2. STORYTELLING
“Jiǔ Jiǔ Liù” Háishì Màn Shēnghuó
《九九六还是慢生活》
“996” Or Slow Life
In this part of the lesson, we will be practicing the vocabulary and grammar that we've learned in Lesson 2.1 and Lesson 2.2. There are two separate listening and reading practice materials:
INSTRUCTIONS:
Zhāng Yéye Hé Fāng Nǎinai Zài Dǎ Diànhuà
《张爷爷和方奶奶在打电话》
Grandpa Zhang Is Making A Phone Call With Grandma Fang
*The English translation is made to be literal for a better understanding of the Chinese sentence structures and language flow.
张爷爷 Grandpa Zhang 方奶奶 Grandma Fang
张爷爷:Hello? Is (it) Grandma Fang? I am Old Zhang!
方奶奶:Is (it) Grandpa Zhang? Hello hello!
张爷爷:Very long time no see you (already), (have you) gone traveling?
方奶奶:You don’t know, I now live in (my) little(/youngest) son’s home. (Do) you still live there (where) the old houses (are)?
张爷爷:Yeah, my daughter is in Shanghai, she told me to arrive Shanghai to be together with her, to live at her home. I went (there and) lived (for) two months, (it did) not work, life (was) too not-used-to.
方奶奶:With (your) own child together how would (it be) not-used-to?
张爷爷:There (where) she (is), (surely) is convenient, but (there) aren’t these old neighbors like you guys, not the same.
方奶奶:Old neighbors all are friends of a few ten-years, (surely) are good, but very many (of them) all don’t live there anymore, (those who) with sons (or) daughters live together (have become) more and more.
张爷爷:Grandma Fang you said (it) correct, but (let) me wait a little bit more, I(,) now (by my)self (as) one person(,) still no problem, I’ll think about it after (I’m) 80 years old!
“Jiǔ Jiǔ Liù” Háishì Màn Shēnghuó
《九九六还是慢生活》
“996” Or Slow Life
*The English translation is made to be literal for a better understanding of the Chinese sentence structures and language flow.
“996” Or Slow Life
Nowadays, (there) exist very many jobs (where) work hours are very long, every week six days, every day from morning 9 o’clock to evening 9 o’clock, this exactly is (what) everyone says (to be) “nine-nine-six”. My job also is “nine-nine-six”. Before, I especially like this “fen” (of) job, because (given the fact that it) is busy, but the money it gives (is) also a lot. But now, I more and more think (that there) exists (some) problems. No. 1, my hair (has become) more and more few, (my) body (has become) more and more fat, (my) eye also hurt all (of) every day. No.2, I now already (am) 30 something years old, but (I) still (have) not gotten married, neither (do I) have (a) girlfriend. Every day the work (is) both busy and tiring, (how) can (I) have time to be in a romantic relationship? Now, my work is just my life, but I hope (that my)self can have more time to rest, exercise, (and) get to know new friends. So, I plan to find a new job, to start (a) new “slow” life.
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