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 ID: 0104 Intermediate
 
What are your plans for the future?  Think that this question ends after you walk out of your guidance counselor’s office? “Think two times” (Chinglish for “twice”).  In this podcast, we offer up a monologue on business plans in Mandarin Chinese.  Listen and learn…you might just get some good ideas!
 
          Mon Feb 27 2006 | Jenny,  Ken
        
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  | SIMPLIFIED | PINYIN | ENGLISH | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 上进 | shàngjìn | eager to make progress | |
| 愿意 | yuànyì | to want | |
| 努力 | nǔlì | to work hard | |
| 以后 | yǐhòu | afterward | 
我很上进,愿意以后努力工作。 
 wǒ hěn shàngjìn , yuànyì yǐhòu nǔlì gōngzuò 。
 I’m ambitious and I'm willing to work hard in the future.
我的目标之一是去中国做生意。 
 wǒ de mùbiāo zhīyī shì qù Zhōngguó zuò shēngyi 。
 One of my goals is to go to China to do business.
成立自己的公司。 
 chénglì zìjǐ de gōngsī 。
 To set up one's own company.
我打算从中国出口服装到美国。 
 wǒ dǎsuàn cóng Zhōngguó chūkǒu fúzhuāng dào Měiguó 。
 I plan to export clothes from China to America.
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