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I Don't Want to Be a Housewife

I Don't Want to Be a Housewife
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ID: 4051 Upper Intermediate
Two friends are meeting at a coffee shop to talk about their troubles. In today's case, the reason one of them is upset is that their fiance wants them to stay at home and become a housewife after they get married. This is quite a common occurrence, more so in some Asian countries, where the man likes to look after the wife and be the single source of income. How would you feel about becoming a kept-man or woman? Do you have money problems with your partner or your boss? Would you like the chance to not have to work? Perhaps you wouldn't like to be financially dependant on someone else? In this Mandarin Chinese lesson, learn how to discuss relationship problems, especially some arguments you might have with your partner about your future and shared responsibilities.
Constance Fang,Fiona Tian
I Don't Want to Be a Housewife
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SIMPLIFIED PINYIN ENGLISH  
苦着脸 kǔzheliǎn to have a sad face
避难 bìnàn refuge; to take refuge; to seek asylum (political etc)
达成 dáchéng to reach (an agreement ); to complete a goal
共识 gòngshí common understanding; consensus
唉我们好不容易有时间约出来聚你可以不要这样苦着脸吗
ài 唉wǒmen 我们hǎobùróngyì 好不容易yǒu 有shíjiān 时间yuē 约chūlái 出来jù 聚nǐ 你kěyǐ 可以bùyào 不要zhèyàng 这样kǔ 苦zhe 着liǎn 脸ma 吗
Ah… it’s such a rare occasion that we get an opportunity to get together, can you not sit there with such a long face?
我也不想要阿但偏偏我们家那个死鬼硬是要跟我吵工作的问题我出来跟你们聚是来避难的
wǒ 我yě 也bù 不xiǎngyào 想要Ā 阿dàn 但piānpiān 偏偏wǒmen 我们jiā 家nàge 那个sǐguǐ 死鬼yìngshì 硬是yào 要gēn 跟wǒ 我chǎo 吵gōngzuò 工作de 的wèntí 问题wǒ 我chūlái 出来gēn 跟nǐmen 你们jǜ 聚shì 是lái 来bìnàn 避难de 的
I don’t want to either! But that scoundrel at home insisted on arguing with me about a work problem. The reason I came out to attend the get together with you guys was avoiding a disaster at home.
你们都吵了一个多月到现在都还没达成共识啊怎么他还是不想让妳婚后出去工作吗你确定你们再这样吵下去会有结果吗
nǐmen 你们dōu 都chǎo 吵le 了yī 一ge 个duō 多yuè 月dào 到xiànzài 现在dōu 都hái 还méi 没dáchéng 达成gòngshí 共识ā 啊zěnme 怎么tā 他háishi 还是bù 不xiǎng 想ràng 让nǐ 妳hūn 婚hòu 后chūqù 出去gōngzuò 工作ma 吗nǐ 你quèdìng 确定nǐmen 你们zài 再zhèyàng 这样chǎo 吵xiàqù 下去huì 会yǒu 有jiéguǒ 结果ma 吗
You’ve been arguing for over a month, and you’ve still been unable to reach any consensus? How can that be? Does he still not want you to work after you get married? Will there be any worthwhile conclusion to you two continuing to argue like this?
还没呢每次讲到这个问题他总跟我说他有的是钱让我别担心生活乖乖在家享清福就好但偏偏我就是不想要
hái 还méi 没ne 呢měicì 每次jiǎng 讲dào 到zhège 这个wèntí 问题tā 他zǒng 总gēn 跟wǒ 我shuō 说tā 他yǒudeshì 有的是qián 钱ràng 让wǒ 我bié 别dānxīn 担心shēnghuó 生活guāi 乖guāi 乖zài 在jiā 家xiǎngqīngfú 享清福jiù 就hǎo 好dàn 但piānpiān 偏偏wǒ 我jiùshì 就是bù 不xiǎngyào 想要
Not yet! Every time the issue comes up, he always says to me that the one thing he does have is money, and that I don’t need to worry about making a living, and that I should just enjoy a life of ease and comfort like a good girl, but I really don’t want that.
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