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Post-Graduation Plans

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ID: 0608 Intermediate
Ah, the eternal question of what you want to be when you grow up. Said question, posed by well-meaning family members when you are in your third year of enjoying yourself loafing around Asia, starts to lose its charm. Now, if you don't want to go home, and you need a legit job to placate mom and dad, you can always adopt a Chinese uncle with 'guanxi' up his sleeve. In this podcast, listen and learn in Mandarin about post-graduation challenges in China.
Wed Aug 15 2007 | Jenny, John
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SIMPLIFIED PINYIN ENGLISH  
一转眼 yīzhuǎnyǎn in the blink of an eye
毕业 bìyè to graduate
出息 chūxi bright prospects
好不容易 hǎobùróngyì with great difficulty
叔叔，你来啦！
shūshu ，nǐ lái la ！
Uncle, you came!
是啊！一转眼你都大学毕业了。真有出息！
shì a ！yīzhuǎnyǎn nǐ dōu dàxué bìyè le 。zhēn yǒu chūxi ！
Yep! You graduated before I knew it. Your future is bright!
哎，好不容易才毕业。上学的时候想工作。现在毕业了，又不想了。
āi ，hǎobùróngyì cái bìyè 。shàngxué de shíhou xiǎng gōngzuò 。xiànzài bìyè le ，yòu bù xiǎng le 。
Oh, it wasn't easy to graduate. When I was studying I wanted to work. Now that I've graduated, I don't want to.
那是，做学生是最开心的。不过工作也很好啊！你学了那么多本事，是时候用了。
nàshi ，zuò xuésheng shì zuì kāixīn de 。bùguò gōngzuò yě hěn hǎo a ！nǐ xué le nàme duō běnshi ，shì shíhou yòng le 。
Yeah, a student's life is the happiest. But working is good too! You learned so many things, so it's time to use them.
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