Chinese Neighbors and Your Children
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ID: 4028
Upper Intermediate
In this lesson, we hear of a young mother who is not too happy with how her neighbours go ahead and pick up her child without her permission. We discuss the differences in community parenting, and how these overly handy aunties can be a blessing if you need help with any child care. Let us know if you've experienced similar things in your neighbourhood.
Constance Fang,Fiona Tian
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| SIMPLIFIED | PINYIN | ENGLISH | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 行为 | xíngwéi | behavior | |
| 搞不懂 | gǎobudǒng | to be unable to understand | |
| 狗屁倒灶 | gǒupìdǎozào | nonsense | |
| 留神 | liúshén | to take care |
哼回来中国这么长时间这里人的行为我有时候还真是搞不懂
hèng 哼huílai 回来Zhōngguó 中国zhème 这么cháng shíjiān 长时间zhèlǐ 这里rén 人de 的xíngwéi 行为wǒ 我yǒu 有shíhou 时候hái 还zhēn 真shì 是gǎobudǒng 搞不懂
Hmm! I've been back to China for such a long time, but I still can't really understand the way people act here!
冷静冷静先喘口气又是什么狗屁倒灶的事惹到你啦
lěngjìng 冷静lěngjìng 冷静xiān 先chuǎn 喘kǒu 口qì 气yòushì 又是shénme 什么gǒupìdǎozào 狗屁倒灶de 的shì 事rě 惹dào 到nǐ 你la 啦
Calm down! Calm down! First take a breath. What nonsense has you all riled up now?
刚刚我带宝宝出去转转一不留神一位老太太居然把我孩子抱起来亲我客客气气让他把孩子放下他还把孩子抱给另一位老太太简直不可理喻欸你说他嘴巴有多少细菌呀要是害我家宝宝生病了谁负责
gānggāng 刚刚wǒ 我dài 带bǎobao 宝宝chūqù 出去zhuàn zhuan 转转yī 一bù 不liúshén 留神yī 一wèi 位lǎotàitai 老太太jūrán 居然bǎ 把wǒ 我háizi 孩子bào 抱qǐlái 起来qīn 亲wǒ 我kèkèqìqi 客客气气ràng 让tā 他bǎ 把háizi 孩子fàngxià 放下tā 他hái 还bǎ 把háizi 孩子bào 抱gěi 给lìngyī 另一wèi 位lǎotàitai 老太太jiǎnzhí 简直bù kě lǐyù 不可理喻èi 欸nǐ 你shuō 说tā 他zuǐbā 嘴巴yǒu 有duōshao 多少xìjūn 细菌ya 呀yàoshì 要是hài 害wǒjiā 我家bǎobao 宝宝shēngbìng 生病le 了shéi 谁fùzé 负责
I just took my baby out for a walk, and when my guard was down for one moment, an old woman suddenly picked up my child to kiss him. I politely asked her to put the child back down, but she gave the child to another old woman! It beggars belief! Agh! You don't know what germs there are in her mouth? If he got my baby sick, who would take responsibility for it?
哎中国的老太太把街坊邻居都当成自己的亲人嘛
āi 哎Zhōngguó 中国de 的lǎotàitai 老太太bǎ 把jiēfang 街坊línjū 邻居dōu 都dàngchéng 当成zìjǐ de 自己的qīnrén 亲人ma 嘛
Ah, Chinese ladies treat all their neighbours like family, no?
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