(本播客的介绍同时提供简体中文和英文版本。实用表达在下方。由于篇幅限制，全文稿件可通过邮件免费索取。我的邮件是TheLoneMandarinTeacher@outlook.com.
This podcast introduction is in both Simplified Chinese and English. Useful expressions are included below. Due to space constraints, the transcript is available for free by email request. My email is TheLoneMandarinTeacher@outlook.com.)

中文简介：
大家好，欢迎收听《5分钟中文》。在这一期节目中，我将带大家探讨中国和日本文化中关于积德和转世的观念。我最近看了一部新日剧《重启人生》，这部剧讲述了一位为了能够在来生转世为人，而决定多次重启自己人生的女性。通过这部剧，我决定在本期节目中与大家分享我关于积德和转世的认知和体验，以及这些观念如何影响我们的生活和未来。

English Introduction:
Hello everyone, and welcome to this episode of “5-Minute Chinese.” In today’s show, I will explore the concepts of accumulating virtue and reincarnation in Chinese and Japanese cultures. Recently, I watched a new Japanese drama called “Brush Up Life (ブラッシュアップライフ),” which features a character who repeatedly restarts her life to secure a human rebirth in her next life. This show inspired me to share my insights and experiences regarding these concepts and how they influence our lives and futures.

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生词和短语

1.积德
Pinyin: jī dé
English: Accumulate virtue (doing good deeds)
Explanation: The act of performing good deeds to build moral merit, believed to influence one’s current life and future reincarnations.
2.转世
Pinyin: zhuǎn shì
English: Reincarnation
Explanation: The belief that after death, a person’s soul can be reborn into a new life.
3.因果报应
Pinyin: yīn guǒ bào yìng
English: Cause and effect (karma)
Explanation: The concept that one’s actions, whether good or bad, will have corresponding consequences either in this life or in future reincarnations.
4.轮回
Pinyin: lún huí
English: Cycle of reincarnation
Explanation: The belief in the cyclical nature of life, death, and rebirth, where souls are continuously reborn into new lives.
5.今生 / 来生
Pinyin: jīn shēng / lái shēng
English: Current life / Next life
Explanation: “今生” refers to one’s present life, while “来生” refers to the life that follows after reincarnation.
6.投胎
Pinyin: tóu tāi
English: Rebirth (reincarnation into a specific form)
Explanation: The process of being reborn into a new life, often used to describe which family or life form one reincarnates into.
7.修身养性
Pinyin: xiū shēn yǎng xìng
English: Cultivate oneself and nurture one’s nature
Explanation: The practice of improving oneself through moral, mental, and spiritual development, often seen as a way to accumulate virtue.
8.积善从德
Pinyin: jī shàn cóng dé
English: Accumulate good deeds and follow virtue
Explanation: A phrase emphasizing the importance of consistently doing good deeds and following virtuous principles.
9.作恶多端
Pinyin: zuò è duō duān
English: Committing many evil deeds
Explanation: Describes a person who has committed numerous bad or immoral acts, often leading to negative co

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