HSK 2+ | 什么是“吃瓜”？ | Chinese "Eating Melon" Culture
在这期节目中，小月和小明聊一个很有中国特色的网络词：“吃瓜”。从“瓜子”和“看热闹”说起，他们解释“吃瓜”为什么表示在网上围观八卦、传言和热门话题，也聊到热搜、甜瓜、烂瓜，以及为什么大家喜欢看这些内容。最后，他们提醒大家：好奇没问题，但面对网络信息要保持判断，不要急着下结论，也不要伤害别人的隐私。
In this episode, Xiao Yue and Xiao Ming explore one of the most recognizable expressions in Chinese internet culture: 吃瓜. Starting with 瓜子 and 看热闹, they trace how “eating melon” came to mean following gossip and trending stories from the sidelines. Along the way, they unpack 热搜, 甜瓜, 烂瓜, why online drama is so compelling, and why curiosity should still come with judgment, privacy, and responsibility.
目录 / Table of Contents
✅ 要点 / Key Takeaways
• “吃瓜”字面上是“吃西瓜”，但在网络上通常表示站在旁边看八卦、传言或热门事件。
吃瓜 literally means “eat melon,” but online it usually means following gossip, rumors, or a trending story from the sidelines.
• 网络用语里的“瓜”，可以指一个八卦、传言、丑闻，或者大家正在关注的热门话题。
In internet slang, 瓜 can mean gossip, a rumor, a scandal, or a juicy trending story.
• “吃瓜”常被解释为从早期论坛里的“前排出售瓜子 / 前排吃瓜子”慢慢缩短而来。
A common explanation traces 吃瓜 back to early forum jokes such as 前排出售瓜子 / 前排吃瓜子—“front row, selling/eating seeds.”
• “吃瓜”不等于选边站、吵架或攻击别人；它更强调“旁观”的位置。
吃瓜 does not automatically mean taking sides, arguing, or attacking people; the core image is that of a spectator.
• 人们喜欢“吃瓜”，通常和好奇心、看热闹、聊天拉近距离，以及放松有关。
People enjoy 吃瓜 because of curiosity, 看热闹, social bonding, and the easy entertainment of following a story.
• 不是每个“瓜”都可信：要分清“甜瓜”和“烂瓜”，不要急着下结论，也不要随便转发。
Not every 瓜 is reliable: learn to distinguish 甜瓜 from 烂瓜, avoid rushing to conclusions, and think before reposting.
• 喜欢八卦不是中国人独有；更有中国特色的是“吃瓜”这套网络比喻和表达方式。
Curiosity about gossip is not uniquely Chinese; what is distinctive is the metaphor and internet vocabulary built around 吃瓜.
使用方法 / How to Use This File
1. 先完整听一遍，不看文本。
Listen once without reading.
2. 第二遍看中文；需要时再看拼音。
On the second listen, read the Chinese and use pinyin only when needed.
3. 用英文确认意思，再回到中文重听。
Check the meaning in English, then return to the Chinese and listen again.
4. 重点跟读“吃瓜、看热闹、热搜、甜瓜、烂瓜”等表达，并放进自己的例子里。
Shadow key expressions such as 吃瓜, 看热闹, 热搜, 甜瓜, and 烂瓜, then reuse them in your own examples.
文本 / Full Transcript
Each dialogue turn includes Chinese, pinyin, and English. The transcript follows the final subtitle track. Internet slang and a few words above HSK 2 are explained in the vocabulary section.
A. 片头 | Intro • 00:00
小月 · XiaoYue
大家好，宝贝们！又一个星期过去了，我们又见面了！
PINYIN dàjiā hǎo， bǎobèi men！ yòu yī gè xīngqī guòqù le， wǒ men yòu jiànmiàn le！
EN Hi, BaoBeis! Another week has gone by, and we're meeting again!
小明 · XiaoMing
大家好！我是小明。上个星期有一件很有意思的事， 我等了好久，今天终于可以跟大家说了！
PINYIN dàjiā hǎo！ wǒ shì Xiǎomíng. shàng gè xīngqī yǒu yī jiàn hěn yǒuyìsi de shì， wǒ děng le hǎo jiǔ， jīntiān zhōngyú kě yǐ gēn dàjiā shuō le！
EN Hi, everyone! I'm Xiao Ming. Something really interesting happened last week, and I've been waiting so long. Today I can finally tell everyone about it!
小月 · XiaoYue
什么事啊？快说！
PINYIN shénme shì a？ kuài shuō！
EN What happened? Tell us!
小明 · XiaoMing
这个星期我试着用了微博， 越刷越停不下来，微博真的太好玩了！ 但是，我一直看到大家写"吃瓜" 这个人写"吃瓜"，那个人也写"吃瓜"。 还有"有瓜吗？""这个瓜很大"…到处都是跟瓜有关的。 我就想中国人真的那么喜欢吃瓜吗？
PINYIN zhège xīngqī wǒ shìzhe yòng le Wēibó， yuè shuā yuè tíngbuxiàlái， Wēibó zhēn de tài hǎowán le！ dànshì， wǒ yìzhí kàndào dàjiā xiě"chīguā" zhège rén xiě"chīguā"， nàge rén yě xiě"chīguā". háiyǒu"yǒu guā ma？""zhège guā hěn dà"…dàochù dōu shì gēn guā yǒuguān de. wǒ jiù xiǎng Zhōngguó rén zhēn de nà me xǐhuan chīguā ma？
EN This week I tried using Weibo, and the more I scrolled, the harder it was to stop. Weibo is really fun! But I kept seeing everyone write "吃瓜". This person wrote "吃瓜", and that person wrote "吃瓜" too. And also "有瓜吗？", "这个瓜很大"... There were things about 瓜 everywhere. So I wondered: do Chinese people really like eating melons that much?
小月 · XiaoYue
你以为是什么瓜？
PINYIN nǐ yǐwéi shì shénme guā？
EN What kind of melon did you think it was?
小明 · XiaoMing
当然是西瓜啊！但是你这样问，是说…不是西瓜？
PINYIN dāngrán shì xīguā a！ dànshì nǐ zhè yàng wèn， shì shuō…bù shì xīguā？
EN Watermelon, of course! But the way you asked that... you mean it's not watermelon?
小月 · XiaoYue
可能不是你想的那种瓜哦～
PINYIN kěnéng bù shì nǐ xiǎng de nà zhǒng guā ó～
EN Maybe it's not the kind of 瓜 you're thinking of~
小明 · XiaoMing
那是什么瓜？黄瓜？哈密瓜？南瓜？
PINYIN nà shì shénme guā？ huángguā？ hāmìguā？ nánguā？
EN Then what kind of 瓜 is it? Cucumber? Hami melon? Pumpkin?
小月 · XiaoYue
都不是，等一下我来跟你解释！ 不过，在解释之前：如果这是宝贝们第一次来我们的频道， 我是小月，这是小明，这里是宝宝中文，我们的学中文频道。 如果你觉得我们的内容不错， 记得点赞和订阅，不要错过下一集哦！ 好，我们开始吧！
PINYIN dōu bù shì， děngyíxià wǒ lái gēn nǐ jiěshì！ búguò， zài jiěshì zhīqián： rúguǒ zhè shì bǎobèi men dìyīcì lái wǒ men de píndào， wǒ shì Xiǎoyuè， zhè shì Xiǎomíng， zhè lǐ shì Bǎobǎo Zhōngwén， wǒ men de xué zhōng wén píndào. rúguǒ nǐ jué de wǒ men de nèiróng búcuò， jìde diǎnzàn hé dìngyuè， bù yào cuòguò xiàyìjí ó！ hǎo， wǒ men kāishǐ ba！
EN None of those. I'll explain it to you in a moment! But before we explain: if this is your first time on our channel, BaoBeis, I'm Xiao Yue, this is Xiao Ming, and this is BaoBao Mandarin, our Chinese-learning channel. If you like our content, remember to like and subscribe so you don't miss the next episode! Alright, let's begin!
B. “吃瓜”到底是什么意思？ | What Does 吃瓜 Actually Mean? • 01:40
小月 · XiaoYue
今天我们一起来了解中国网络上非常流行的一个词：吃瓜。 网上的"瓜"到底是什么？ 为什么大家都那么喜欢"吃"它呢？ 要了解"吃瓜"，先来想象一个画面。 以前，还没有手机，也没有网络的时候， 如果你走在路上，看到很多人围在一个地方，你会怎么做？
PINYIN jīntiān wǒ men yìqǐ lái liǎojiě Zhōngguó wǎngluò shàng fēicháng liúxíng de yī gè cí： chīguā. wǎng shàng de"guā"dàodǐ shì shénme？ wèishénme dàjiā dōu nà me xǐhuan"chī"tā ne？ yào liǎojiě "chīguā"， xiān lái xiǎngxiàng yī gè huàmiàn. yǐqián， hái méi yǒu shǒujī， yě méi yǒu wǎngluò de shíhou， rúguǒ nǐ zǒu zài lùshàng， kàndào hěnduō rén wéi zài yī gè dìfang， nǐ huì zěnme zuò？
EN Today, let’s learn about a very popular term on the Chinese internet: "吃瓜". What exactly does "瓜" mean online? Why does everyone like to "eat" it so much? To understand "吃瓜", first imagine this scene. Back in the days before smartphones and the internet, if you were walking down the street and saw a crowd gathered in one place, what would you do?
小明 · XiaoMing
当然要去看看啊！这是本能。
PINYIN dāngrán yào qù kàn kàn a！ zhè shì běnnéng.
EN Of course I'd go take a look! It's instinct.
小月 · XiaoYue
对！在中国还有一个很常见的画面： 有人一边看热闹，一边吃瓜子。你知道瓜子是什么吗？
PINYIN duì！ zài Zhōngguó háiyǒu yī gè hěn chángjiàn de huàmiàn： yǒu rén yìbiān kàn rènao， yìbiān chīguāzǐ. nǐ zhī dào guāzǐ shì shénme ma？
EN Right! And in China, there's another very common scene: someone watches the excitement while eating 瓜子. Do you know what 瓜子 are?
小明 · XiaoMing
瓜子是…葵花籽？ 就是那种小小的、炒熟了大家喜欢嗑的那种？
PINYIN guāzǐ shì…kuíhuāzǐ？ jiù shì nà zhǒng xiǎoxiǎo de, chǎoshú le dàjiā xǐhuan kē de nà zhǒng？
EN 瓜子 are... sunflower seeds? Those little ones that are roasted and people like to crack open?
小月 · XiaoYue
对对！那个画面：一边嗑瓜子，一边看热闹， 是不是感觉很轻松、很舒服？
PINYIN duìduì！ nàge huàmiàn： yìbiān kē guāzǐ， yìbiān kàn rènao， shì bù shì gǎnjué hěn qīngsōng, hěn shū fú？
EN Exactly! That image—cracking 瓜子 while watching the excitement doesn't it feel relaxed and comfortable?
小明 · XiaoMing
是啊！又轻松又有得看。 反正不是自己的事，就还挺好看的。
PINYIN shì a！ yòu qīngsōng yòu yǒu de kàn. fǎnzhèng bù shì zìjǐ de shì， jiù hái tǐng hǎo kàn de.
EN Yeah! It's relaxing, and there's something interesting to watch. Anyway, it's not your own business, so it's pretty entertaining.
C. 从“瓜子”到“吃瓜” | Origin: From 瓜子 to 吃瓜 • 02:49
小月 · XiaoYue
就是嘛！所以，在中国早期的网络论坛上， 当有什么热门的事情，或者有什么八卦的时候， 大家就开始写："前排出售瓜子"，或者"前排吃瓜子"。 意思是我在最前面，我来看这个"节目"了。
PINYIN jiù shì ma！ suǒ yǐ， zài Zhōngguó zǎoqī de wǎngluò lùntán shàng， dāng yǒu shénme rèmén de shìqing， huòzhě yǒu shénme bāguà de shíhou， dàjiā jiù kāishǐ xiě："qiánpái chūshòu guāzǐ"， huòzhě"qiánpái chīguāzǐ". yì sī shì wǒ zài zuì qiánmiàn， wǒ lái kàn zhège"jiémù"le.
EN Exactly! So on early Chinese internet forums, when something popular happened, or there was some gossip, people started writing: "前排出售瓜子", or "前排吃瓜子". It meant, "I’m right at the front. I’m here to watch the show."
小明 · XiaoMing
哇，真有意思啊！
PINYIN wa， zhēn yǒuyìsi a！
EN Wow, that's really interesting!
小月 · XiaoYue
后来，"吃瓜子"慢慢缩短成了"吃瓜"： 说起来更简单，也更好传播。 后来表情包越来越多，西瓜的图片就跟这种文化连在一起了。 而且，"瓜"这个字，在网络上不只是一种水果了。 它还可以指一个传言、一个丑闻、 或者一个正在发生的热门话题。
PINYIN hòulái，"chīguāzǐ"mànmàn suōduǎn chéng le"chīguā"： shuōqǐlái gèng jiǎndān， yě gèng hǎo chuánbō. hòulái biǎoqíngbāo yuèláiyuèduō， xīguā de túpiàn jiù gēn zhèzhǒng wénhuà liánzài yìqǐ le. érqiě，"guā"zhège zì， zài wǎngluò shàng bùzhǐshì yī zhǒng shuǐguǒ le. tā hái kě yǐ zhǐ yī gè chuányán, yī gè chǒuwén, huòzhě yī gè zhèngzài fāshēng de rèmén huàtí.
EN Later, "吃瓜子" was gradually shortened to "吃瓜": it was easier to say and easier to spread. Later, as more and more memes appeared, pictures of watermelon became linked to this culture. And online, the character "瓜" no longer referred only to a kind of fruit. It could also refer to a rumor, a scandal, or a trending topic that was happening at the time.
小明 · XiaoMing
原来这样！所以现在说"吃瓜"，不是"吃瓜子"了！
PINYIN yuánlái zhè yàng！ suǒ yǐ xiànzài shuō"chīguā"， bù shì"chīguāzǐ"le！
EN Oh, I see! So when people say "吃瓜" now, they’re not talking about eating 瓜子 anymore!
小月 · XiaoYue
对啊！比如说，如果网上有一个很大的八卦， 大家可能会说：这个瓜太大了！ 意思就是"这件事太厉害了！" 或者"有瓜吗？"就是问有什么八卦吗， 有什么好看的事吗！ 完全对！还有一句你会经常看到的： “我只是来吃瓜的。” 意思是：我只是来看看，我没有参与。
PINYIN duì a！ bǐrúshuō， rúguǒ wǎng shàng yǒu yī gè hěn dà de bāguà， dàjiā kěnéng huì shuō： zhège guā tài dà le！ yì sī jiù shì"zhè jiàn shì tài lì hài le！" huòzhě"yǒu guā ma？"jiù shì wèn yǒu shénme bāguà ma， yǒu shénme hǎo kàn de shì ma！ wán quán duì！ háiyǒu yī jù nǐ huì jīngcháng kàndào de： “wǒ zhǐshì lái chīguā de.” yì sī shì： wǒ zhǐshì lái kànkan， wǒ méi yǒu cān yǔ.
EN Right! For example, if there's a huge piece of gossip online, people might say: "这个瓜太大了！" That means, "This is huge!" Or "有瓜吗？" means asking, "Is there any gossip?" Anything interesting to watch? Exactly! And there's another sentence you'll often see: "我只是来吃瓜的。" It means: "I’m just here to watch. I’m not involved."
小明 · XiaoMing
啊，就是"我是路人，我是旁观者"！ "跟我没关系，我只是来看的！"
PINYIN a， jiù shì"wǒ shì lùrén， wǒ shì pángguānzhě"！ "gēn wǒ méi guānxi， wǒ zhǐshì lái kàn de！"
EN Ah, so it means, "I’m just a passerby. I’m an onlooker!" "It has nothing to do with me. I’m just here to watch!"
小月 · XiaoYue
就是这样！明白了吧？
PINYIN jiù shì zhè yàng！ míngbai le ba？
EN That's exactly it! Got it now?
小明 · XiaoMing
明白了！“吃瓜”就是在网上看别人的事情， 看八卦、看热闹。不是在真的吃西瓜。
PINYIN míngbai le！“chīguā” jiù shì zài wǎng shàng kàn biérén de shìqing， kàn bāguà, kàn rènao. bù shì zài zhēn de chī xīguā.
EN Got it! "吃瓜" means watching other people’s business online, watching gossip and watching the excitement. It doesn't mean literally eating watermelon.
D. 中国网友都吃什么“瓜”？ | What Do Chinese Netizens Gossip About? • 04:44
小月 · XiaoYue
没错！说到这里，你想知道大家通常在吃什么"瓜"吗？
PINYIN méi cuò！ shuōdào zhèlǐ， nǐ xiǎng zhīdào dàjiā tōngcháng zài chī shénme"guā"ma？
EN Exactly! Now that we’ve said that, do you want to know what kinds of "瓜" people usually eat?
小明 · XiaoMing
想！我正想问这个呢。应该是关于明星的八卦吧？ 演员啊、歌手啊这些？
PINYIN xiǎng！ wǒ zhèng xiǎng wèn zhège ne. yīnggāi shì guānyú míngxīng de bāguà ba？ yǎnyuán a, gēshǒu a zhè xiē？
EN Yes! I was just about to ask that. It's probably celebrity gossip, right? Actors, singers, and things like that?
小月 · XiaoYue
这类最多！但其实种类挺多的，不只是明星丑闻。 还有新电影的消息：谁来演主角啊， 导演是谁啊，电影好不好看之类的。 还有感情方面的消息：谁和谁在谈恋爱啊， 谁刚刚分手了，谁居然秘密结婚了。
PINYIN zhèlèi zuì duō！ dàn qíshí zhǒnglèi tǐng duō de， bùzhǐshì míngxīng chǒuwén. háiyǒu xīn diànyǐng de xiāoxi： shéi lái yǎn zhǔjiǎo a， dǎoyǎn shì shéi a， diànyǐng hǎobuhǎokàn zhīlèi de. háiyǒu gǎnqíng fāngmiàn de xiāoxi： shéi hé shéi zài tánliànài a， shéi gānggāng fēnshǒu le， shéi jūrán mìmì jiéhūn le.
EN That's the biggest category! But there are actually many kinds, not just celebrity scandals. There’s also news about new movies: who will play the lead, who the director is, whether the movie is good, and so on. There’s also relationship news: who is dating whom, who just broke up, or who secretly got married.
小明 · XiaoMing
听起来很熟悉！感觉哪个国家都有这些。
PINYIN tīngqǐlái hěn shúxī！ gǎnjué nǎ gè guójiā dōu yǒu zhè xiē.
EN That sounds familiar! Feels like every country has this.
小月 · XiaoYue
对！而且微博上有一个很特别的东西叫"热搜"， 就是当时被搜索最多的话题列表。 排名越高，说明这个"瓜"越大， 也就是说关注这件事的人越多。
PINYIN duì！ érqiě Wēibó shàng yǒu yī gè hěn tèbié de dōng xī jiào"rèsōu"， jiù shì dāngshí bèi sōusuǒ zuì duō de huàtí lièbiǎo. páimíng yuè gāo， shuōmíng zhège"guā"yuè dà， yě jiù shì shuō guānzhù zhè jiàn shì de rén yuè duō.
EN Right! And on Weibo, there’s something special called "热搜", which is a list of the topics being searched the most at that moment. The higher the ranking, the bigger the "瓜", which means more people are paying attention to it.
小明 · XiaoMing
哦！就像一个排行榜！ 哪个话题排名越高，就知道关注的人越多。
PINYIN ó！ jiù xiàng yī gè páihángbǎng！ nǎ gè huàtí páimíng yuè gāo， jiù zhī dào guānzhù de rén yuè duō.
EN Oh! So it's like a ranking list! The higher a topic ranks, the more people are following it.
小月 · XiaoYue
就是！而且更有趣的是：中国网友还会给"瓜"分类呢。
PINYIN jiù shì！ érqiě gèng yǒuqù de shì： Zhōngguó wǎngyǒu hái huì gěi"guā"fēnlèi ne.
EN Exactly! And what’s even more interesting is that Chinese netizens also classify different kinds of "瓜".
小明 · XiaoMing
分类？怎么分？
PINYIN fēnlèi？ zěnme fēn？
EN Classify them? How?
小月 · XiaoYue
如果一个消息又有趣，又是真的、可以相信， 那就叫甜瓜！
PINYIN rúguǒ yī gè xiāoxi yòu yǒuqù， yòu shì zhēn de, kě yǐ xiāngxìn， nà jiù jiào tiánguā！
EN If a piece of news is interesting, true, and trustworthy, then it’s called a "甜瓜" (sweet melon)!
小明 · XiaoMing
那还有别的吗？
PINYIN nà háiyǒu bié de ma？
EN Are there other kinds too?
小月 · XiaoYue
还有！如果是假的消息，没有根据，到处乱传， 那就叫烂瓜！
PINYIN háiyǒu！ rúguǒ shì jiǎ de xiāoxi， méiyǒu gēnjù， dàochù luànchuán， nà jiù jiào lànguā！
EN Yes! If it's fake news with no basis that gets spread around everywhere, then it’s called a "烂瓜" (rotten melon)!
小明 · XiaoMing
烂瓜！你们太有创意了！ 所以要先分清楚哪个是甜瓜，哪个是烂瓜，才能放心吃！
PINYIN lànguā！ nǐmen tài yǒu chuàngyì le！ suǒ yǐ yào xiān fēn qīng chǔ nǎ gè shì tiánguā， nǎ gè shì lànguā， cáinéng fàngxīn chī！
EN "Rotten melon"! You guys are so creative! So you have to tell which one is a sweet melon and which one is a rotten melon before you can enjoy it safely!
小月 · XiaoYue
完全对！吃到烂瓜不好， 因为你在接收错误的信息，却不知道它是假的。
PINYIN wán quán duì！ chī dào lànguā bù hǎo， yīn wèi nǐ zài jiēshōu cuòwù de xìnxī， què bù zhī dào tā shì jiǎ de.
EN Exactly! Eating a rotten melon isn't good, because you're taking in wrong information without knowing it's fake.
小明 · XiaoMing
对对。说到这里，我有个问题：
PINYIN duìduì. shuōdào zhèlǐ， wǒ yǒu gè wèntí：
EN Right, right. Speaking of that, I have a question:
E. 吃瓜 ≠ 参与 | 吃瓜 ≠ Joining the Drama • 06:38
小明 · XiaoMing
“吃瓜”的话，是说我也参与到这件事情里了吗？ 还是只是在旁边看？
PINYIN “chīguā” de huà， shì shuō wǒ yě cān yǔ dào zhè jiàn shìqing lǐ le ma？ hái shì zhǐshì zài pángbiān kàn？
EN If I’m eating melon, does that mean I’m also taking part in what’s happening? Or am I just watching from the side?
小月 · XiaoYue
问得好！其实这就是"吃瓜"这个词最有意思的地方： "吃瓜"的人，是站在故事外面的人。
PINYIN wèn de hǎo！ qíshí zhè jiù shì"chīguā"zhège cí zuì yǒuyìsi de dìfang： "chīguā"de rén， shì zhàn zài gù shì wàimian de rén.
EN Good question! Actually, this is the most interesting thing about the word "eating melon": a person who is "eating melon" is someone standing outside the story.
小明 · XiaoMing
就像观众？
PINYIN jiù xiàng guānzhòng？
EN Like an audience member?
小月 · XiaoYue
嗯！"吃瓜"的人，可能只是在看信息， 跟着事情的进展，等着看结果。 他们还没有发表意见，不知道谁对谁错，也没有选边站。
PINYIN èn！"chīguā"de rén， kěnéng zhǐshì zài kàn xìnxī， gēnzhe shìqing de jìnzhǎn， děngzhe kàn jiéguǒ. tā men hái méi yǒu fābiǎo yìjiàn， bù zhī dào shéi duì shéi cuò， yě méi yǒu xuǎnbiānzhàn.
EN Mm-hmm! Someone who is "eating " may just be reading the information, following how the situation develops, and waiting to see the result. They haven’t expressed an opinion yet, don’t know who is right or wrong, and haven’t taken sides.
小明 · XiaoMing
哦！那跟跑去评论区吵架、 选边站、去攻击别人，是不一样的。
PINYIN ó！ nà gēn pǎo qù pínglùnqū chǎojià, xuǎnbiānzhàn, qù gōngjī biérén， shì bùyíyàng de.
EN Oh! So that's different from going into the comments to argue, taking sides, or attacking other people.
小月 · XiaoYue
有的人"吃瓜"的时候忍不住去评论，去参与， 但这样不太好，因为可能会伤害别人。 最好的做法是静静地等一等， 等事情清楚了，再发表意见也不迟。 耐心"吃瓜"一会儿，事情自然就会清楚嘛！
PINYIN yǒude rén"chīguā"de shíhou rěnbuzhù qù pínglùn， qù cān yǔ， dàn zhè yàng bú tài hǎo， yīn wèi kěnéng huì shānghài biérén. zuìhǎo de zuòfǎ shì jìngjìng de děng yiděng， děng shìqing qīng chǔ le， zài fābiǎo yìjiàn yě bù chí. nàixīn"chīguā"yī huì ér， shìqing zìrán jiù huì qīng chǔ ma！
EN Some people can’t resist commenting and getting involved while they are "eating melon", but that's not very good, because it may hurt other people. The best thing to do is quietly wait a little, and once things become clear, it’s still not too late to share your opinion. Be patient and "eat melon" for a while, and things will naturally become clear!
小明 · XiaoMing
欸小月，你说得头头是道，一定是个"吃瓜"高手了吧？
PINYIN éi Xiǎoyuè， nǐ shuō de tóutóushìdào， yī dìng shì gè"chīguā"gāoshǒu le ba？
EN Hey, Xiao Yue, you sound like you really know your stuff. You must be an expert at "eating melon", right?
小月 · XiaoYue
哪里哪里！只是…有一点点经验而已啦！
PINYIN nǎlǐ nǎlǐ！ zhǐshì…yǒu yìdiǎndiǎn jīngyàn ér yǐ la！
EN Oh, not at all! I just... have a tiny bit of experience!
F. 为什么大家喜欢“吃瓜”？ | Why Do People Love 吃瓜? • 07:55
小月 · XiaoYue
好，现在来说今天最有意思的一个问题： 为什么"吃瓜"在中国网络上那么流行？你猜猜看？
PINYIN hǎo， xiànzài lái shuō jīntiān zuì yǒuyìsi de yī gè wèntí： wèishénme"chīguā"zài Zhōngguó wǎngluò shàng nà me liúxíng？ nǐ cāicai kàn？
EN Alright, now let's talk about the most interesting question today: why is "eating melon" so popular on the Chinese internet? Take a guess.
小明 · XiaoMing
嗯……因为好奇心？
PINYIN èn ……yīn wèi hàoqíxīn？
EN Hmm... because of curiosity?
小月 · XiaoYue
这是第一个原因！其实，每个人都有好奇心。 当有一件事情，还不知道结果，大家说法不一样， 又一直有新消息出来，谁都会想"后来怎么样了"嘛？
PINYIN zhè shì dìyī ge yuányīn！ qíshí， měige rén dōu yǒu hàoqíxīn. dāng yǒu yī jiàn shìqing， hái bù zhī dào jiéguǒ， dàjiā shuōfǎ bùyíyàng， yòu yìzhí yǒu xīn xiāoxi chū lái， shéi dōu huì xiǎng"hòulái zěnmeyàng le"ma？
EN That's the first reason! Actually, everyone is curious. When something happens and the result is still unknown, people are saying different things, and new information keeps coming out, anyone would wonder, "What happened next?"
小明 · XiaoMing
对啊！我也是这样。读到一件事的开始， 但没有结尾，就要一直找，找到结果才甘心。
PINYIN duì a！ wǒ yě shì zhè yàng. dúdào yī jiàn shì de kāishǐ， dàn méi yǒu jiéwěi， jiù yào yìzhí zhǎo， zhǎo dào jiéguǒ cái gānxīn.
EN Right! I’m the same. When I read the beginning of something, but there’s no ending, I keep searching until I find the result.
小月 · XiaoYue
就是！没有人想停在一半、不知道结果。
PINYIN jiù shì！ méiyǒu rén xiǎng tíng zài yíbàn, bù zhī dào jiéguǒ.
EN Exactly! No one wants to stop halfway and not know the ending.
小明 · XiaoMing
这种好奇心真的很强大。
PINYIN zhèzhǒng hàoqíxīn zhēn de hěn qiángdà.
EN Curiosity really is powerful.
小月 · XiaoYue
第二个原因，是中文里说的"看热闹"这种心理。 其实，这不是只有中国才有，哪里都有。 你想想看，以前没有手机，你走在路上， 看到很多人围在一个地方，你会不会也想过去看看？
PINYIN dìèr ge yuányīn， shì Zhōngwén lǐ shuō de"kàn rènao"zhèzhǒng xīnlǐ. qíshí， zhè bù shì zhǐ yǒu Zhōngguó cái yǒu， nǎ lǐ dōu yǒu. nǐ xiǎngxiang kàn， yǐqián méi yǒu shǒujī， nǐ zǒu zài lùshàng， kàndào hěnduō rén wéi zài yī gè dìfang， nǐ huì bù huì yě xiǎng guòqù kànkan？
EN The second reason is the mentality called "看热闹" in Chinese. Actually, this isn't something only China has. You can find it everywhere. Think about it: back before smartphones, if you were walking down the street and saw a lot of people gathered in one place, wouldn't you also want to go see?
小明 · XiaoMing
当然想啊！本能！感觉"那边一定有什么好看的！"
PINYIN dāngrán xiǎng a！ běnnéng！ gǎnjué"nà biān yī dìng yǒu shénme hǎo kàn de！"
EN Of course! Instinct! You’d feel like, "There must be something interesting over there!"
小月 · XiaoYue
对！这种本能从来没有消失。只是换了一个地方。 以前是在路上围观，现在是拿起手机， 看到一个热门话题，点进去看。 道理是一样的，只是地方不同了。
PINYIN duì！ zhèzhǒng běnnéng cónglái méi yǒu xiāoshī. zhǐshì huàn le yī gè dìfang. yǐqián shì zài lùshàng wéi guān， xiànzài shì náqǐ shǒujī， kàndào yī gè rèmén huàtí， diǎn jìnqu kàn. dàolǐ shì yī yàng de， zhǐshì dìfang bùtóng le.
EN Right! That instinct never disappeared. It just moved somewhere else. Before, people gathered around on the street. Now they pick up their phones, see a trending topic, and tap into it. The idea is the same; only the place is different.
小明 · XiaoMing
所以以前是站在路边看， 现在是坐在家里刷微博，抖音看。
PINYIN suǒ yǐ yǐqián shì zhàn zài lùbiān kàn， xiànzài shì zuò zài jiālǐ shuā Wēibó， Dǒuyīn kàn.
EN So before, people stood by the roadside and watched, and now they sit at home scrolling through Weibo and Douyin.
小月 · XiaoYue
完全对！第三个原因，很多人可能没有注意到， 但其实很重要。那就是八卦是大家聊天、 拉近距离的一个话题。
PINYIN wán quán duì！ dìsān ge yuányīn， hěnduō rén kěnéng méi yǒu zhùyìdào， dàn qíshí hěn zhòngyào. nà jiù shì bāguà shì dàjiā liáotiān, lājìn jùlí de yī gè huàtí.
EN Exactly! The third reason is something many people may not notice, but it's actually very important. Gossip gives people something to talk about and can help them feel closer.
小明 · XiaoMing
什么意思？
PINYIN shénme yì sī？
EN What do you mean?
小月 · XiaoYue
你想象一下：两个朋友很久没见， 坐在一起，突然不知道聊什么。 然后一个人问："欸，你看昨天那件事了吗？"， 马上就有话题了！两个人可以聊很久。
PINYIN nǐ xiǎngxiàng yíxià： liǎng ge péngyou hěnjiǔ méi jiàn， zuò zài yìqǐ， tūrán bù zhī dào liáo shénme. rán hòu yī gè rén wèn：" éi， nǐ kàn zuótiān nà jiàn shì le ma？"， mǎshàng jiù yǒu huàtí le！ liǎng ge rén kě yǐ liáo hěnjiǔ.
EN Imagine this: two friends haven't seen each other for a long time. They sit down together and suddenly don't know what to talk about. Then one person asks, "Hey, did you see what happened yesterday?" And suddenly there's a topic! The two of them can talk for a long time.
小明 · XiaoMing
啊，对！八卦就像一个大家都可以聊的话题， 没有人会觉得被针对。就像一起看一部连续剧！
PINYIN a， duì！ bāguà jiù xiàng yī gè dàjiā dōu kě yǐ liáo de huàtí， méiyǒu rén huì jué de bèi zhēnduì. jiù xiàng yìqǐ kàn yí bù liánxùjù！
EN Ah, right! Gossip is like a topic everyone can talk about, without anyone feeling personally targeted. It's like watching a TV series together!
小月 · XiaoYue
但更刺激，因为是真实的事情，结果还没有人知道。 嗯，还有一点，"吃瓜"很轻松， 不需要你做什么，只需要坐下来看。 工作了一天，累了，上网吃瓜一下，也是一种放松嘛。
PINYIN dàn gèng cìjī， yīn wèi shì zhēnshí de shìqing， jiéguǒ hái méiyǒu rén zhī dào. èn， háiyǒu yìdiǎn，"chīguā"hěn qīngsōng， bùxūyào nǐ zuò shénme， zhǐxūyào zuòxiàlái kàn. gōngzuò le yìtiān， lèi le， shàngwǎng chīguā yíxià， yě shì yī zhǒng fàngsōng ma.
EN But it's more exciting, because it's real and nobody knows the ending yet. Mm, and there’s one more thing: "Eating melon" is relaxing. You don't have to do anything. You just sit down and watch. After a full day of work, when you’re tired, going online to "eat melon" can be a way to relax too.
G. 不是每个“瓜”都值得吃 | Not Every 瓜 Is Worth Eating • 10:30
小月 · XiaoYue
说到这里，我想再补充一件事： "吃瓜"没问题，但不是什么瓜都要吃的哦！
PINYIN shuōdào zhèlǐ， wǒ xiǎng zài bǔchōng yī jiàn shì： "chīguā"méi wèntí， dàn bù shì shénme guā dōu yào chī de ó！
EN Speaking of this, I want to add one more thing: there’s nothing wrong with "eating melon", but not every melon is worth eating!
小明 · XiaoMing
为什么呢？
PINYIN wèishénme ne？
EN Why?
小月 · XiaoYue
第一，网络上的信息不一定都是真的。 一件事看起来很"爆"，大家都在传， 但可能是假的，或者只有一方在说话。 所以"吃瓜"的时候，脑子要保持清醒。 不要急着下结论，要多角度看问题。
PINYIN dì yī， wǎngluò shàng de xìnxī bùyídìng dōu shì zhēn de. yī jiàn shì kànqǐlái hěn"bào"， dàjiā dōu zài chuán， dàn kěnéng shì jiǎ de， huòzhě zhǐ yǒu yìfāng zài shuō huà. suǒ yǐ"chīguā"de shíhou， nǎo zǐ yào bǎochí qīngxǐng. bù yào jízhe xià jiélùn， yào duōjiǎodù kàn wèntí.
EN First, information online isn't necessarily all true. Something may look very "explosive", and everyone may be sharing it, but it could be fake, or you may only be hearing one side. So when you’re "eating melon", you need to keep a clear head. Don't rush to a conclusion. Look at the issue from different angles.
小明 · XiaoMing
嗯，就是看信息的时候，要有自己的判断。
PINYIN èn， jiù shì kàn xìnxī de shíhou， yào yǒu zìjǐ de pànduàn.
EN Mm, when you read information, you need to make your own judgment.
小月 · XiaoYue
嗯！第二，有时候这个"瓜"跟某个人的私生活有关。 这个时候也要想清楚。 每个人都有权利有自己的私人空间。 我们好奇，不代表我们可以去挖别人的私生活， 只是为了自己好玩。
PINYIN èn！ dì èr， yǒushíhou zhège"guā"gēn mǒu ge rén de sīshēnghuó yǒuguān. zhège shíhou yě yào xiǎng qīng chǔ. měige rén dōu yǒu quánlì yǒu zìjǐ de sīrén kōngjiān. wǒ men hǎo qí， bùdàibiǎo wǒ men kě yǐ qù wā biérén de sīshēnghuó， zhǐshì wèile zìjǐ hǎowán.
EN Right! Second, sometimes the "melon" is about someone’s private life. At times like that, you need to think carefully too. Everyone has the right to their own private space. Being curious doesn't mean we can dig into someone else's private life just for our own entertainment.
小明 · XiaoMing
对，这是一个很重要的界限。
PINYIN duì， zhè shì yī gè hěn zhòngyào de jièxiàn.
EN Right, that's a very important boundary.
小月 · XiaoYue
好奇没问题，但不能因为好奇就伤害别人的隐私。 对！第三，转发信息的时候要注意。 如果我们不知道一件事是不是真的，就急着分享， 急着@朋友，那就可能帮助一条假消息传播得更远。 这可能真的会伤害到当事人。
PINYIN hǎo qí méi wèntí， dàn bù néng yīn wèi hǎo qí jiù shānghài biérén de yǐnsī. duì！ dì sān， zhuǎnfā xìnxī de shíhou yào zhùyì. rúguǒ wǒ men bù zhī dào yī jiàn shì shìbushì zhēn de， jiù jízhe fēnxiǎng， jízhe@péngyou， nà jiù kěnéng bāngzhù yī tiáo jiǎ xiāoxi chuánbō de gèngyuǎn. zhè kěnéng zhēn de huì shānghài dào dāngshìrén.
EN Curiosity is fine, but we shouldn't hurt someone else's privacy because of it. Exactly! Third, be careful when reposting information. If we don't know whether something is true and rush to share it, or rush to tag our friends, we may help false information spread even farther. That can really hurt the people involved.
小明 · XiaoMing
我觉得很多人没有想到这一点。 以为只是分享一下，没什么关系， 但其实对自己传出去的信息，也是有一点责任的。
PINYIN wǒ jué de hěnduō rén méi yǒu xiǎng dào zhè yìdiǎn. yǐwéi zhǐshì fēnxiǎng yíxià， méi shénme guānxi， dàn qíshí duì zìjǐ chuánchūqu de xìnxī， yě shì yǒu yī diǎn zérèn de.
EN I think a lot of people don't think about that. They think they're just sharing something and it doesn't really matter, but actually, we do have some responsibility for the information we pass on.
小月 · XiaoYue
还有我们看的内容，也会影响我们自己。 如果每天都在看那些负面的、充满吵架的内容， 时间长了，心情会变差，对事情的看法也会受影响的。
PINYIN háiyǒu wǒ men kàn de nèiróng， yě huì yǐngxiǎng wǒ men zìjǐ. rúguǒ měitiān dōu zài kàn nà xiē fùmiàn de, chōngmǎn chǎojià de nèiróng， shíjiān cháng le， xīnqíng huì biànchà， duì shìqing de kànfǎ yě huì shòu yǐngxiǎng de.
EN And the content we watch can also affect us. If every day we keep watching negative content full of arguments, over time, our mood can get worse, and the way we see things can also be affected.
小明 · XiaoMing
啊，这个我没想到！以为刷手机没什么影响， 但每天接触什么内容，真的会影响自己的。
PINYIN a， zhège wǒ méi xiǎngdào！ yǐwéi shuā shǒujī méi shénme yǐngxiǎng， dàn měitiān jiēchù shénme nèiróng， zhēn de huì yǐngxiǎng zìjǐ de.
EN Ah, I hadn't thought of that! I thought scrolling on my phone didn't really affect anything, but what we see every day really can affect us.
小月 · XiaoYue
嗯！所以"吃瓜"没问题，但要选甜瓜吃， 别总吃烂瓜，不然真的会很难受！
PINYIN èn！ suǒ yǐ"chīguā"méi wèntí， dàn yào xuǎn tiánguā chī， bié zǒng chī lànguā， bùrán zhēn de huì hěn nánshòu！
EN Mm! So there’s nothing wrong with "eating melon", but choose good melon to eat. Eat 甜瓜 (sweet melon), and don't always eat 烂瓜 (rotten melon), or you'll really feel awful!
小明 · XiaoMing
这个比喻太好了！
PINYIN zhège bǐyù tài hǎo le！
EN That's such a good metaphor!
H. 中国人特别爱八卦吗？ | Are Chinese People Especially into Gossip? • 12:37
小月 · XiaoYue
说到这里，我猜会有人问， 中国人是不是特别喜欢八卦，比其他地方的人更喜欢？ 我觉得不一定。好奇别人的事，是全世界都有的行为。 哪里都有喜欢看热闹的人。 韩国有追星文化，经常会有偶像的八卦。 美国的名人新闻也很多！
PINYIN shuōdào zhèlǐ， wǒ cāi huì yǒu rén wèn， Zhōngguó rén shì bù shì tèbié xǐhuan bāguà， bǐ qítā dìfang de rén gèng xǐhuan？ wǒ jué de bùyídìng. hǎo qí biérén de shì， shì quánshìjiè dōu yǒu de xíng wèi. nǎ lǐ dōu yǒu xǐhuan kàn rènao de rén. Hánguó yǒu zhuīxīng wénhuà， jīngcháng huì yǒu ǒuxiàng de bāguà. Měiguó de míngrén xīnwén yě hěn duō！
EN Speaking of this, I guess some people will ask: Do Chinese people especially love gossip, more than people in other places? I don't think so. Being curious about other people's business is something you see all over the world. Everywhere has people who like to watch the excitement. South Korea has fan culture, and there is often gossip about idols. The United States also has lots of celebrity news!
小明 · XiaoMing
嗯，这个我得承认！
PINYIN èn， zhège wǒ děi chéngrèn！
EN Mm, I have to admit that!
小月 · XiaoYue
所以我想说的是好奇别人的事， 是非常普通的人类行为，到处都有。 只不过，这种行为在中国的网络文化里， 被做成了一个网络用语，一个表情包， 有自己很特别的表达方式。这才是最有趣的地方。
PINYIN suǒ yǐ wǒ xiǎng shuō de shì hǎo qí biérén de shì， shì fēicháng pǔtōng de rénlèi xíng wèi， dàochù dōu yǒu. zhǐbúguò， zhèzhǒng xíng wèi zài Zhōngguó de wǎngluò wénhuà lǐ， bèi zuò chéng le yī gè wǎngluò yòngyǔ， yī gè biǎoqíngbāo， yǒu zìjǐ hěn tèbié de biǎodá fāngshì. zhè cái shì zuì yǒuqù de dìfang.
EN So what I want to say is that being curious about other people's business is a very ordinary human behavior. You can find it everywhere. It's just that in Chinese internet culture, this behavior has been turned into an internet expression and a meme, with its own very distinctive way of being expressed. That's the most interesting part.
小明 · XiaoMing
我明白了！不是中国人和别人不一样， 而是他们给这种行为起了一个很有创意的名字， 有自己的文化风格。 "吃瓜"已经成了中国网友的一种文化符号了。
PINYIN wǒ míngbai le！ bù shì Zhōngguó rén hé biérén bùyíyàng， ér shì tā men gěi zhèzhǒng xíng wèi qǐ le yī gè hěn yǒu chuàngyì de míng zì， yǒu zìjǐ de wénhuà fēnggé. "chīguā"yǐ jīng chéng le Zhōngguó wǎngyǒu de yī zhǒng wénhuà fúhào le.
EN I get it! It's not that Chinese people are different from everyone else, but that they gave this behavior a very creative name with its own cultural style. "吃瓜" has already become a cultural symbol among Chinese netizens.
小月 · XiaoYue
完全对！当有人说"吃瓜"，不需要解释， 大家都马上明白是什么意思。
PINYIN wán quán duì！ dāng yǒu rén shuō"chīguā"， bùxūyào jiěshì， dàjiā dōu mǎshàng míngbai shì shénme yì sī.
EN Exactly! When someone says "吃瓜", no explanation is needed. Everyone immediately understands what it means.
I. 总结与结尾 | Recap & Ending • 13:56
小月 · XiaoYue
好，今天我们一起认识了"吃瓜"。小明现在你明白了吧？ 下次看到"吃瓜"，还会想到在市场卖的西瓜吗？
PINYIN hǎo， jīntiān wǒ men yìqǐ rènshi le"chīguā". Xiǎomíng xiànzài nǐ míngbai le ba？ xiàcì kàndào"chīguā"， hái huì xiǎng dào zài shìchǎng mài de xīguā ma？
EN Alright, today we learned about "吃瓜" together. Xiao Ming, you understand it now, right? Next time you see "吃瓜", will you still think of watermelons being sold at the market?
小明 · XiaoMing
不会了！我现在知道了， "吃瓜"就是在网上旁观一件正在发生的事， 看八卦、看热闹。"瓜"就是八卦、传言、热门话题。 大家喜欢"吃瓜"，是因为好奇心， 因为喜欢看热闹，而且这也是和朋友拉近距离的一种方式。 但也要选好瓜吃，吃甜瓜，不要吃烂瓜！
PINYIN bù huì le！ wǒ xiànzài zhī dào le， "chīguā"jiù shì zài wǎng shàng pángguān yī jiàn zhèngzài fāshēng de shì， kàn bāguà, kàn rènao."guā"jiù shì bāguà, chuányán, rèmén huàtí. dàjiā xǐhuan"chīguā"， shì yīn wèi hàoqíxīn， yīn wèi xǐhuan kàn rènao， érqiě zhè yě shì hé péngyou lājìn jùlí de yī zhǒng fāngshì. dàn yě yào xuǎn hǎo guā chī， chī tiánguā， bù yào chī lànguā！
EN No! Now I know. "吃瓜" means standing by and watching something happening online, watching gossip and watching the excitement. "瓜" means gossip, rumors, or trending topics. People like "吃瓜" because they’re curious, because they like watching the excitement, and because it's also a way to feel closer to friends. But you also need to choose good 瓜 to eat—eat 甜瓜, not 烂瓜!
小月 · XiaoYue
哎呀，你现在已经是"吃瓜"专家了！
PINYIN āi ya， nǐ xiànzài yǐ jīng shì"chīguā"zhuānjiā le！
EN Wow, you’re already an "吃瓜" expert!
小明 · XiaoMing
哈哈！那当然！现在可没有一个瓜能逃出我的手掌心！
PINYIN hā hā！ nà dāngrán！ xiànzài kě méi yǒu yī gè guā néng táo chū wǒ de shǒuzhǎngxīn！
EN Haha! Of course! Now not a single melon can escape from the palm of my hand!
小月 · XiaoYue
等等！！我是在教你中文，不是教你天天上网八卦的！
PINYIN děng děng！！ wǒ shì zài jiāo nǐ zhōng wén， bù shì jiāo nǐ tiān tiān shàngwǎng bāguà de！
EN Wait!! I'm teaching you Chinese, not teaching you to gossip online every day!
小明 · XiaoMing
太晚了，学了就不可以忘了！
PINYIN tài wǎn le， xué le jiù bù kě yǐ wàng le！
EN Too late. Once I've learned it, I can't forget it!
小月 · XiaoYue
哎，没救了！宝贝们，那你们呢？ 你们喜欢上网吃瓜吗？ 最近有没有什么大瓜、甜瓜？ 来评论区跟我们分享！我们很想看哦！ 如果今天的内容有意思，别忘了点赞， 还有分享给正在学中文、或者想了解中国网络文化的朋友！ 他们一定会喜欢的！ 订阅宝宝中文，不要错过下一集！ 我们会继续带来更多有趣的话题。下次见！
PINYIN āi， méijiùle！ bǎobèi men， nà nǐmen ne？ nǐmen xǐhuan shàngwǎng chīguā ma？ zuìjìn yǒu méi yǒu shénme dà guā, tiánguā？ lái pínglùnqū gēn wǒ men fēnxiǎng！ wǒ men hěn xiǎng kàn ó！ rúguǒ jīntiān de nèiróng yǒuyìsi， bié wàng le diǎnzàn， háiyǒu fēnxiǎng gěi zhèngzài xué zhōng wén, huòzhě xiǎng liǎojiě Zhōngguó wǎngluò wénhuà de péngyou！ tā men yī dìng huì xǐhuan de！ dìngyuè Bǎobǎo Zhōngwén， bù yào cuòguò xiàyìjí！ wǒ men huì jì xù dàilái gèngduō yǒuqù de huàtí. xiàcì jiàn！
EN Oh, there's no saving you! BaoBeis, what about you? Do you like going online to "eat melon"? Have there been any 大瓜 (big melon) or 甜瓜 (sweet melon) lately? Come share them with us in the comments! We'd really love to see! If you found today's content interesting, don't forget to like, and share it with friends who are learning Chinese or want to understand Chinese internet culture! They'll definitely like it! Subscribe to BaoBao Mandarin so you don't miss the next episode! We'll keep bringing you more interesting topics. See you next time!
小明 · XiaoMing
宝贝们，拜拜！
PINYIN bǎobèi men， bàibài！
EN Byebye, BaoBeis!
✍️ 词汇 & 表达 / Vocabulary & Expressions
本期词汇 / Vocabulary in This Episode
These are the core internet-culture words used in the episode. Learn them in context rather than as isolated translations.
地道表达 / Natural Expressions
常用句型 / Useful Patterns
文化笔记 / Culture Notes
• “吃瓜”最重要的角色感是“旁观者”。
The core role behind 吃瓜 is the bystander: you are watching the story, not automatically taking part in it.
• “看热闹”是理解“吃瓜”的一个好入口：以前在线下围观，现在可以在手机上围观。
看热闹 is a useful bridge to 吃瓜: what once happened around a crowd in real life can now happen through a phone screen.
• “甜瓜 / 烂瓜”把“信息是否可信”也放进了这个比喻系统里。
甜瓜 / 烂瓜 extend the metaphor to reliability: some stories are worth following, while others are misleading or false.
• 节目也特别提醒：好奇是正常的，但隐私、判断和转发责任同样重要。
The episode also stresses that curiosity is normal, but privacy, judgment, and responsibility when sharing information still matter.
谢谢你和 BaoBao Mandarin 一起学习！
Thank you for learning with BaoBao Mandarin!
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