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蚁族

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ID: 1520 Advanced
“蚁族”是一种昆虫吗?不是。“蚁族”指的是大学毕业生低收入聚居群体。他们有知识,有学历,有梦想,在大城市打拼,但只能从事一些临时性工作,没有钱租独立的房子,更没有钱买房子,于是很多人一起居住在城市和乡村结合处较便宜的地方。今天,让我们一起来关注这个特殊的群体吧。
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SIMPLIFIED PINYIN ENGLISH  
维护 wéihù to maintain and protect
折腾 zhēteng to toss and turn
群租 qúnzū communal living
to separate
哎哥们儿跟你商量个事儿
āi 哎gēmenr 哥们儿gēn 跟nǐ 你shāngliang 商量gè 个shìr 事儿
Hey man, I'd like to discuss something with you.
啥事儿跟我还客气什么不是借钱就行
shá 啥shìr 事儿gēn 跟wǒ 我hái 还kèqi 客气shénme 什么bùshì 不是jièqián 借钱jiù 就xíng 行
What's up? What's with the formalities? As long as it's not money, it's cool.
不是借钱是借地方我女朋友这周末过来你能不能去隔壁你老乡那儿挤挤
bùshì 不是jièqián 借钱shì 是jiè 借dìfang 地方wǒ 我nǚpéngyou 女朋友zhè 这zhōumò 周末guòlai 过来nǐ 你néng 能bùnéng 不能qù 去gébì 隔壁nǐ 你lǎoxiāng 老乡nàr 那儿jǐ 挤ji 挤
Not money, a place. My girlfriend is coming over this weekend. Do you think you could go stay with that guy from your hometown next door?
这事儿啊行为了维护哥们儿的爱情果实我就是睡大街上也愿意
zhè 这shìr5 事儿a 啊xíng 行wèile 为了wéihù 维护gēmenr 哥们儿de 的àiqíng 爱情guǒshi 果实wǒ 我jiùshì 就是shuì 睡dàjiē 大街shang 上yě 也yuànyì 愿意
Oh, that? No problem! For the well-being of my bro's relationship, I'd even sleep outside on the street.
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