I'm back with Ella for an exciting follow-up!! Last time, we talked about having kids, and now ......
I 'm pregnant with my first baby, a little boy we're calling 'Xi Yang Yang (Happy Sheep)' after a famous cartoon. Some unexpected challenges, but lots of new things to think about and learn!
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免费的全文内容（汉字，拼音，英语翻译）在这里. Free transcript of the entire podcast with characters, pinyin and English translation:
https://www.yaya.press/doc/eacc130c-1835-4184-bb74-24886bca6a50
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续集 | xùjí | sequel; continuation
视角 | shìjiǎo | perspective; viewpoint
剧透 | jùtòu | spoiler (of a plot)
有始有终 | yǒushǐyǒuzhōng | to finish what one starts; carry through to the end
首尾呼应 | shǒuwěihūyìng | to echo from beginning to end; be consistent all through
预产期 | yùchǎnqī | expected date of delivery (due date)
剖腹产 | pōufùchǎn | cesarean section
引产 | yǐnchǎn | induced labor; induction
早产 | zǎochǎn | premature birth; preterm delivery
幻觉 | huànjué | illusion; hallucination
白羊座 | báiyángzuò | Aries (zodiac sign)
双鱼座 | shuāngyúzuò | Pisces (zodiac sign)
十二生肖 | shí'èrzūnxiào | the twelve Chinese zodiac animals
取小名 | qǔ xiǎomíng | to give a nickname
流行趋势 | liúxíngqūshì | popular trend
书面 | shūmiàn | in written form; literary
文艺 | wényì | literature and art; artistic
贱 | jiàn | lowly; vulgar; cheap (here, used in an old traditional way to refer to names believed to help children survive)
乡土 | xiāngtǔ | native soil; local (often implying rustic or unsophisticated)
好养活 | hǎoyǎnghuó | easy to raise; able to survive easily
吃苦 | chīkǔ | to bear hardships
扛得住 | kángdezhù | can withstand; can bear
饥荒 | jīhuāng | famine
存活率 | cúnhuólǜ | survival rate
贵气 | guìqì | dignified; aristocratic; luxurious
接地气 | jiēdìqì | down-to-earth; relatable
顽强 | wánqiáng | tenacious; indomitable
重男轻女 | zhòngnánqīngnǚ | to value sons over daughters; male chauvinism
堕胎 | duòtāi | abortion
心仪 | xīnyí | favorite; desired; admired
作废 | zuòfèi | to become invalid; to be nullified
谐音 | xiéyīn | homophonic; homophone
介于 | jièyú | to be between; to lie between
胎教 | tāijiào | prenatal education
发育 | fāyù | to develop; development
汲取 | jíqǔ | to draw; to absorb; to derive
脐带 | qídài | umbilical cord
代谢功能 | dàixiè gōngnéng | metabolic function
面部轮廓 | miànbù lúnkuò | facial features; facial contour
眼见为实，耳听为虚 | yǎnjiànwéishí, ěrtīngwéixū | seeing is believing; hearing is not believing
验孕棒 | yànyùnbàng | pregnancy test stick
流产 | liúchǎn | miscarriage; abortion
妇产科 | fùchǎnkē | gynecology and obstetrics
自然而然 | zìrán'érrán | naturally; of its own accord
唐氏综合症 | tángshì zōnghézhèng | Down syndrome
筛查 | shāichá | screening (medical)
染色体 | rǎnsètǐ | chromosome
异常 | yìcháng | unusual; abnormal
分离 | fēnlí | to separate; to detach
伴侣 | bànlǚ | companion; partner
决策 | juécè | strategic decision; to make a policy decision
两难 | liǎngnán | dilemma
境界 | jìngjiè | state; realm; level
矛盾 | máodùn | contradiction; conflicting
晨吐 | chéntǔ | morning sickness
孕反 | yùnfǎn | pregnancy reaction (e.g., morning sickness)
反胃 | fǎnwèi | nauseated; to feel sick
食欲 | shíyù | appetite
增重 | zēngzhòng | to gain weight
偏好 | piānhào | preference
突如其来 | túrúqílái | to arise suddenly; unexpected
膳食 | shànshí | meal; diet
妊娠期 | rènshēnqī | pregnancy term/trimester
减轻 | jiǎnqīng | to lighten; to ease; to mitigate
坐月子 | zuò yuèzi | to observe the postpartum confinement period
传统习俗 | chuántǒng xísú | traditional custom
调养 | diàoyǎng | to recuperate; to convalesce
不宜 | bùyí | not suitable for; ill-advised
劳累 | láolèi | tired; fatigued
休养 | xiūyǎng | to recuperate; to rest
月子中心 | yuèzi zhōngxīn | confinement care center (for new mothers)
护理人员 | hùlǐ rényuán | caregiver; nursing staff
衍生 | yǎnshēng | to derive; to evolve
词汇 | cíhuì | vocabulary
月嫂 | yuèsǎo | maternity matron; confinement nanny
禁忌 | jìnjì | taboo; prohibition
科学依据 | kēxué yījù | scientific basis
夸大 | kuādà | to exaggerate; to overstate
西方化 | xīfānghuà | to Westernize; Westernized
着凉 | zháoliáng | to catch a cold; to suffer from the cold
产后恢复 | chǎnhòu huīfù | postpartum recovery
步入 | bùrù | to step into; to enter
留学 | liúxué | to study abroad
规划 | guīhuà | planning; to plan
不确定性 | bùquèdìngxìng | uncertainty
人工智能 | réngōng zhìnéng | artificial intelligence
不可知 | bùkězhī | unknowable; inscrutable
哲学 | zhéxué | philosophy
期待 | qīdài | to look forward to; expectation
理想状态 | lǐxiǎng zhuàngtài | ideal state
克制 | kèzhì | to restrain; to control
施加 | shījiā | to exert (pressure); to impose
冲动 | chōngdòng | impulse; urge
焦虑 | jiāolǜ | anxious; anxiety
直觉 | zhíjué | intuition
贡献 | gòngxiàn | to contribute; contribution
语言环境 | yǔyán huánjìng | linguistic environment
发音 | fāyīn | pronunciation
污染 | wūrǎn | to pollute; contamination
口语流利 | kǒuyǔ liúlì | fluent in spoken language
连接 | liánjiē | connection; to connect
卡拉OK | kǎlā'ōukēi | karaoke
拼音 | pīnyīn | Pinyin (romanization of Chinese characters)
障碍 | zhàng'ài | obstacle; barrier
传统文学作品 | chuántǒng wénxué zuòpǐn | traditional literary works
现代文学作品 | xiàndài wénxué zuòpǐn | modern literary works
商机 | shāngjī | business opportunity
KTV | KTV | Karaoke TV
茁壮成长 | zhuózhuàng chéngzhǎng | to grow up healthily and strongly
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