Thursday, August 9, 2012

Learn Chinese -- Dialogue -- Lesson 15 Talking About Study and Work

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lì li: nĭ shì xué shén me zhuān yè de?
丽丽: 你是学什么专业的? 
Lili:  What’s your major? 
   
mài kè: wŏ shì zhuān mén lái zhōng guó xué xí hàn yŭ de.
麦克: 我是专门来中国学习汉语的。 
Mike:  I come to China just to study Chinese. 
   
lì li: nĭ zài năr xué xí?
丽丽: 你在哪儿学习? 
Lili:  Where are you studying now?
   
mài kè: wŏ zài bĕi jīng yŭ yán wén huà dà xué xué xí.
麦克: 我在北京语言文化大学学习。 
Mike:  At the Beijing Language and Culture University.
   
lì li: nĭ xué xí jĭ nián le?
丽丽: 你学习几年了? 
Lili:  How many years have you studied?
   
mài kè: yĭ jīng sān nián le, hái chà yī nián jiù bì yè le.
麦克: 已经三年了,还差一年就毕业了。 
Mike:  I’ve already studied for three years. I’ll graduate in a year.
   
lì li: bì yè yĭ hòu huí guó ma? 
丽丽: 毕业以后回国吗? 
Lili:  Are you going back to your country after graduation?
   
mài kè: shì de, wŏ yào huí qù gōng zuò. 
麦克: 是的,我要回去工作。 
Mike:  Yes, I’ll return to my country and find a job.
   
lì li: huí guó zhăo gōng zuò kùn nán ma?
丽丽: 回国找工作困难吗? 
Lili:  Is it difficult to find a job?
   
mài kè: bú tài kùn nán, yīn wéi wŏ de guó jiā dŏng hàn yŭ de rén bú tài duō.
麦克: 不太困难,因为我的国家懂汉语的人不太多。 
Mike:  Not very difficult, because there are not so many people in my country who know Chinese.
   
lì li: zhù nĭ hăo yùn.
丽丽: 祝你好运。 
Lili: Whish you good luck.
   
mài kè: xiè xiè.
麦克: 谢谢。 
Mike:  Thanks.


Background

朋友之间,特别是志向、兴趣、爱好相同的朋友之间,时常进行一种定期和定向的交谈,很有点研讨的意味。交谈的时间和内容,一般为事先约好,并有初步准备。交谈时,就学习或工作的某一方面进行深入的探讨,以交流思想,达成共识。

Sometimes among friends, especially among those who have the same aspirations and interests, a periodical talk is held and it’s somewhat an academic discussion. A periodical talk is usually prearranged and requires some preparations. People would talk about a certain aspect of work and study so as to exchange thoughts and share common ideas.


New Words

学习 xué xí: to study
专业 zhuān yè: major
汉语 hàn yŭ: Chinese
nián: year
chà: to be short of
毕业 bì yè: to graduate
困难 kùn nán: difficult
好运 hăo yùn: good luck

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