Going to an International School
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ID: 2276
Upper Intermediate
International schools in China and throughout the world are famous for their high standards and their high price tags. In this lesson, two colleagues talk about the pluses and minuses of these educational institutions.
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| SIMPLIFIED | PINYIN | ENGLISH | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 国际学校 | guójì xuéxiào | international school | |
| 研究 | yánjiū | to research | |
| 看情况 | kàn qíngkuàng | depending on circumstances, to look at the situation | |
| 办不到 | bànbudào | to be unable to do |
你在看什么网页啊上海国际学校你又没孩子看这个干吗
nǐ 你zài 在kàn 看shénme 什么wǎngyè 网页a 啊Shànghǎi 上海guójì 国际xuéxiào 学校nǐ 你yòu 又méi 没háizi 孩子kàn 看zhè gè 这个gànmá 干吗
What website are you looking at? Shanghai International School? You don't even have kids. What are you doing looking at that?
还不是老板他们家老大明年要上小学了叫我研究一下
hái bùshì 还不是lǎobǎn 老板tāmen 他们jiā 家lǎodà 老大míngnián 明年yào 要shàng 上xiǎoxué 小学le 了jiào 叫wǒ 我yánjiū 研究yīxià 一下
It's because of the boss. His oldest child is going to start elementary school next year and he asked me to check it out.
老板是中国人大多数的国际学校只收外籍的学生吧
lǎobǎn 老板shì 是Zhōngguórén 中国人dàduōshù 大多数de 的guójì 国际xuéxiào 学校zhǐ 只shōu 收wàijí 外籍de 的xuésheng 学生ba 吧
The boss is Chinese. Most international schools only accept foreign students.
看情况有些也收中国人再说我们老板你还不知道吗坚信没有钱办不到的事
kàn qíngkuàng 看情况yǒuxiē 有些yě 也shōu 收Zhōngguórén 中国人zài shuō 再说wǒmen 我们lǎobǎn 老板nǐ 你hái 还bù 不zhīdào 知道ma 吗jiānxìn 坚信méiyǒu 没有qián 钱bànbudào 办不到de 的shì 事
It depends on the situation. Some also accept Chinese. Also, you know about our boss, right? He's convinced there's nothing that money can't accomplish!
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