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ID: 2664 Upper Intermediate
There are definitely ups and downs when having kids. On the one hand you love them to death but sometimes you can't help but worry a little too much. Let's listen to two moms talk about their 'sweet burdens' and how their attitudes to money have changed since having children.
Thu Mar 26 2015 | Constance Fang, Fiona Tian
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SIMPLIFIED PINYIN ENGLISH  
折腾 zhēteng torture
尤其 yóuqí especially
幼儿园 yòuéryuán kindergarten
环境 huánjìng environment
陈太太，好久不见！你儿子这么大啦！几岁呀？
Chén Tàitai ，hǎojiǔbùjiàn ！nǐ érzi zhème dà la ！jǐ suì ya ？
Mrs Chen, it's been too long! Your son's gotten so big! What age is he now?
五岁了！正是调皮捣蛋的年纪，可折腾死我了。
wǔ suì le ！zhèngshì tiáopí dǎodàn de niánjì ，kě zhēteng sǐ wǒ le 。
He's five! It's a very naughty age, he's a real torment.
孩子活泼点是好事，尤其是儿子，不调皮捣蛋你才要担心呢。
háizi huópo diǎnr shì hǎoshì ，yóuqí shì érzi ，bù tiáopí dǎodàn nǐ cái yào dānxīn ne 。
It's good for children to be a little energetic, especially boys, it's only if he's not a little terror that you should worry.
你说的也没错。对了，林太太，你们家女儿比我儿子大一岁是吧？上幼儿园了没有？
nǐ shuō de yě méi cuò 。duìle ，Lín tàitai ，nǐmen jiā nǚér bǐ wǒ érzi dàyīsuì shì ba ？shàng yòuéryuán le méiyǒu ？
You're not wrong. Oh yes, Mrs Lin, your daughter is a year older than my son, right? Has she started kindergarten yet?
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