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Publishing a Magazine

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ID: 2113 Upper Intermediate
You're out of college and it's time to do something with your life. You can't just hang out on your parent's couch all day, can you? In this lesson, someone discusses with their mother about pursuing their dream of starting a magazine. Also, be sure to check out the new task feature below, ChinesePod's newest way to enrich your learning experience along with fellow poddies!
Wed Jan 30 2013 | Jenny, John
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SIMPLIFIED PINYIN ENGLISH  
晃荡 huàngdang to hang about
唠叨 láodao to nag
合伙 héhuǒ to partner up
办 bàn to publish
鹏宇，你毕业这么久了，还在整天晃荡，你到底想做什么？总得有个打算啊！
Péngyǔ ，nǐ bìyè zhème jiǔ le ，hái zài zhěngtiān huàngdang ，nǐ dàodǐ xiǎng zuò shénme ？zǒngděi yǒu gè dǎsuàn a ！
Peng Yu, it's been a while since you graduated and you're still hanging around all day long. What do you want to do? You have to have a plan!
妈，你别唠叨了，我已经有想法了。
mā ，nǐ bié láodao le ，wǒ yǐjīng yǒu xiǎngfǎ le 。
Mom, stop nagging me. I already have an idea.
什么想法？无论什么，妈妈都支持你。
shénme xiǎngfǎ ？wúlùn shénme ，māma dōu zhīchí nǐ 。
What is it? No matter what it is, I'll support you.
我们几个同学想合伙办一个杂志。这也是我的梦想。
wǒmen jǐ gè tóngxué xiǎng héhuǒ bàn yī gè zázhì 。zhè yě shì wǒ de mèngxiǎng 。
A couple of us classmates want to work together to publish a magazine. Plus it's my dream.
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