Best Jessica学知识 Podcasts (2025)

This story is from the book, Intrigues of the Warring States Period, which is a collection of stories and speeches from the Warring States period. The book is compiled by ng, one of famous Han Dynasty scholars.

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The Frog in the Well 井底之蛙（audio 音频版） 4:19

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The story is originally written by ZhuangZi, one of great thinkers during the Warring States Period.

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Spot the Suspect in Stealing an Axe 疑人偷斧（audio 音频版） 3:02

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The story is from a book named Spring and Autumn Annals, which was published during the Warring States Period.

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The Fox Walked with a Swagger, by Borrowing the Tiger's Power 狐假虎威 3:18

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Let's see how a tiger is deceived by the fox claiming to be sent by the Heaven.

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A Man Selling the Strongest Shield and the Sharpest Spear 自相矛盾 2:00

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Let's find out another story written by Han Fei. This story is about a man selling the strongest shield and the sharpest spear at the same time. Isn't it strange?

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Drawing A Snake With Adding Unnecessary Feet 画蛇添足（audio 音频版） 2:49

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We're looking at another story written by ng. In the story, we can find out a man drawing a snake by adding unnecessary feet in the drawing game. Do you think he can win the game?

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Trying to Go South by Driving the Chariot North 南辕北辙（audio 音频版） 2:22

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Let's find out a story which is written by another author during the Warring States Period. His name is ng.

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Mr Fool Removing the Mountains 愚公移山（audio 音频版） 4:37

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From this story, you can see a foolish old man with the indomitable spirit manages to remove two huge mountains in front of his house. The author is another famous philosopher - Lie Zi (Lieh Tzu)- during the Warring States Period.

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A Copycat 东施效颦（audio 音频版） 2:44

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In today's story, you can find a woman blindly copies other people's behavior which doesn't suit her. This story is from the book "Zhuang Zi", which is named for its traditional author "Master Zhuang". The ugly woman is Dong Shi The beautiful woman is Xi Shi.

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A Chicken Per Month 月攘一鸡（audio 音频版） 2:13

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Today's story is about a chicken thief. This is written by Mencius, who is famous writer, thinker and philosopher during the Warring States period.

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A Farmer and A Hare 守株待兔（audio 音频版） 2:12

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In today's story, we can find a man who believes that the windfall could happen regularly, so he is waiting for it without using any effort. The author is Han Fei, one of famous writers during the Warring State Period.

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An Old Man Losing His Horse 塞翁失马焉知非福（audio 音频版） 3:24

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Today's story is about a blessing in disguise. Sometimes, a bad thing could turn out to be a good one. The author is Liu An who was a thinker and writer in Western Han Dynasty (206BC-25AD).

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Zeng Shen Killed A Pig 曾参杀猪（audio 音频版） 3:22

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Today, let's find out another story about Zeng Shen who was one of great thinkers during the Warring States Period. In this story, we can see why Zeng Shen had to kill a pig for acting as a positive role model for his kid.

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Zeng Shen Has killed A Man 曾参杀人（audio 音频版） 4:39

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I'd like to share with you a story about one of great thinkers during the Warring States Period. He is one of great students of Mencius. His name is Zeng Shen. From this story, we can find that sometimes rumors are so formidable that can even shake the mother's faith in her child.

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The Unskilled Musician in a Yu Band 滥竽充数（audio 音频版） 3:39

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I've got another very good story which is set in China during the Warring States Period. It's also written by Han Fei. This one is about a shoddy musician who fills a post with no real qualification. His name is Nan Guo. I hope you enjoy it.

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A Farmer and His Shoots 拔苗助长（audio 音频版） 3:14

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This story is about a farmer who trys to help the shoots grow by pulling them upwards. Sadly, these poor young shoots end in tragedy.

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A Man Stealing A Bell 掩耳盗铃（audio 音频版） 2:56

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This story is about self- deception.We can see a man stealing a bell in a very fun way. Let's find out.

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A Man Finding His Sword 刻舟求剑（audio 音频版） 1:57

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A man made a notch on the side of moving boat to indicate where his sword has dropped in the middle of the river. 刻舟求剑

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Tricks of Guizhou Donkey 黔驴技穷（audio 音频版） 2:45

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Tricks of Guizhou Donkey

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Zheng People Buying Shoes 郑人买履（audio 音频版） 2:17

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Zheng People Buying Shoes 郑人买履

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NvWa 女娲（audio 音频版） 6:17

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This program, History and Story of China, covers some very good Chinese stories which show the history and culture of China. I hope you like it. 中国历史故事涵盖了许多很棒的中国故事，在欣赏故事时，又可以提高英语，理解中国文化。希望你能喜欢。

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PanGu 盘古（audio 音频版） 5:10

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This program, History and Story of China, covers some very good Chinese stories which show the history and culture of China. I hope you like it. 中国历史故事涵盖了许多很棒的中国故事，在欣赏故事时，又可以提高英语，理解中国文化。希望你能喜欢。

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A Copycat 东施效颦（video 视频版） 2:28

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A Chicken Per Month 月攘一鸡（video 视频版） 2:25

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The Man and His Sword 刻舟求剑 2/2 （video 视频版） 1:29

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The Man and His Sword 刻舟求剑 1/2（video 视频版）1/2 1:11

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A FROG IN THE WELL 井底之蛙 3/3 （video 视频版） 1:56

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A FROG IN THE WELL 井底之蛙 2/3 （video 视频版） 1:50

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A FROG IN THE WELL 井底之蛙 1/3 （video 视频版） 1:13

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Two monks-the journey to the south 蜀鄙二僧（audio 音频版） 2:01

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Lord Ye - A Big Fan of Chinese Dragons 叶公好龙（audio 音频版） 4:33

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Never Too Late to Mend the Sheepfold 亡羊补牢（audio 音频版） 3:21

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The Frog in the Well 井底之蛙（audio 音频版） 4:19

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Spot the Suspect in Stealing an Axe 疑人偷斧（audio 音频版） 3:02

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The Fox Walked with a Swagger, by Borrowing the Tiger's Power 狐假虎威 3:18

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A Man Selling the Strongest Shield and the Sharpest Spear 自相矛盾 2:00

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Drawing A Snake With Adding Unnecessary Feet 画蛇添足（audio 音频版） 2:49

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Trying to Go South by Driving the Chariot North 南辕北辙（audio 音频版） 2:22

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Mr Fool Removing the Mountains 愚公移山（audio 音频版） 4:37

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A Copycat 东施效颦（audio 音频版） 2:44

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A Chicken Per Month 月攘一鸡（audio 音频版） 2:13

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A Farmer and A Hare 守株待兔（audio 音频版） 2:12

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An Old Man Losing His Horse 塞翁失马焉知非福（audio 音频版） 3:24

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Zeng Shen Killed A Pig 曾参杀猪（audio 音频版） 3:22

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Zeng Shen Has killed A Man 曾参杀人（audio 音频版） 4:39

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The Unskilled Musician in a Yu Band 滥竽充数（audio 音频版） 3:39

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A Farmer and His Shoots 拔苗助长（audio 音频版） 3:14

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A Man Stealing A Bell 掩耳盗铃（audio 音频版） 2:56

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A Man Finding His Sword 刻舟求剑（audio 音频版） 1:57

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Tricks of Guizhou Donkey 黔驴技穷（audio 音频版） 2:45

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Zheng People Buying Shoes 郑人买履（audio 音频版） 2:17

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NvWa 女娲（audio 音频版） 6:17

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PanGu 盘古（audio 音频版） 5:10