Susan wants to show her thanks to Le Le for teaching her Chinese, so she buys him a Transformer toy. However, Le Le plays with it at school, whereupon it gets confiscated by the teacher. Feeling sorry for him, Susan then promises to buy him another gift...

本期节目教给大家对不起、没关系、不好意思，我太激动了、你说什么？我没听清这几句话的用法。

"Happy Chinese" was a series broadcast by the Chinese International Channel CCTV-4 starting August 3, 2009, to promote Chinese language and Chinese culture. Before May 2010, the first phase of "Happy Chinese" mainly taught everyday language in family and school life. Starting on May 31, 2010, the second phase of the show mainly taught practical Chinese for traveling in China.

On April Fool's Day, Xiaowei asks the whole family to be vigilant to prevent Susan from fooling everyone. Xiaowei goes to the bathroom to take a shower, but the door lock can't be opened. Susan calls for help, but all the others do not believe Susan's words because of Xiaowei's warning.

愚人节这天，小伟让全家人提高警惕，以防苏珊愚弄大家。小伟去浴室洗澡，不料门锁却打不开了，苏珊打电话求救，别人却因小伟的警告而不相信苏珊的话。

"Happy Chinese" was a series broadcast by the Chinese International Channel CCTV-4 starting August 3, 2009, to promote Chinese language and Chinese culture. Before May 2010, the first phase of "Happy Chinese" mainly taught everyday language in family and school life. Starting on May 31, 2010, the second phase of the show mainly taught practical Chinese for traveling in China.

Father Li comes returns home ready to bake some cookies, but Mai Miao (played by Wu Xiaodan) doesn't care, whereas Susan (played by Maria Panait) enthusiastically helps Father Li get his ingredients. So Father Li only bakes cookies for Susan, not for Mai Miao.

麦苗舅舅回来准备烤制点心，麦苗（吴晓丹饰）对此并不上心，苏珊（玛丽亚饰）热情的帮舅舅拿东西，舅舅一气之下只做给苏珊吃，不让麦苗吃。本期学习了该如何问路。

"Happy Chinese" was a series broadcast by the Chinese International Channel CCTV-4 starting August 3, 2009, to promote Chinese language and Chinese culture. Before May 2010, the first phase of "Happy Chinese" mainly taught everyday language in family and school life. Starting on May 31, 2010, the second phase of the show mainly taught practical Chinese for traveling in China.

Susan (Maria Panait) and Mai Miao (Wu Xiaodan) have come to taste Xiaoyong's newly developed "Palatable Crayfish." They think it tastes good and decide they will come back that weekend. However, Xiaowei introduces them to "Xiaohu's Gourmand Crayfish," which everyone agrees is far more delicious than "Xiaoyong's Palatable Crayfish." So Susan and Mai Miao do not show up to Xiaoyong's restaurant as planned. Mai Miao does not want Xiaoyong to lose face, so she doesn't tell him the truth. Eventually, though, Susan spills the beans. So Xiaoyong studies all night and finally makes an improved "Palatable Crayfish." However, Susan still thinks Xiaohu's food is better.

苏珊（玛丽亚饰）和麦苗（吴晓丹饰）前来品尝小勇新研制的小勇香嘴虾，她们觉得味道不错，决定周末再来。可是到了周末她们却没有去。可是试吃之后让苏珊和麦苗对小勇感到很抱歉，原来小勇做的香嘴虾并不好吃，苏珊（玛丽亚饰）和麦苗（吴晓丹饰）因为不想让小勇没面子，所以才没有告诉他真相。最后小勇彻夜钻研，终于将真正美味的香嘴虾做了出来。但苏珊还是觉得小虎做的更好吃。 （快乐汉语 2009年 第13期）

"Happy Chinese" was a series broadcast by the Chinese International Channel CCTV-4 starting August 3, 2009, to promote Chinese language and Chinese culture. Before May 2010, the first phase of "Happy Chinese" mainly taught everyday language in family and school life. Starting on May 31, 2010, the second phase of the show mainly taught practical Chinese for traveling in China.

Mother Li asks Susan and Mai Miao to walk Le Le home from school, but they believe it is time for Le Le to learn some independence. They teach Le Le how to make the walk on his own. However, Le Le is very excited about the new model plane store, and on his second "independence day" he decides to take a detour...

"Happy Chinese" was a series broadcast by the Chinese International Channel CCTV-4 starting August 3, 2009, to promote Chinese language and Chinese culture. Before May 2010, the first phase of "Happy Chinese" mainly taught everyday language in family and school life. Starting on May 31, 2010, the second phase of the show mainly taught practical Chinese for traveling in China.

Le Le's father and grandparents go to celebrate the 60th birthday of Le Le's father's second aunt, and they hand Le Le over to Susan (Maria Panait) and Mai Miao to watch, and tell them to make sure he does his homework. Susan likes to play games and can't control Le Le at all. Le Le doesn't listen to Mai Miao and finds various excuses to play games. Susan and Mai Miao want to go shopping, but no one would be watching Le Le, so they call Xiaoyong to help them watch Le Le finish his homework, but Xiaoyong falls asleep on the job.

乐乐的爸爸和乐乐的爷爷奶奶去给乐乐的爸爸的二姨过60大寿去了，他们就把乐乐交给了苏珊（玛丽亚饰）和麦苗看着，并嘱咐她们一定要让乐乐完成作业再玩游戏，苏珊喜欢玩游戏根本管不了乐乐，乐乐也不听麦苗的话，找各种借口玩游戏。苏珊和麦苗想去逛街可是又没有人看着乐乐，她们就把小勇叫来帮着她们看着乐乐完成作业，可是后来小勇却睡着了。 （快乐汉语 2009年 第11期）

"Happy Chinese" was a series broadcast by the Chinese International Channel CCTV-4 starting August 3, 2009, to promote Chinese language and Chinese culture. Before May 2010, the first phase of "Happy Chinese" mainly taught everyday language in family and school life. Starting on May 31, 2010, the second phase of the show mainly taught practical Chinese for traveling in China.

Xiaoyong's restaurant has a new roast duck, and he invites Susan (Maria Panait) to try it. Susan takes Father Li (played by Zhang Shaorong) and Mother Li to try the food. Father and Mother Li are happy to accept the invitation, but find out that Susan's American custom is for each diner to pay their own way. When Susan finds this out, she takes Father and Mother Li out to have a meal again, but this time she applies the Chinese custom of paying for everyone she invited.

小勇的饭馆新添了烤鸭，邀请苏珊（玛丽亚饰）去试吃。苏珊带着李父（张绍荣饰）李母去试吃并提出请客。李父李母高兴赴约，结果发现按照苏珊国家的请客规矩，是提出请客，然后AA制。苏珊知道了后，用中国的请客规矩再次拉着李父李母出去吃了顿饭。 （快乐汉语 2009年 第10期）

"Happy Chinese" was a series broadcast by the Chinese International Channel CCTV-4 starting August 3, 2009, to promote Chinese language and Chinese culture. Before May 2010, the first phase of "Happy Chinese" mainly taught everyday language in family and school life. Starting on May 31, 2010, the second phase of the show mainly taught practical Chinese for traveling in China.

Susan (Maria Panait) hears that there is a famous Chinese dish, Peking duck, so she wants to eat it, but Mai Miao's parents can't cook it. Mai Miao's father knows that Peking duck has been offered in Xiaoyong's restaurant recently, so he calls Xiaoyong and arranges for Susan to go to and eat roast duck. However, when the duck is served in thin slices, Susan feels that the duck should be served whole and that she's been cheated. She tells Mai Miao about it, and Mai Miao goes to Xiaoyong to settle the account. Susan returns to Mai Miao's house and tells Mai Miao's parents about eating roast duck. Only then does she realize roast duck is SUPPOSED to served in slices, and she knows that she has misunderstood Xiaoyong, so she apologizes to him.

苏珊（玛丽亚饰）听到有一道中国名菜北京烤鸭，于是她特别想吃，麦苗的父母又不会做，麦苗的父亲知道小勇饭店里最近正在试制北京烤鸭，就给小勇他电话安排苏珊去小勇那吃烤鸭，但吃完以后苏珊觉得不对好像被骗了，她把这事告诉了麦苗，麦苗去找小勇算账了。苏珊回到了麦苗家把吃烤鸭的事告诉了麦苗的父母，才知道吃烤鸭是有讲究的，才是知道她误会了小勇，所以向小勇道了歉。本期节目通过北京烤鸭的吃法介绍了相关的汉语知识。 （快乐汉语 2009年 第9期）

"Happy Chinese" was a series broadcast by the Chinese International Channel CCTV-4 starting August 3, 2009, to promote Chinese language and Chinese culture. Before May 2010, the first phase of "Happy Chinese" mainly taught everyday language in family and school life. Starting on May 31, 2010, the second phase of the show mainly taught practical Chinese for traveling in China.

Susan (Maria Panait) feels that the weather in spring is getting warmer and warmer, so she puts away her cold clothes, and Mai Miao also packs up her clothes with Susan. However, Mai Miao's parents tell them that the weather in Beijing is prone to sudden cold fronts, and they should keep their warm clothes at the ready.

苏珊（玛丽亚饰）感觉到春天的天气越来越暖和，于是把防寒的衣服都收了起来，麦苗也跟苏珊一起收拾起衣服来。但是麦苗的父母却告诉他们北京的天气在春季会出现“倒春寒”，穿衣服要春捂秋冻。本期节目通过天气季节的变化介绍了相关的汉语知识。 （快乐汉语 2009年 第8期）

"Happy Chinese" was a series broadcast by the Chinese International Channel CCTV-4 starting August 3, 2009, to promote Chinese language and Chinese culture. Before May 2010, the first phase of "Happy Chinese" mainly taught everyday language in family and school life. Starting on May 31, 2010, the second phase of the show mainly taught practical Chinese for traveling in China.

Susan and Mai Miao have gone to the Beijing Opera, and Susan is left astounded. She begs Father Li to teach her how to sing Beijing Opera, and Father Li instructs her in a few lines from "The Drunken Concubine." Thankful, she gifts him with some Maotai liquor. Later that night, Susan drunkenly begins singing to Xiaowei, who thinks her voice is awful.

"Happy Chinese" was a series broadcast by the Chinese International Channel CCTV-4 starting August 3, 2009, to promote Chinese language and Chinese culture. Before May 2010, the first phase of "Happy Chinese" mainly taught everyday language in family and school life. Starting on May 31, 2010, the second phase of the show mainly taught practical Chinese for traveling in China.

In return for everyone's care for her, Susan (Maria Panait) offers to cook some of the most authentic American food for everyone. But Susan makes hamburgers for three meals a day, which makes everyone tired. Susan decides to give everyone a change. With the help of Mai Miao, Susan successfully makes Chinese Hamburger (ròujiāmó) that combines Chinese and Western styles.

苏珊（玛丽亚饰）为了回报大家对她的照顾，主动提出要为大家做几顿最正宗的美式美食。但是一天三餐苏珊居然都做的汉堡包，让大家都吃腻了。苏珊决定给大家换花样。通过麦苗的帮助，苏珊成功做出了中西结合的肉夹馍。本期节目通过一日三餐的场景学习了相关词汇，体会中外食文化的差异。 （快乐汉语 2009年 第6期）

"Happy Chinese" was a series broadcast by the Chinese International Channel CCTV-4 starting August 3, 2009, to promote Chinese language and Chinese culture. Before May 2010, the first phase of "Happy Chinese" mainly taught everyday language in family and school life. Starting on May 31, 2010, the second phase of the show mainly taught practical Chinese for traveling in China.

Madam Wu, a friend of Mother Li, decides to introduce her niece to Xiaowei to be his girlfriend, but Xiaowei doesn't want to go on a blind date and is very distressed. Susan and Mai Miao decide to help him. At the date, Xiaowei can see that the niece is actually quite pretty. But when Susan rushes in pretending to be Xiaowei's fiancée in order to rescue him, the date is spoiled.

吴大妈决定把自己的侄女介绍给小伟作女朋友，但是小伟不想去相亲，非常苦恼，苏珊决定帮助他，在咖啡馆里小伟看到女生非常美丽，正打算聊天的时候，苏珊冲上去叫小伟”亲爱的“，结果把相亲给搅黄了。 （快乐汉语 2009年 第5期）

"Happy Chinese" was a series broadcast by the Chinese International Channel CCTV-4 starting August 3, 2009, to promote Chinese language and Chinese culture. Before May 2010, the first phase of "Happy Chinese" mainly taught everyday language in family and school life. Starting on May 31, 2010, the second phase of the show mainly taught practical Chinese for traveling in China.

In this episode, Sascha and Anna come down with colds, while everybody agrees that Sam's fashion sense... is a little off. A debate ensues, where everyone disagrees on what style Sam should sport. They split up the job of buying his new duds, to disastrous effect. Frustrated, Sam resolves to go shopping for his own clothes...

extr@ was a language-learning sitcom produced in English, German, French, and Spanish by Channel 4 Learning and RAI CPTO (Production Centre of Turin) between 2002 and 2004. The success and innovation of the series is that it combines real learning with a genuinely entertaining, sophisticated and sometimes risqué sitcom format that appeals to a young audience

In this episode, we are introduced to Sascha Meier (played by Leontine Hass) and Anna Schmidt (played by Britta Becker). Sascha is recovering from a breakup when she receives mail notifying her that her old American pen pal from grade school, Sam Scott (played by Lawrence Ray), intends to pay her a visit. Their neighbor, Nic Müller (played by Frank Brunet) is immediately jealous, as he has something of a crush on Sascha. Hilarity ensues when the naïve Sam turns out to be socially awkward, but as it turns out, this is because Sam is harboring a secret...

extr@ was a language-learning sitcom produced in English, German, French, and Spanish by Channel 4 Learning and RAI CPTO (Production Centre of Turin) between 2002 and 2004. The success and innovation of the series is that it combines real learning with a genuinely entertaining, sophisticated and sometimes risqué sitcom format that appeals to a young audience.

Susan finally gets up "early" (早), but finds that Father Li and Xiaowei have gotten up earlier than her. In the morning market, Susan finds a lot of signs that say "breakfast" (早点) and she asks to keep one of them. Father Li sees the "breakfast" sign on the back of Susan's bicycle, and thinks that Susan is going to work and study to open a breakfast shop. He and Mother Li prepare for Susan a large table of Chinese and Western breakfast foods, and they plan to give her some ideas.

苏珊好不容易起了个大早，却发现李父和小伟居然比她起得还早。在早市上，苏珊发现了好多写着“早点”的牌子，于是要了一个。李父看到苏珊自行车后面的“早点”牌，以为苏珊打算勤工俭学开早点铺，他和李母为苏珊准备了一大桌丰盛的中西式早点，打算给她出点主意。本集介绍了关于日期的表示方法，名词谓语句等相关汉语知识。 （快乐汉语 2009年 第4期）

"Happy Chinese" was a series broadcast by the Chinese International Channel CCTV-4 starting August 3, 2009, to promote Chinese language and Chinese culture. Before May 2010, the first phase of "Happy Chinese" mainly taught everyday language in family and school life. Starting on May 31, 2010, the second phase of the show mainly taught practical Chinese for traveling in China.

On New Year's Eve, Mai Miao has told her uncle's family (the Li family) that she is going to bring a classmate from a "far away" home for Chinese New Year. While the young Lele is pestering Xiaowei to set off firecrackers, they meet an American lady who asks for directions. Xiaowei enthusiastically helps her out, but he points her in the wrong direction. This "American lady" turns out to be Mai Miao's classmate, Susan! By the end of the episode, though, Susan finally manages to find the hospitable Li family and spends a happy New Year's Eve with them.

除夕当天，麦苗告诉舅舅一家，她要带一个家在“远方”的同学回家过年。乐乐缠着小伟要放鞭炮时，碰到了一个问路的美国阿姨，小伟热心的给她指路，却指错了方向。这个“美国阿姨”原来就是麦苗的同学――苏珊。苏珊最终顺利找到李家，和这家热情好客的中国人一起度过了一个欢乐的除夕夜。

"Happy Chinese" was a series broadcast by the Chinese International Channel CCTV-4 starting August 3, 2009, to promote Chinese language and Chinese culture. Before May 2010, the first phase of "Happy Chinese" mainly taught everyday language in family and school life. Starting on May 31, 2010, the second phase of the show mainly taught practical Chinese for traveling in China.

Father Li (played by Zhang Shaorong) is busy making dumplings on the fifth day of the new year, and Susan (played by Maria Panait) also participates in making dumplings after returning from the temple fair with Mai Miao and Lele. It turns out that Susan came to China to study--without telling her family. In order to be able to work and study, Susan decides to live in Father Li's house for the foreseeable future.

李父（张绍荣饰）一家都在为大年初五的饺子忙活着，苏珊从庙会回来后也参与了包饺子。原来苏珊（玛丽亚饰）独自来到中国留学，为了勤工俭学，苏珊决定在李父家长期的住下去。本期介绍了名字的叫法、疑问句的用法。（快乐汉语 2009年 第3期）

"Happy Chinese" was a series broadcast by the Chinese International Channel CCTV-4 starting August 3, 2009, to promote Chinese language and Chinese culture. Before May 2010, the first phase of "Happy Chinese" mainly taught everyday language in family and school life. Starting on May 31, 2010, the second phase of the show mainly taught practical Chinese for traveling in China.

In this episode, Father Li (played by Zhang Shaorong) attaches great importance to the arrival of American student Susan (played by Maria Panait), and he orders the whole Li family to receive Susan according to the full standards of diplomatic formality. Xiaoyong (played by Xu Xiaoxing) comes to the Lis' house to pay them a New Year's greeting, but Susan and Mai Miao (played by Wu Xiaodan) play a small prank on him. Still, after meeting Susan, Xiaoyong invites everyone to his restaurant for a welcome banquet in Susan's honor. There, Susan learns a lot of New Year's greetings, but she keeps toasting Father Li, who soon ends up intoxicated. The next day, Father Li is shocked to learn from the family about his own drunken behavior. He is then further humiliated when Susan returns drunk from a night on the town and she sings and dances in imitation of Father Li's earlier drunkenness.

本期通过短片中李父（张绍荣饰）非常重视苏珊（玛丽亚饰）的到来，他下令全家必须按照外事活动的标准接待苏珊。小勇（许小行饰）到老李家拜年，苏珊和麦苗（吴晓丹饰）唱起了双簧。大家在小勇的饭馆里为苏珊举行接风宴，苏珊学会了不少拜年的祝词，一个劲的给李父敬酒，结果大家都喝醉了。第二天，正在大家向李父描绘他喝醉后的情形时，苏珊喝得醉醺醺的回来了，她手舞足蹈的学起了醉酒的李父。介绍了汉语拜年的祝词、问候语、肯定句、否定句 、疑问句以及汉语语法的运用。

"Happy Chinese" was a series broadcast by the Chinese International Channel CCTV-4 starting August 3, 2009, to promote Chinese language and Chinese culture. Before May 2010, the first phase of "Happy Chinese" mainly taught everyday language in family and school life. Starting on May 31, 2010, the second phase of the show mainly taught practical Chinese for traveling in China.