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Going to an International School

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ID: 2276 Upper Intermediate
International schools in China and throughout the world are famous for their high standards and their high price tags. In this lesson, two colleagues talk about the pluses and minuses of these educational institutions.
Mon Sep 16 2013 | John, Vera
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SIMPLIFIED PINYIN ENGLISH  
国际学校 guójì xuéxiào international school
研究 yánjiū to research
看情况 kàn qíngkuàng depending on circumstances, to look at the situation
办不到 bànbudào to be unable to do
你在看什么网页啊？上海国际学校？你又没孩子，看这个干吗？
nǐ zài kàn shénme wǎngyè a ？Shànghǎi guójì xuéxiào ？nǐ yòu méi háizi ，kàn zhè gè gànmá ？
What website are you looking at? Shanghai International School? You don't even have kids. What are you doing looking at that?
还不是老板。他们家老大明年要上小学了，叫我研究一下。
hái bùshì lǎobǎn 。tāmen jiā lǎodà míngnián yào shàng xiǎoxué le ，jiào wǒ yánjiū yīxià 。
It's because of the boss. His oldest child is going to start elementary school next year and he asked me to check it out.
老板是中国人，大多数的国际学校只收外籍的学生吧。
lǎobǎn shì Zhōngguórén ，dàduōshù de guójì xuéxiào zhǐ shōu wàijí de xuésheng ba 。
The boss is Chinese. Most international schools only accept foreign students.
看情况，有些也收中国人。再说，我们老板你还不知道吗？坚信没有钱办不到的事！
kàn qíngkuàng ，yǒuxiē yě shōu Zhōngguórén 。zài shuō ，wǒmen lǎobǎn nǐ hái bù zhīdào ma ？jiānxìn méiyǒu qián bànbudào de shì ！
It depends on the situation. Some also accept Chinese. Also, you know about our boss, right? He's convinced there's nothing that money can't accomplish!
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