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选择：大城市还是小城市？

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ID: 1433 Advanced
大城市繁华现代，机会多，空间大，但竞争激烈，房价高消费高；小城市悠闲安逸，生活舒适，压力小......到底是去大城市实现梦想呢，还是在小城市过平淡的生活？不同的人就有不同的想法和选择。欢迎大家收听今天的高级中文课程。
Thu Jun 10 2010 | Jiaojie, David
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明智 míngzhì wise
逃兵 táobīng deserter
混 hùn to get by, to drift along
是金子在哪儿都会发光的 shì jīnzi zàinǎr dōuhuì fāguāng de 'where there's gold, it shines'
哥们儿明天就要回老家了，今天咱们好好喝一场！
gēmenr míngtiān jiùyào huí lǎojiā le ，jīntiān zánmen hǎohāo hē yī chǎng ！
Tomorrow, I'm going back to my hometown. Tonight, let's drink up!
干！为了你的明智选择！
gān ！wèile nǐ de míngzhì xuǎnzé ！
Cheers! To your wise decision!
哎！我也就一逃兵！不想在这儿混了，房价高，工资低，啥时候才能给老婆孩子一个窝啊！
āi ！wǒ yě jiù yī táobīng ！bù xiǎng zài zhèr hùn le ，fángjià gāo ，gōngzī dī ，shá shíhou cái néng gěi lǎopo háizi yī gè wō a ！
Agh! I'm just a deserter! I don't want to just keep drifting along here. Housing prices are high, salaries are low; when will I ever be able to provide a nice home for my wife and kid!
是金子在哪儿都会发光的。回小城市也挺好的，压力小，生活质量高。还能照顾父母。
shì jīnzi zài nǎr dōu huì fāguāng de 。huí xiǎo chéngshì yě tǐng hǎo de ，yālì xiǎo ，shēnghuó zhìliang gāo 。hái néng zhàogu fùmǔ 。
Wherever there's gold, it shines! Going back to a small city is quite nice. There's little pressure, and the quality of life is higher. Also, you can take care of your folks.
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