Post-Graduation Plans
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ID: 0608
Intermediate
Ah, the eternal question of what you want to be when you grow up. Said question, posed by well-meaning family members when you are in your third year of enjoying yourself loafing around Asia, starts to lose its charm. Now, if you don't want to go home, and you need a legit job to placate mom and dad, you can always adopt a Chinese uncle with 'guanxi' up his sleeve. In this podcast, listen and learn in Mandarin about post-graduation challenges in China.
Jenny, John
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| SIMPLIFIED | PINYIN | ENGLISH | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 一转眼 | yīzhuǎnyǎn | in the blink of an eye | |
| 毕业 | bìyè | to graduate | |
| 出息 | chūxi | bright prospects | |
| 好不容易 | hǎobùróngyì | with great difficulty |
叔叔你来啦
shūshu 叔叔nǐ 你lái 来la 啦
Uncle, you came!
是啊一转眼你都大学毕业了真有出息
shì 是a 啊yīzhuǎnyǎn 一转眼nǐ 你dōu 都dàxué 大学bìyè 毕业le 了zhēn 真yǒu 有chūxi 出息
Yep! You graduated before I knew it. Your future is bright!
哎好不容易才毕业上学的时候想工作现在毕业了又不想了
āi 哎hǎobùróngyì 好不容易cái 才bìyè 毕业shàngxué 上学de 的shíhou 时候xiǎng 想gōngzuò 工作xiànzài 现在bìyè 毕业le 了yòu 又bù 不xiǎng 想le 了
Oh, it wasn't easy to graduate. When I was studying I wanted to work. Now that I've graduated, I don't want to.
那是做学生是最开心的不过工作也很好啊你学了那么多本事是时候用了
nàshi 那是zuò 做xuésheng 学生shì 是zuì 最kāixīn 开心de 的bùguò 不过gōngzuò 工作yě 也hěn 很hǎo 好a 啊nǐ 你xué 学le 了nàme 那么duō 多běnshi 本事shì 是shíhou 时候yòng 用le 了
Yeah, a student's life is the happiest. But working is good too! You learned so many things, so it's time to use them.
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