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Life after School

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IN THIS LESSON
ID: 2218 Intermediate
School is out for college students everywhere, and some of them for good. It's time to take on the real world. In this lesson, two friends talk about the difficulties in leaving college and finding a job in the "real world". And in the highly competitive Chinese job market, there's a lot of pressure.
Wed Jun 26 2013 | John, Vera
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SIMPLIFIED PINYIN ENGLISH  
关灯 guāndēng to turn off the light
短信 duǎnxìn text message
发 fā to send
搞定 gǎodìng to take care of, settle
我关灯了哦。
wǒ guāndēng le ò 。
I'm turning off the light.
好。哎，不知道小梅回老家找工作怎么样了？
hǎo 。ái ，bùzhīdào Xiǎoméi huí lǎojiā zhǎo gōngzuò zěnmeyàng le ？
Okay. Hey, I wonder how Xiao Mei's job search is going back in her hometown?
她白天给我发短信了，说差不多搞定了。
tā báitiān gěi wǒ fā duǎnxìn le ，shuō chàbuduō gǎodìng le 。
She sent me a message today and said that it's pretty much settled.
那挺好的。哎，马上就要毕业了，真舍不得离开我们这个寝室。
nà tǐng hǎo de 。ài ，mǎshàng jiùyào bìyè le ，zhēn shěbude líkāi wǒmen zhè gè qǐnshì 。
That's great. Hey, I'm going to graduate soon. I really don't want to leave our dormitory.
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