🎙️ Forbidden City (Inner Court) - English Dialogue Player

#1 🧒 Kid 🔁 循环

Welcome to the Beijing Central Axis, here is the Forbidden City. Now we step into the Inner Court—the Three Rear Palaces.

🇨🇳 欢迎来到北京中轴线，这里就是故宫。现在我们走进内廷——后三宫。

📝 Central 中央的 /ˈsen.trəl/；Forbidden City 紫禁城 /fərˈbɪdn ˈsɪti/；Inner Court 内廷 /ˈɪnər kɔːrt/。

#2 👩 Mom 🔁 循环

Behind the Three Great Halls are the Three Rear Palaces: the Palace of Heavenly Purity, the Hall of Union, and the Palace of Earthly Tranquility. Do you know a nursery rhyme about these three palaces?

🇨🇳 前三殿后面是后三宫：乾清宫、交泰殿、坤宁宫。你知道关于这三座宫殿的童谣吗？

📝 Heavenly Purity 乾清 /ˈhevnli ˈpjʊrəti/；Union 交泰 /ˈjuːniən/；Earthly Tranquility 坤宁 /ˈɜːrθli træŋˈkwɪləti/；nursery rhyme 童谣 /ˈnɜːrsəri raɪm/。

#3 🧒 Kid 🔁 循环

Yes! "Heavenly Purity in front, Earthly Tranquility behind; the Hall of Union connects them in between. The Son of Heaven faces south, the Empress dwells in the center, governing the inner court."

🇨🇳 知道！"乾清宫，坤宁宫，中间交泰一殿通。天子面南坐，皇后居中理内宫。"

📝 connects 连接 /kəˈnekts/；Son of Heaven 天子 /sʌn əv hɛvən/；Empress 皇后 /ˈemprəs/；dwells 居住 /dwelz/；governing 治理 /ˈɡʌvərnɪŋ/。

#4 👩 Mom 🔁 循环

Excellent! Their names all come from the Book of Changes. Heavenly Purity represents the sky (yang), Earthly Tranquility represents the earth (yin), and Union means heaven and earth meet and all things thrive. Do you know the most famous inscription in the Palace of Heavenly Purity?

🇨🇳 太棒了！它们的名字都出自《易经》。乾清宫代表天（阳），坤宁宫代表地（阴），交泰代表天地交合、万物通泰。你知道乾清宫里最著名的一块匾额吗？

📝 Book of Changes 《易经》 /bʊk əv ˈtʃeɪndʒɪz/；yang 阳 /jɑːŋ/；yin 阴 /jɪn/；thrive 繁荣 /θraɪv/；inscription 匾额、铭文 /ɪnˈskrɪpʃən/。

#5 🧒 Kid 🔁 循环

Let me recite: "In the Palace of Heavenly Purity hangs 'Upright and Bright'; Emperor Shunzhi wrote it himself. A secret box hides behind it, deciding who will be the next emperor."

🇨🇳 我来念："乾清宫里正大光明，顺治皇帝亲笔题。秘密建储匣里藏，皇位传承定人心。"

📝 Upright and Bright 正大光明 /ˈʌpraɪt ənd braɪt/；Shunzhi 顺治 /ʃʊnˈdʒi/；secret box 秘密匣子 /ˈsiːkrət bɑːks/；emperor 皇帝 /ˈempərər/。

#6 👩 Mom 🔁 循环

Exactly! "Upright and Bright" is the most famous inscription in the Forbidden City. Behind it was a secret box for choosing the next emperor—a unique tradition of the Qing Dynasty. It shows the wisdom of imperial succession.

🇨🇳 没错！"正大光明"是故宫里最著名的匾额。它背后有个秘密建储匣——清朝独有的传承制度。这体现了皇位继承的智慧与传统。

📝 imperial succession 皇位继承 /ɪmˈpɪriəl səkˈseʃən/；unique 独特的 /juˈniːk/；tradition 传统 /trəˈdɪʃən/；Qing Dynasty 清朝 /tʃɪŋ ˈdaɪnəsti/。

#7 🧒 Kid 🔁 循环

Cool! But why is the Hall of Union so small compared to the other halls?

🇨🇳 酷！但为什么交泰殿比其他殿小那么多？

📝 compared to 与……相比 /kəmˈpærd tʊ/；small 小的 /smɔːl/。

#8 👩 Mom 🔁 循环

Good question! The Hall of Union is where the Empress held ceremonies. It houses the Twenty-Five Imperial Seals—an odd number, symbolizing the emperor's supreme power over the five directions and four seasons. This residence was the heart of the inner palace.

🇨🇳 问得好！交泰殿是皇后举行仪式的地方。里面放着二十五宝——奇数，象征皇帝对四方四季的最高权力。这座居所是内廷的核心。

📝 ceremonies 仪式 /ˈserəmoʊniz/；Twenty-Five Imperial Seals 二十五宝 /ˈtwenti faɪv ɪmˈpɪriəl siːlz/；supreme 最高的 /suːˈpriːm/；residence 居所 /ˈrezɪdəns/。

#9 🧒 Kid 🔁 循环

I see a big pot in the Palace of Earthly Tranquility. What was it used for?

🇨🇳 我看到坤宁宫里有个大锅。那是做什么用的？

📝 pot 锅 /pɒt/；used for 用来做 /juːzd fɔːr/。

#10 👩 Mom 🔁 循环

That was for Shamanic rituals. The Qing emperors kept the tradition of their ancestors, cooking meat here to worship heaven. It shows the deep cultural roots of palace life.

🇨🇳 那是用来做萨满祭祀的。清朝皇帝保留了祖先的传统，在这里煮肉祭天。这体现了皇宫生活的深厚文化根源。

📝 Shamanic 萨满的 /ʃəˈmænɪk/；rituals 仪式 /ˈrɪtʃuəlz/；ancestors 祖先 /ˈænsestərz/；worship 祭拜 /ˈwɜːrʃɪp/。

#11 🧒 Kid 🔁 循环

I know a folk song: "The Forbidden City has red walls, with golden roofs overhead. The emperor works in the front halls, and rests in the rear with his bride." That's funny!

🇨🇳 我会唱一首民谣："紫禁城，红墙围，金色屋顶闪金光。皇帝前面来办公，后面休息陪新娘。" 真有趣！

📝 folk song 民谣 /foʊk sɔːŋ/；golden 金色的 /ˈɡoʊldən/；overhead 在头顶上 /ˌoʊvərˈhed/；rear 后方 /rɪr/；bride 新娘 /braɪd/。

#12 🔊 Both 🔁 循环

Let's review today's keywords: Union, Yin-Yang, Residence, Inscription, Tradition!

🇨🇳 咱们来复习今天的关键词：结合、阴阳、居所、匾额、传统！

📝 union 结合 /ˈjuːniən/；yin-yang 阴阳 /jɪn jɑːŋ/；residence 居所 /ˈrezɪdəns/；inscription 匾额 /ɪnˈskrɪpʃən/；tradition 传统 /trəˈdɪʃən/。

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