Hi, the following are two video interviews in Guangzhou, China, asking strangers to share their philosophy in life or tell a story of their choice. As usual, any help translating these videos so I can add subtitles is much appreciated, thanks!
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He declined to share his life philosophy but discusses his job.
Cake Shop, Guangzhou
The friendly woman from the cake shop shares a story of her choice.
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I couldn’t get comments to work on YouTube just now.
Here are the subtitles for the Guangzhou video. I’m not a native speaker of Mandarin so there may be mistakes in my transcription.
Guangzhou, China, Cake Shop – Tales of Strangers Interview
0:09 我最感动是有一次，我生病了，我发烧在家里
0:15 然后她（我女儿）会跑到冰箱里面给我拿……tun le qian？
0:23 他会给我倒水说“妈妈你怎么样啊。妈妈会不会舒服一点”
0:26 “妈妈我帮你按摩吧。”
0:31 就是我女儿会做很多这样的事情让我们感动
0:34 然后她犯错误的时候，她会说“妈妈对不起我错了，你原谅我吧。”
0:41 对对，三岁。她会做这些给我
0:48 这是因为有人抱抱你的baby之后，你会觉得你的生活中最重要的就是她了
0:55 就跟所有的工作啊，然后生活啊，这些在她面前都已经不是很重要的
1:04 就除了她以外，她是最重要的
0:09 One of the times I was most moved was when I got sick; I had a fever at home
0:15 and she [my daughter] would go to the refrigerator and grab the ?? [not sure what she’s saying]
0:23 She would pour hot water for me and say, “Mom, how are you feeling? Do you feel a little better?”
0:26 “Mom, how about I give you a massage?”
0:31 My daughter would do these kind of things for me and I was really moved.
0:34 And when she makes a mistake, she says, “Mom, I’m sorry, I made a mistake. How about you forgive me?”
0:41 Yes. Three years old. She will do these things for me.
0:48 It’s because when you hold your own baby, you will feel that she is the most important thing in your life.
0:55 Compared to her, work and your life and all are just no longer that important.
1:04 Besides her. She is most important.
Hi Kieran, thanks as always – and happy to understand her story! I’ve added the subtitles.