Leeching off the Parents
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ID: 1534
Upper Intermediate
Adults that still live with their parents long past the time when they were expected to be financially independent are said to be "gnawing on the old" in Mandarin Chinese. In this lesson, hear how a member of this clan interacts with his parents (who don't particularly enjoy the gnawing).
Jenny,John
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| SIMPLIFIED | PINYIN | ENGLISH | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 招聘会 | zhāopìnhuì | job fair | |
| 好歹 | hǎodǎi | anyhow, regardless | |
| 本科生 | běnkēshēng | undergraduate student | |
| 窝囊 | wōnang | good-for-nothing |
东东啊这个礼拜天有个招聘会到时候妈陪你一起去
Dōngdong 东东a 啊zhè ge 这个lǐbàitiān 礼拜天yǒu 有ge 个zhāopìnhuì 招聘会dào shíhou 到时候mā 妈péi 陪nǐ 你yīqǐ 一起qù 去
Dongdong, there's a job fair this Sunday. I'll go with you.
我知道都是些招聘超市收银员的职位没意思
wǒ 我zhīdào 知道dōu 都shì 是xiē 些zhāopìn 招聘chāoshì 超市shōuyínyuán 收银员de 的zhíwèi 职位méi yìsi 没意思
I know. Those are all supermarket cashier positions. They're boring.
那好歹也算是份工作啊
nà 那hǎodǎi 好歹yě 也suàn shì 算是fèn 份gōngzuò 工作a 啊
Well it's a job either way.
哎呀没兴趣一个本科生去做收银员窝不窝囊啊
āiyā 哎呀méi 没xìngqù 兴趣yī 一ge 个běnkēshēng 本科生qù 去zuò 做shōuyínyuán 收银员wō 窝bu 不wōnang 窝囊a 啊
Agh, I'm not interested! An undergraduate student working as a clerk? Tell me I wouldn't be a good-for-nothing.
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