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Child-Parent Fight

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ID: 0378 Intermediate
You wanted more drama so more drama it is. In this podcast, you’ll learn what a parent-child argument sounds like in Mandarin Chinese. We’ll give you a hint: it rhymes with “homework and good grades”.
Tue Dec 26 2006 | Jenny, John
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SIMPLIFIED PINYIN ENGLISH  
用功 yònggōng hardworking
竞争 jìngzhēng competition
抓紧 zhuājǐn to stay on top of
连……都…… lián ... dōu ... even
你怎么还在看电视？功课都做完了吗？
nǐ zěnme hái zài kàn diànshì ？gōngkè dōu zuòwán le ma ？
How come you are still watching TV? Have you finished all your homework?
早就做完了。我看一会儿电视放松一下。
zǎo jiù zuòwán le 。wǒ kàn yīhuìr diànshì fàngsōng yīxià 。
I finished it a long time ago. I’m watching TV for a while to relax a bit.
你看电视的时候，人家都在用功学习，补课。现在竞争这么激烈，你自己不抓紧可不行啊！
nǐ kàn diànshì de shíhou ，rénjiā dōu zài yònggōng xuéxí ，bǔkè 。xiànzài jìngzhēng zhème jīliè ，nǐzìjǐ bù zhuājǐn kě bùxíng ā ！
While you’re watching TV, everyone else is studying hard and doing extra lessons. The competition these days is so fierce; if you don’t stay on top of it, you won’t make it!
我怎么不抓紧？我每天除了做一大堆的作业和课外练习，还要练钢琴，学画画，我实在受不了了！你为什么连我放松一下都不允许？我还有什么童年乐趣？
wǒ zěnme bù zhuājǐn ？wǒ měitiān chúle zuò yīdàduī de zuòyè hé kèwài liànxí ，háiyào liàn gāngqín ，xué huàhuà ，wǒ shízài shòubuliǎo le ！nǐ wèishénme lián wǒ fàngsōng yīxià dōu bùyǔnxǔ ？wǒ hái yǒu shénme tóngnián lèqù ？
How am I not staying on top of it? Every day, besides doing a huge pile of assignments and extra-curricular lessons, I also have to practice piano and take art class. I really can’t take it! Why can’t you allow me to have a little time to relax? What other childhood pleasures do I have?
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