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脱单 Finding a Partner

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ID: 3024 Advanced
婚姻大事往往被过度严肃地看待,不过朋友之间这也可以是个拌嘴搞笑的老话题,这一课,我们要摆脱为了父母的期待而找对象这个沉重的大帽子,换个轻松的态度来聊聊“脱单”这个让人有点尴尬又带着点趣味的话题。 Listen to a conversation between two friends discussing marriage and being single. Learn some modern terms for relationships and being single.
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铁定 tiědìng dead certain
单身狗 dānshēngǒu singleton
脱单 tuōdān to escape single life
zhī to give
双十一收获颇丰吧一看就知道铁定是参与了阿里巴巴几十个亿的大项目了不是
shuāngshí yī 双十一shōuhuò 收获pō 颇Fēng 丰ba 吧yī kàn 一看jiù 就zhīdào 知道tiědìng 铁定shì 是cānyù 参与le 了Ālǐbābā 阿里巴巴jǐshí 几十gè 个yì 亿de 的dà 大xiàngmù 项目le 了bùshì 不是
You pulled in a rich harvest on Singles' Day, yeah? Just from looking at it I'm dead certain that you took part in the several hundred million RMB event by Alibaba, yeah?
嗨谁说不是呢可那时候投资得太凶现在每天都只能吃土再加上还是单身狗吃土单身狗实在太凄凉
hāi 嗨shéi 谁shuō 说bùshì 不是ne 呢kě 可nà 那shíhou 时候tóuzī 投资de 得tài 太xiōng 凶xiànzài 现在měitiān 每天dōu 都zhǐnéng 只能chī 吃tǔ 土zài jiāshang 再加上háishì 还是dānshēn 单身gǒu 狗chī 吃tǔ 土dānshēn 单身gǒu 狗really 实在tài 太qīliáng 凄凉
Hi, you got it! But I've "invested" too heavily. Now I'm so poor I can only eat dirt, as well as being a singleton. Being a broke singleton is really quite bleak.
瞧你说的这年头谁还不当几回月光女神下月工资一发不就又活过来了至于脱单我倒是可以给你支几招看你愿不愿接受了
qiáo nǐ 瞧你shuō 说de 的zhè niántou 这年头shéi 谁hái 还bù dāng 不当jǐ 几huí 回yuèguāng 月光nǚshén 女神xià 下yuè 月gōngzī 工资yī 一fā 发bù 不jiù 就yòu 又huó 活guòlai 过来le 了zhìyú 至于tuōdān 脱单wǒ 我dàoshì 倒是kěyǐ 可以gěi 给nǐ 你zhī 支jǐ 几zhāo 招kàn 看nǐ 你yuàn 愿bù yuàn 不愿jiēshòu 接受le 了
You're telling me! These few years who hasn't been the paycheck to paycheck queen a few times in their life? Whenever you receive the next month's salary you come to life again. As to leaving single life behind, I can give you a few tips. It's up to you if you want to accept them.
哎呦喂这敢情好啊成天看你们几个在朋友圈秀恩爱撒狗粮的我都快被虐死了
āiyōuwēi 哎呦喂zhè 这gǎnqíng 敢情hǎo 好a 啊chéngtiān 成天kàn 看nǐmen 你们jǐ ge 几个zài 在péngyou quān 朋友圈xiù 秀ēnài 恩爱sā 撒gǒuliáng 狗粮de 的wǒ 我dōu 都kuài 快bèi 被nuè 虐sǐ le 死了
Hey! Of course I'm willing! After seeing all of you on WeChat Moments showing off your love, spraying dog-food over the rest of us. I already feel quite abused.
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