Episode 19 – Intermediate: The Feeling of Spring（春天的氣息）

Sometimes we love a season not just for the weather, but for how it makes life feel.
In this intermediate episode, Christine reflects on spring as a fresh start—morning walks, new notebooks, gentle sunlight, and the quiet motivation to reset goals and habits. Beyond blooming flowers, spring becomes a reminder: I still have time to try again.

You’ll learn and practice:

🌱 Key vocabulary & phrases
春天的氣息 / 气息 (the breath/feel of spring) • 重新出發 / 出发 (start again) • 訂/订目標 (set goals) • 習慣 / 习惯 (habit) • 記錄 / 记录 (to record) • 連結 / 连接 (connection) • 心理上的整理 (mental/emotional declutter)

🧩 Useful patterns & grammar

• 不只是…更是… — not only…but also
• 讓…覺得… / 让…觉得… — make/let someone feel…
• 也 for accumulating ideas and rhythm in narration
• 像是… for giving soft examples

💬 Conversation ideas

• What season makes you want to start something new? Why?
• Describe a small daily practice (journal, walk, photo-a-day) that helps you feel life moving forward.
• Share one habit you plan to 重新開始 / 重新开始 this spring.

🎯 Level
Ideal for learners around HSK 3–4 / CEFR B1-, building comfort with reflective, emotionally expressive Chinese.

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