Rental Boyfriend
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ID: 2349
Upper Intermediate
The pressure from parents on young Chinese people to find spouses can be severe. In fact, so much so that renting a boyfriend or girlfriend to take home for Chinese New Year has become a full-blown phenomenon. In this lesson, two friends commiserate over their “personal problem” and consider renting a prospective spouse for the holiday.
Dilu,John
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| SIMPLIFIED | PINYIN | ENGLISH | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 发愁 | fāchóu | to worry | |
| 一年到头 | yīniándàotóu | an entire year | |
| 不像话 | bù xiànghuà | unbelieveable | |
| 个人问题 | gèrénwèntí | having difficulty finding a spouse |
珊珊过年回家吗
Shānshān 珊珊guònián 过年huíjiā 回家ma 吗
Shanshan, are you going home for New Year?
哎正发愁这事儿呢不回吧一年到头不回家看看也不像话回吧个人问题没解决老爸老妈亲朋好友非要唠叨死我想想就好烦
āi 哎zhèng 正fāchóu 发愁zhè shìr5 这事儿ne 呢bù 不huí 回ba 吧yīniándàotóu 一年到头bù 不huíjiā 回家kàn kan 看看yě 也bù xiànghuà 不像话huí 回ba 吧gèrénwèntí 个人问题méi 没jiějué 解决lǎobà 老爸lǎomā 老妈qīnpénghǎoyǒu 亲朋好友fēiyào 非要láodao 唠叨sǐ 死wǒ 我xiǎngxiang 想想jiù 就hǎo 好fán 烦
Yeah, this is really bothering me. If I don't go, then I won't have been home for a whole year and that's unacceptable. If I go, and the problem of my being single isn't resolved, my mom and dad, and all my relatives and friends are going to nag me to death. Just thinking about it is so annoying!
哈哈我也一样我妈昨天还打电话说呢说今年过年不带个媳妇儿回去就别回去了
hāhā 哈哈wǒ 我yě 也yīyàng 一样wǒ 我mā 妈zuótiān 昨天hái 还dǎ diànhuà 打电话shuō 说ne 呢shuō 说jīnnián 今年guònián 过年bù 不dài 带gè 个xífùr 媳妇儿huíqu 回去jiù 就bié 别huíqu 回去le 了
Haha, it's the same for me. Yesterday my mom called me and said that if I don't bring home a daughter-in-law, then I shouldn't come home.
咱俩真是同病相怜要么我们租吧
zánliǎ 咱俩zhēn 真shì 是tóngbìngxiānglián 同病相怜yàome 要么wǒmen 我们zū 租ba 吧
So the two of us are in the same boat! Let's rent one!
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