐ liǎ | Mom and son → 母子俩. |
| 哥哥和弟弟：兄弟两个人，兄弟俩 | gēge hé dìdi: xiōngdì liǎng gè rén, xiōngdì liǎ | Big brother and little brother → 兄弟俩. |
| 姐姐和妹妹：姐妹两个人，姐妹俩 | jiějie hé mèimei: jiěmèi liǎng gè rén, jiěmèi liǎ | Big sister and little sister → 姐妹俩. |
| 大头儿子，小头爸爸。快乐父子俩 | dàtóu érzi, xiǎotóu bàba. kuàilè fùzǐ liǎ | Big-head son, small-head dad — happy father-son duo. |
| 儿子的头大，手儿小；爸爸的头小，手儿很大 | érzi de tóu dà, shǒur xiǎo; bàba de tóu xiǎo, shǒur hěn dà | The son's head is big, hands small; dad's head is small, hands very big. |
| 大手牵小手。大手什么小手？ | dà shǒu qiān xiǎo shǒu. dà shǒu SHÉNME xiǎo shǒu? | Big hand holds little hand. Big hand WHAT little hand? |
| 牵。大手牵小手 | qiān. dà shǒu qiān xiǎo shǒu | 牵 (qiān — to hold/lead by the hand). Big hand holds little hand. |
| （汽车喇叭声）哔哔！ | (qìchē lǎba shēng) bī bī! | (car horn skit) Beep beep! |
| 儿子，牵我的手。哦好，爸爸，我牵你的手 | érzi, qiān wǒ de shǒu. ò hǎo, bàba, wǒ qiān nǐ de shǒu | Son, hold my hand. — OK, Dad, I'll hold your hand. |
| 我牵你的手过马路。爸爸牵我的手走，爸爸牵我的手过马路 | wǒ qiān nǐ de shǒu guò mǎlù. bàba qiān wǒ de shǒu zǒu | I hold your hand to cross the street. Dad holds my hand as we walk and cross. |
| 爸爸，车！儿子，我牵着你的手。爸爸牵我的手 | bàba, chē! érzi, wǒ qiān zhe nǐ de shǒu | Dad — a car! — Son, I've got your hand. — Dad is holding my hand. |
| 我是女朋友。我是男朋友。女朋友和男朋友去看电影 | wǒ shì nǚpéngyou. wǒ shì nánpéngyou. qù kàn diànyǐng | (skit) I'm the girlfriend. — I'm the boyfriend. Girlfriend and boyfriend go to a movie. |
| 我们去看电影。我们牵着手去看电影 | wǒmen qiān zhe shǒu qù kàn diànyǐng | We go to the movies holding hands (牵着手). |
| 我们的手放在一起。我牵着他的手。我爱你 | wǒmen de shǒu fàng zài yìqǐ. wǒ qiān zhe tā de shǒu. wǒ ài nǐ | Our hands are together. I'm holding his hand. I love you! |
| 我们去看电影。我爱你，亲爱的。我也爱你 | wǒ ài nǐ, qīn'ài de. wǒ yě ài nǐ | We're off to the movies. I love you, darling. — I love you too. |
| 大手牵小手，走路不怕滑 | dà shǒu qiān xiǎo shǒu, zǒulù bú pà huá | Big hand holds little hand — walking without fear of slipping. |
| 什么不怕滑？走路，走路不怕滑 | shénme bú pà huá? zǒulù bú pà huá | WHAT isn't afraid of slipping? Walking — when walking, no fear of slipping. |
| 你每天怎么去学校？走路，我每天走路去学校 | nǐ měitiān zěnme qù xuéxiào? zǒulù, wǒ měitiān zǒulù qù xuéxiào | How do you get to school every day? — On foot; I walk to school every day. |
| 你走路去学校？对，学校很近，我每天走路去学校，不坐车 | duì, xuéxiào hěn jìn, wǒ měitiān zǒulù qù xuéxiào, bú zuò chē | You walk to school? — Yes, school is close; I walk every day, I don't take a car. |
| 你走路去学校多长时间？我走路去学校五分钟 | nǐ zǒulù qù xuéxiào duō cháng shíjiān? wǔ fēnzhōng | How long does walking to school take? — Five minutes on foot. |
| 你坐车去学校多长时间？我坐车去学校一分钟 | nǐ zuò chē qù xuéxiào duō cháng shíjiān? yì fēnzhōng | And by car? — One minute by car. |
| 一个月的孩子可以走路吗？不可以，不可以走路 | yí gè yuè de háizi kěyǐ zǒulù ma? bù kěyǐ | Can a one-month-old baby walk? — No, it can't walk. |
| 三个月大的孩子可以走路吗？不可以，三个月的孩子很小 | sān gè yuè dà de háizi kěyǐ zǒulù ma? bù kěyǐ, hěn xiǎo | A three-month-old? — No, a three-month-old is tiny, it can't walk. |
| 八个月大的孩子可以走路吗？八个月的孩子可能一点点走路 | bā gè yuè dà de háizi? kěnéng yìdiǎndiǎn zǒulù | An eight-month-old? — Maybe it can walk a tiny bit. |
| 一岁的孩子会走路吗？有一些孩子一岁可以走路了，很多一岁的孩子可以走路了 | yí suì de háizi huì zǒulù ma? yǒu yìxiē háizi yí suì kěyǐ zǒulù le | Can a one-year-old walk? — Some can; many one-year-olds can walk. |
| 五岁的孩子会走路吗？五岁的孩子可以走路 | wǔ suì de háizi huì zǒulù ma? kěyǐ | Can a five-year-old walk? — Yes, a five-year-old can walk. |
| 你的爷爷可以走路吗？不可以，我的爷爷很老，他的腿不好，他不可以走路 | nǐ de yéye kěyǐ zǒulù ma? bù kěyǐ, tā hěn lǎo, tuǐ bù hǎo | Can your grandpa walk? — No; my grandpa is very old, his legs are bad, he can't walk. |
| 你的爷爷可以走路吗？我的爷爷很老，但是他还可以走路 | wǒ de yéye hěn lǎo, dànshì tā hái kěyǐ zǒulù | And yours? — My grandpa is old, but he can still walk. |
| 走路不怕滑。走路不怕什么？滑，走路不怕滑 | zǒulù bú pà huá. bú pà shénme? huá | Walking, no fear of slipping. Afraid of WHAT? — 滑 (huá, slippery). |
| 走路不怕滑（重复） | zǒulù bú pà huá | Walking without fear of slipping. (repeat) |
| 哦，地上有水。地上有水很滑。小心！ | ò, dìshang yǒu shuǐ. hěn huá. xiǎoxīn! | Oh — there's water on the ground. Water on the ground is slippery. Careful! |
| 慢慢走。很快地走会滑倒 | mànmàn zǒu. hěn kuài de zǒu huì huádǎo | Walk slowly. Walk fast and you'll slip and fall (滑倒). |
| 地上有冰，很滑，非常滑 | dìshang yǒu bīng, hěn huá, fēicháng huá | There's ice on the ground — slippery, very slippery. |
| 走路和开车要慢一点。嗯 | zǒulù hé kāichē yào màn yìdiǎn | Walk and drive a bit slower. — Mm. |
| 走路不什么滑？怕。走路不怕滑 | zǒulù bù SHÉNME huá? pà. zǒulù bú pà huá | Walking not WHAT slip? — 怕 (pà, to fear). Walking without FEAR of slipping. |
| （老虎小剧场）我是……怕老虎！大手牵小手，走路不怕滑 | (lǎohǔ xiǎo jùchǎng) pà lǎohǔ! | (tiger skit demonstrating 怕) Afraid of the tiger! Big hand holds little hand, no fear of slipping. (partly garbled) |
| 哇！你怕我吗？我怕你，你是老虎 | wa! nǐ pà wǒ ma? wǒ pà nǐ, nǐ shì lǎohǔ | Rawr! Are you afraid of me? — I'm afraid of you, you're a tiger! |
| 来，牵我的手。现在你怕吗？我不怕了，爸爸，妈妈 | lái, qiān wǒ de shǒu. xiànzài nǐ pà ma? wǒ bú pà le | Come, hold my hand. Afraid now? — Not anymore, Dad, Mom. |
| 走呀走呀，走走走走，转眼儿子就长大 | zǒu ya zǒu ya, zhuǎnyǎn érzi jiù zhǎngdà | Walk and walk — in the blink of an eye the son grows up. |
| 什么儿子就长大？转眼。转眼儿子就长大 | SHÉNME érzi jiù zhǎngdà? zhuǎnyǎn | WHAT the son grows up? — 转眼 (zhuǎnyǎn, in the blink of an eye). |
| 很快儿子就长大？对，很快儿子就长大 | hěn kuài érzi jiù zhǎngdà? duì | So it means: very quickly the son grows up? — Right. |
| 转眼儿子就什么？长大。转眼儿子就长大 | zhuǎnyǎn érzi jiù SHÉNME? zhǎngdà | In a blink the son does WHAT? — 长大 (zhǎngdà, grows up). |
| 从一岁到五岁，儿子长大了。从五岁到十八岁，儿子长大了 | cóng yí suì dào wǔ suì, érzi zhǎngdà le | From age one to five, the son grew up. From five to eighteen, he grew up. |
| 儿子长大很快还是很慢？很快，转眼儿子就长大 | érzi zhǎngdà hěn kuài háishi hěn màn? hěn kuài | Does the son grow up fast or slow? — Fast: in a blink he's grown. |
| 转眼，听故事学中文有五年的时间了 | zhuǎnyǎn, Tīng Gùshi Xué Zhōngwén yǒu wǔ nián de shíjiān le | In a blink, Learn Chinese Through Stories has been going five years! |
| 对，转眼，我又变得帅了 | duì, zhuǎnyǎn, wǒ yòu biàn de shuài le | Right — and in a blink, I got handsome again. (joking) |
| 转眼，你已经十八岁了。我十八岁啊？转眼，我已经十六岁了 | zhuǎnyǎn, nǐ yǐjīng shíbā suì le | In a blink, you're already eighteen. — I'm eighteen?! — In a blink, I'm sixteen. (joking) |
| 转眼，儿子就长大 | zhuǎnyǎn, érzi jiù zhǎngdà | In a blink, the son has grown up. |
| 🎵 一二三！（大家一起唱） | yī èr sān! | One, two, three! (closing sing-along) |
| 大头儿子，小头爸爸 | dàtóu érzi, xiǎotóu bàba | Big-head son, small-head dad — |
| 一对好朋友，快乐父子俩 | yí duì hǎo péngyou, kuàilè fùzǐ liǎ | a pair of good friends, a happy father-and-son duo. |
| 儿子的头大，手儿小 | érzi de tóu dà, shǒur xiǎo | The son's head is big, his hands are small; |
| 爸爸的头小，手儿很大 | bàba de tóu xiǎo, shǒur hěn dà | dad's head is small, his hands are very big. |
| 大手牵小手，走路不怕滑 | dà shǒu qiān xiǎo shǒu, zǒulù bú pà huá | Big hand holds little hand — walking without fear of slipping. |
| 走呀走呀，走走走走，转眼儿子就长大 | zǒu ya zǒu ya, zǒu zǒu zǒu zǒu, zhuǎnyǎn érzi jiù zhǎngdà | Walk and walk — in the blink of an eye, the son grows up. |
| 啦啦啦啦…… | lā lā lā lā… | La la la la… |
| 转眼儿子就长大 | zhuǎnyǎn érzi jiù zhǎngdà | In a blink the son grows up. |
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| 我知道我们肯定可以的。是最好的，不是第二好也不是第三好的，是最好的。没错 | shì zuì hǎo de, bú shì dì-èr hǎo yě bú shì dì-sān hǎo de | I know we can. THE best — not second best, not third best. The best! — That's right. |
| 我们下次再见了！拜拜 | wǒmen xiàcì zàijiàn le! bàibai | See you next time! Bye-bye! |
| （片尾音乐） | (piānwěi yīnyuè) | (outro music — Whisper hallucinated an unrelated credits line here, removed) |