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The Mysterious Student Record

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ID: 1395 Upper Intermediate
Today the team tackles a cultural issue particular to China: the student record. This often mysterious and terribly important document follows a student throughout her studies and even into the professional world. Find out more about this in today's show!
Thu Apr 08 2010 | Jenny, John
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SIMPLIFIED PINYIN ENGLISH  
留校 liúxiào to work at school
为......而...... wèi...... ér...... for...to do...
饭碗 fànwǎn rice bowl, means of livelihood
犯愁 fànchóu to worry about
马上要毕业了。哎，郑景，你工作找好了吗？
mǎshàng yào bìyè le 。āi ，Zhèng Jǐng ，nǐ gōngzuò zhǎo hǎo le ma ？
It's almost time for graduation. Hey, Zheng Jing. Have you found a job yet?
我打算留校了。
wǒ dǎsuàn liúxiào le 。
I'm planning to work at the school.
真羡慕你啊，我们这帮兄弟还在为明天的饭碗而犯愁呢。那你的档案肯定是留在学校咯？
zhēn xiànmù nǐ a ，wǒmen zhè bāng xiōngdì hái zài wèi míngtiān de fànwǎn ér fànchóu ne 。nà nǐ de dàng\'àn kěndìng shì liú zài xuéxiào lo ？
I really envy you. Us group of guys here are still worried sick about how we're going to make a living for ourselves in the future. Your student record is definitely staying with the school then?
可不是嘛，我的档案也跟着我一块儿留校了。
kěbushì ma ，wǒ de dàng\'àn yě gēn zhe wǒ yīkuàir liúxiào le 。
Exactly. My record and I will stay right here at the school.
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