Life after School
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ID: 2218
Intermediate
School is out for college students everywhere, and some of them for good. It's time to take on the real world. In this lesson, two friends talk about the difficulties in leaving college and finding a job in the "real world". And in the highly competitive Chinese job market, there's a lot of pressure.
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| SIMPLIFIED | PINYIN | ENGLISH | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 关灯 | guāndēng | to turn off the light | |
| 短信 | duǎnxìn | text message | |
| 发 | fā | to send | |
| 搞定 | gǎodìng | to take care of, settle |
我关灯了哦
wǒ 我guāndēng 关灯le 了ò 哦
I'm turning off the light.
好哎不知道小梅回老家找工作怎么样了
hǎo 好ái 哎bùzhīdào 不知道Xiǎoméi 小梅huí lǎojiā 回老家zhǎo gōngzuò 找工作zěnmeyàng 怎么样le 了
Okay. Hey, I wonder how Xiao Mei's job search is going back in her hometown?
她白天给我发短信了说差不多搞定了
tā 她báitiān 白天gěi 给wǒ 我fā 发duǎnxìn 短信le 了shuō 说chàbuduō 差不多gǎodìng 搞定le 了
She sent me a message today and said that it's pretty much settled.
那挺好的哎马上就要毕业了真舍不得离开我们这个寝室
nà 那tǐng 挺hǎo 好de 的ài 哎mǎshàng 马上jiùyào 就要bìyè 毕业le 了zhēn 真shěbude 舍不得líkāi 离开wǒmen 我们zhè gè 这个qǐnshì 寝室
That's great. Hey, I'm going to graduate soon. I really don't want to leave our dormitory.
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