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选择：大城市还是小城市？

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ID: 1433 Advanced
大城市繁华现代，机会多，空间大，但竞争激烈，房价高消费高；小城市悠闲安逸，生活舒适，压力小......到底是去大城市实现梦想呢，还是在小城市过平淡的生活？不同的人就有不同的想法和选择。欢迎大家收听今天的高级中文课程。
Jiaojie,David
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SIMPLIFIED PINYIN ENGLISH  
明智 míngzhì wise
逃兵 táobīng deserter
混 hùn to get by, to drift along
是金子在哪儿都会发光的 shì jīnzi zàinǎr dōuhuì fāguāng de 'where there's gold, it shines'
哥们儿明天就要回老家了今天咱们好好喝一场
gēmenr 哥们儿míngtiān 明天jiùyào 就要huí 回lǎojiā 老家le 了jīntiān 今天zánmen 咱们hǎohāo 好好hē 喝yī chǎng 一场
Tomorrow, I'm going back to my hometown. Tonight, let's drink up!
干为了你的明智选择
gān 干wèile 为了nǐ 你de 的míngzhì 明智xuǎnzé 选择
Cheers! To your wise decision!
哎我也就一逃兵不想在这儿混了房价高工资低啥时候才能给老婆孩子一个窝啊
āi 哎wǒ 我yě 也jiù 就yī 一táobīng 逃兵bù xiǎng 不想zài 在zhèr 这儿hùn 混le 了fángjià 房价gāo 高gōngzī 工资dī 低shá 啥shíhou 时候cái 才néng 能gěi 给lǎopo 老婆háizi 孩子yī 一gè 个wō 窝a 啊
Agh! I'm just a deserter! I don't want to just keep drifting along here. Housing prices are high, salaries are low; when will I ever be able to provide a nice home for my wife and kid!
是金子在哪儿都会发光的回小城市也挺好的压力小生活质量高还能照顾父母
shì 是jīnzi 金子zài 在nǎr 哪儿dōu 都huì 会fāguāng 发光de 的huí 回xiǎo 小chéngshì 城市yě 也tǐng 挺hǎo 好de 的yālì 压力xiǎo 小shēnghuó 生活zhìliang 质量gāo 高hái 还néng 能zhàogu 照顾fùmǔ 父母
Wherever there's gold, it shines! Going back to a small city is quite nice. There's little pressure, and the quality of life is higher. Also, you can take care of your folks.
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