Free transcript (pinyin + English) and vocabulary list:  https://www.yaya.press/doc/8d512976-1b2e-4bba-963a-ea6b1d1e43ee Transcript powered by Yaya: Yaya is a language learning web app developed by my husband (and myself). You can take notes with your language teacher during online classes, generate content, lessons and writing practices for any language for any level! Try it! How to use Yaya? Watch the tutorial video here: https://youtu.be/PPVUfRzlOHk --- 即兴喜剧 jíxìng xǐjù improvisational comedy; improv comedy; improv 尴尬 gāngà awkward; embarrassed 才思枯竭 cáisī kūjié exhaustion of ideas; creative burnout; mental block 脱口秀 tuōkǒuxiù talk show; stand-up comedy 搞混淆 gǎo hùnxiáo to confuse; to mix up 彩排 cǎipái rehearse; rehearsal 笑话 xiàohuà joke; jest; funny story 段子 duànzi joke; story; sketch 游戏规则 yóuxìguīzé game rules; rules of the game 打一下广告 dǎ yīxià guǎnggào to advertise; to promote 入门老师 rùmén lǎoshī introductory teacher; beginner's teacher; mentor 走向 zǒuxiàng trend; direction; course 浓缩 nóngsuō to concentrate; to condense; to compress 精华 jīnghuá essence; quintessence; the best part 大前提 dàqiántí major premise; main premise; primary assumption 语境 yǔjìng context; linguistic context 团队建设 tuánduì jiànshè team building 社团 shètuán club; association; society 防备心 fángbèi xīn defensiveness; vigilance 过家家 guòjiājiā play house; play pretend; role-playing 幼稚的 yòuzhì de childish; immature 洋娃娃 yángwáwa doll; toy doll 零门槛 líng ménkǎn zero threshold; no threshold; no entry barrier 戏精附体 xì jīng fùtǐ overacting; being overly dramatic; acting possessed 递进 dìjìn progression; gradation; incremental 切换 qiēhuàn switch; change; shift 暖场 nuǎn chǎng warm up; warming up 抗拒 kàngjù resist; oppose; reject 解放天性 jiěfàng tiānxìng liberate nature; free one's natural instincts 符合直觉 fúhé zhíjué intuitive; in line with intuition; makes sense intuitively 表露 biǎolù to reveal; to show; to express 束缚 shùfù to bind; to restrict; to constrain 想象力 xiǎngxiànglì imagination 直觉 zhíjué intuition; instinct 过脑子 guò nǎozi to think carefully; to consider 得体 détǐ appropriate; proper; fitting 摒弃了 bìngqì le abandoned; discarded; gave up 坦诚相待 tǎnchéngxiāngdài treat each other with sincerity; be honest and sincere with each other 牦牛 máoniú yak 举手示 jǔshǒu shì raise hand to signal 喜剧效果 xǐjùxiàoguǒ comedic effect; comedy effect 实验性 shíyànxìng experimental 抛 pāo to throw; to toss; to fling 汇报演出 huìbào yǎnchū report performance; presentation performance; showcase 仪式感 yíshì gǎn sense of ritual; ceremonial feeling 开放麦 kāifàng mài open mic 圈子 quānzi circle; group; community 前仰后合 qiányǎnghòuhé to laugh uproariously; to be convulsed with laughter 发源地 fāyuándì place of origin; birthplace; source 做广告 zuòguǎnggào advertise; advertising Powered by Firstory Hosting