Mandarin Chinese – How to say – Employers need to provide quality health insurance for their employees.
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雇主必须为员工提供优良品质的健康保险。
gùzhǔ bìxū wéi yuángōng tígōng yōuliáng pǐnzhì de jiànkāng bǎoxiǎn .
gùzhǔ （雇主 noun, employers) bìxū (必须 auxiliary verb, must) wéi ( 为 preposition, for) yuángōng (员工 noun, employees) tígōng (提供 verb, offer or provide) yōuliáng (优良 adjective, excellent) pǐnzhì (品质 noun, quality) de (的 particle, used to connect attributive and the noun it modifies) jiànkāng (健康 noun, health) bǎoxiǎn (保险 noun, insurance) .
Similar to 健康保险 (jiànkāng bǎoxiǎn, health insurance), there is another term called 医疗保险 ( yīliáo bǎoxiǎn, medical insurance).
Today, I just knew a friend got very bad digestive problem and had to quit her job. Health is very important, and I hope you all take good care of your health and live up to 100s.
范曉萱 – 健康歌
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范晓萱
Fan Xiao Xuan
健康歌
Jian kang ge
Health Song
（爷爷） 小萱萱！来来来！跟爷爷做个运动！
(ye2 ye5) xiao3 xuan1 xuan1! lai2 lai2 lai2! gen1 ye2 ye5 zuo4 ge5 yun4 dong4!
(grandpa) Little Xuan xuan! Follow grandpa, do some exercise!
（爷爷） 左三圈 右三圈 脖子扭扭 屁股扭扭
早睡早起 咱们来做运动
(ye2 ye5) zuo3 san1 quan1, you4 san1 quan1, bo2 zi5 niu3 niu3, pi4 gu3 niu3 niu3
zao3 shui4 zao3 qi3, zan2 men5 lai2 zuo4 yun4 dong4
(grandpa) Spin to your left three times, spin to your right three times.
Move your neck and sway your bottom. Early to bed and early to rise; let’s do exercise.
抖抖手啊 抖抖脚啊 勤做深呼吸
dou3 dou3 shou3 a5, dou3 dou3 jiao3 a5, qin2 zuo4 shen1 hu1 xi1.
Shake your hands, shake your legs. Diligently do some deep breathing.
学爷爷唱唱跳跳 你才不会老
xue2 ye2 ye5 chang4 chang4 tiao4 tiao4, ni3 cai2 bu2 hui4 lao3
Learn to sing and dance with grandpa, then you won’t get old.
（爷爷） 笑眯眯 笑眯眯 做人客气 快乐容易
(ye2 ye5) xiao4 mi1 mi1, xiao4 mi1 mi1, zuo4 ren2 ke4 qi4, kuai4 le4 rong2 yi4
(grandpa) Beaming, beaming, conduct oneself politely, then it is easy to be happy.
（萱萱） 爷爷说的容易 早上起床哈啾！哈啾！
(Xuan1 xuan1) ye2 ye5 shuo1 de5 rong2 yi4, zao3 shang4 qi3 chuang2, ha2 jiu4
(Xuan xuan) What grandpa said is easy to say. In the morning, get out of bed, ahchoo ! ahchoo !
（爷爷） 不要乱吃零食 多喝开水 咕噜咕噜
(ye2 ye5) bu2 yao4 luan4 chi1 ling2 shi2, duo1 he2 kai1 shui3, gu1 lu1 gu1 lu1
(grandpa) Don’t eat snacks randomly; drink more water, gulu gulu (noisy drinking sound).
我比谁更有活力 〈啊！加油！加油〉
wo3 bi3 shei2 geng4 you3 huo2 li4, a5 jia1 you2 jia1 you2
I am more energetic than anyone else. < Ah, come on, go for it)
（萱萱） 左三圈 右三圈 脖子扭扭 屁股扭扭
早睡早起 咱们来做运动
(Xuan1 xuan1) zuo3 san1 quan1, you4 san1 quan1, bo2 zi5 niu3 niu3, pi4 gu3 niu3 niu3
zao3 shui4 zao3 qi3, zan2 men5 lai2 zuo4 yun4 dong4
(Xuan xuan) Spin to your left three times, spin to your right three times. Move your neck and sway your bottom.
Early to bed and early to rise; let's do exercise.
抖抖手啊 抖抖脚啊 勤做深呼吸
dou3 dou3 shou3 a5, dou3 dou3 jiao3 a5, qin2 zuo4 shen1 hu1 xi1
Shake your hands, shake your legs. Diligently do some deep breathing.
学爷爷唱唱跳跳 我也不会老
xue2 ye2 ye5 chang4 chang4 tiao4 tiao4, wo3 ye3 bu2 hui4 lao3
Learn to sing and dance with grandpa, and I also won't be old.
（萱萱） 笑眯眯 笑眯眯 对人客气 笑容可掬
(Xuan1 Xuan1) xiao4 mi1 mi1, xiao4 mi1 mi1, dui4 ren2 ke4 qi4, xiao4 rong2 ke3 ju2
Xuan xuan, beaming, beaming, conduct oneself politely, beaming from ear to ear.
（爷爷） 你越来越美丽 人人都说 nice nice
(ye2 ye5) ni3 yue4 lai2 yue4 mei3 li4, ren2 ren2 du1 shuo1, nice nice
Grandpa, You become more and more beautiful, and everyone all says "nice, nice".
（萱萱） 饭前记得洗手 饭后记得漱口漱口
(Xuan1 xuan1) fan4 qian2 ji4 de5 xi3 shou3, fan4 hou4 ji4 de5 shu4 kou3 shu4 kou3
Xuan xuan, remember to wash hands before meals and rinse mouth after meals.
健康的人快乐多 〈啊！加油！加油〉
jian4 kang1 de5 ren2 kuai4 le4 duo1, a5 jia1 you2 jia1 you2
Healthy people have a lot of happiness. < Ah, come on, go for it>
（合） 左三圈 右三圈 脖子扭扭 屁股扭扭
早睡早起 咱们来做运动
(he2) zuo3 san1 quan1, you4 san1 quan1, bo2 zi5 niu3 niu3, pi4 gu3 niu3 niu3
zao3 shui4 zao3 qi3, zan2 men5 lai2 zuo4 yun4 dong4
(together) Spin to your left three times, spin to your right three times. Move your neck and sway your bottom.
Early to bed and early to rise; let’s do exercise.
抖抖手啊 抖抖脚啊 勤做深呼吸
dou3 dou3 shou3 a5, dou3 dou3 jiao3 a5, qin2 zuo4 shen1 hu1 xi1
Shake your hands, shake your legs. Diligently do some deep breathing.
学爷爷唱唱跳跳 我们不会老
xue2 ye2 ye5 chang4 chang4 tiao4 tiao4 wo3 men5 bu2 hui4 lao3
Learn to sing and dance with grandpa, and we won’t get old.
（爷爷） 来，小萱萱啊！跟著爷爷一起做，要看好喔！
(ye2 ye5) lai2 xiao3 Xuan1 xuan1 a5! gen1 zhe5 ye2 ye5 yi4 qi3 zuo4, yao4 kan4 hao3 o5
(Grandpa) Come, little Xuan xuan! Follow grandpa and let’s do together; you have to see carefully, oh.
嘿咻！嘿咻！嘿咻！嘿咻！
hei4 xiu5 ! hei4 xiu5 ! hei4 xiu5 ! hei4 xiu5 !
Huffing and puffing! Huffing and puffing! Huffing and puffing! Huffing and puffing!
（萱萱） 爷爷加油！加油！我们一起来答数！
(Xuan1 xuan1) ye2 ye5 jia1 you2, jia1 you2, wo3 men1 yi4 qi3 lai2 da2 shu4
(Xuan xuan) Go grandpa! Go! Let’s count the number together.
１２３４ ２２３４ ３２３４ ４２３４
yi1 er4 san1 si4, er4 er4 san1 si4, san1 er4 san1 si4, si4 er4 san1 si4,
５２３４ ６２３４ ７２３４ ８２３４
wu3 er4 san1 si3, liu4 er4 san1 si4, qi1 er4 san1 si4, ba1 er4 san1 si4,
（萱萱） 左三圈 右三圈 脖子扭扭 屁股扭扭
早睡早起 咱们来做运动
(Xuan1 xuan1) zuo3 san1 quan1, you4 san1 quan1, bo2 zi5 niu3 niu3, pi4 gu3 niu3 niu3
zao3 shui4 zao3 qi3, zan2 men5 lai2 zuo4 yun4 dong4
(Xuan xuan) Spin to your left three times, spin to your right three times. Move your neck and sway your bottom.
Early to bed and early to rise; let’s do exercise.
抖抖手啊 抖抖脚啊 勤做深呼吸
dou3 dou3 shou3 a5, dou3 dou3 jiao3 a5, qin2 zuo4 shen1 hu1 xi1
Shake your hands, shake your legs. Diligently do some deep breathing.
学爷爷唱唱跳跳 我也不会老
xue2 ye2 ye5 chang4 chang4 tiao4 tiao4, wo3 ye3 bu2 hui4 lao3
Learn to sing and dance with grandpa, and I also won’t be old.
（萱萱） 笑眯眯 笑眯眯 对人客气 笑容可掬
(Xuan1 Xuan1) xiao4 mi1 mi1, xiao4 mi1 mi1, dui4 ren2 ke4 qi4, xiao4 rong2 ke3 ju2
Xuan xuan, beaming, beaming, conduct oneself politely, beaming from ear to ear.
（爷爷） 你越来越美丽 人人都说 nice nice
(ye2 ye5) ni3 yue4 lai2 yue4 mei3 li4, ren2 ren2 du1 shuo1, nice nice
Grandpa, You become more and more beautiful, and everyone all says “nice, nice”.
（萱萱） 饭前记得洗手 饭后记得漱口漱口
(Xuan1 xuan1) fan4 qian2 ji4 de5 xi3 shou3, fan4 hou4 ji4 de5 shu4 kou3 shu4 kou3
Xuan xuan, remember to wash hands before meals and rinse mouth after meals.
健康的人快乐多 〈啊！加油！加油〉
jian4 kang1 de5 ren2 kuai4 le4 duo1, a5 jia1 you2 jia1 you2
Healthy people have a lot of happiness. < Ah, come on, go for it>
（合） 左三圈 右三圈 脖子扭扭 屁股扭扭
早睡早起 咱们来做运动
(he2) zuo3 san1 quan1, you4 san1 quan1, bo2 zi5 niu3 niu3, pi4 gu3 niu3 niu3
zao3 shui4 zao3 qi3, zan2 men5 lai2 zuo4 yun4 dong4
(together) Spin to your left three times, spin to your right three times. Move your neck and sway your bottom.
Early to bed and early to rise; let’s do exercise.
抖抖手啊 抖抖脚啊 勤做深呼吸
dou3 dou3 shou3 a5, dou3 dou3 jiao3 a5, qin2 zuo4 shen1 hu1 xi1
Shake your hands, shake your legs. Diligently do some deep breathing.
学爷爷唱唱跳跳 我们不会老
xue2 ye2 ye5 chang4 chang4 tiao4 tiao4 wo3 men5 bu2 hui4 lao3
Learn to sing and dance with grandpa, and we won’t get old.
（萱萱） 爷爷！你要去学国语，你国语都不标准啦！
(Xuan1 xuan1) ye2 ye5 ni3 yao4 qu4 xue2 guo2 yu3, ni3 guo2 yu3 du1 bu4 biao1 zhun3 la5
(Xuan xuan) Gandpa! You have to learn Mandarin; your mandarin all is not
standard!
害人家跟你唱一样的！
hai4 ren2 jia1 gen1 ni3 chang4 yi2 yang4 de5
You made me sing the same as yours!
（爷爷） 做运动不要讲话啦！啊啊…我算到叨位啦！ (note 1)
(ye2 ye5) zuo4 yun4 dong4 bu2 yao4 jiang3 hua4, a5 a5 a5 wo3 suan4 dao4 dao1 wei4 la5
(grandpa) When you are doing exercise, don’t talk! Ah, which number did I last count?
Note 1
叨位 dao1 wei4 (should be pronounced as diu1 wei4) means where (哪里 na3 li3) in 闽南话 Mǐnnánhuà (Minnan, lit. south Fujianese dialect).
Translated by Shu
Quotes about health, well-being, wellness, illness,
The trouble with always trying to preserve the health of the body is that it is so difficult to do without destroying the health of the mind. ~G.K. Chesterton
There’s lots of people in this world who spend so much time watching their health that they haven’t the time to enjoy it. ~Josh Billings
The greatest wealth is health. ~Virgil
I reckon being ill as one of the great pleasures of life, provided one is not too ill and is not obliged to work till one is better. ~Samuel Butler, The Way of All Flesh, 1903
Life expectancy would grow by leaps and bounds if green vegetables smelled as good as bacon. ~Doug Larson
Health is a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being, and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity. ~World Health Organization, 1948
The power of love to change bodies is legendary, built into folklore, common sense, and everyday experience. Love moves the flesh, it pushes matter around…. Throughout history, “tender loving care” has uniformly been recognized as a valuable element in healing. ~Larry Dossey
Eat right, exercise regularly, die anyway. ~Author Unknown
Health nuts are going to feel stupid someday, lying in hospitals dying of nothing. ~Redd Foxx
As a people, we have become obsessed with Health. There is something fundamentally, radically unhealthy about all this. We do not seem to be seeking more exuberance in living as much as staving off failure, putting off dying. We have lost all confidence in the human body. ~Lewis Thomas, The Medusa and the Snail, 1979
In order to change we must be sick and tired of being sick and tired. ~Author Unknown
A sad soul can kill you quicker than a germ. ~John Steinbeck
The best six doctors anywhere
And no one can deny it
Are sunshine, water, rest, and air
Exercise and diet.
These six will gladly you attend
If only you are willing
Your mind they’ll ease
Your will they’ll mend
And charge you not a shilling.
~Nursery rhyme quoted by Wayne Fields, What the River Knows, 1990
He who takes medicine and neglects to diet wastes the skill of his doctors. ~Chinese Proverb
If I’d known I was going to live so long, I’d have taken better care of myself. ~Leon Eldred
Be careful about reading health books. You may die of a misprint. ~Mark Twain
Red meat is not bad for you. Now blue-green meat, that’s bad for you! ~Tommy Smothers
They claim red meat is bad for you. But I never saw a sick-looking tiger. ~Chi Chi Rodriguez
Physical ills are the taxes laid upon this wretched life; some are taxed higher, and some lower, but all pay something. ~Lord Chesterfield
If the pain wanders, do not waste your time with doctors. ~Mignon McLaughlin, The Neurotic’s Notebook, 1960
The… patient should be made to understand that he or she must take charge of his own life. Don’t take your body to the doctor as if he were a repair shop. ~Quentin Regestein
I drive way too fast to worry about cholesterol. ~Author Unknown
Joy and Temperance and Repose
Slam the door on the doctor’s nose.
~Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
These quotes come from:
http://www.quotegarden.com/health.html
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