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Publishing a Magazine

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ID: 2113 Upper Intermediate
You're out of college and it's time to do something with your life. You can't just hang out on your parent's couch all day, can you? In this lesson, someone discusses with their mother about pursuing their dream of starting a magazine. Also, be sure to check out the new task feature below, ChinesePod's newest way to enrich your learning experience along with fellow poddies!
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SIMPLIFIED PINYIN ENGLISH  
晃荡 huàngdang to hang about
唠叨 láodao to nag
合伙 héhuǒ to partner up
bàn to publish
鹏宇你毕业这么久了还在整天晃荡你到底想做什么总得有个打算啊
Péngyǔ 鹏宇nǐ 你bìyè 毕业zhème 这么jiǔ 久le 了hái 还zài 在zhěngtiān 整天huàngdang 晃荡nǐ 你dàodǐ 到底xiǎng 想zuò 做shénme 什么zǒngděi 总得yǒu 有gè 个dǎsuàn 打算a 啊
Peng Yu, it's been a while since you graduated and you're still hanging around all day long. What do you want to do? You have to have a plan!
妈你别唠叨了我已经有想法了
mā 妈nǐ 你bié 别láodao 唠叨le 了wǒ 我yǐjīng 已经yǒu 有xiǎngfǎ 想法le 了
Mom, stop nagging me. I already have an idea.
什么想法无论什么妈妈都支持你
shénme 什么xiǎngfǎ 想法wúlùn 无论shénme 什么māma 妈妈dōu 都zhīchí 支持nǐ 你
What is it? No matter what it is, I'll support you.
我们几个同学想合伙办一个杂志这也是我的梦想
wǒmen 我们jǐ gè 几个tóngxué 同学xiǎng 想héhuǒ 合伙bàn 办yī 一gè 个zázhì 杂志zhè 这yě shì 也是wǒ de 我的mèngxiǎng 梦想
A couple of us classmates want to work together to publish a magazine. Plus it's my dream.
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