Sweet Burden
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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.
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 陈太太hǎojiǔbùjiàn 好久不见nǐ 你érzi 儿子zhème 这么dà 大la 啦jǐ suì 几岁ya 呀
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 五岁le 了zhèngshì 正是tiáopí dǎodàn 调皮捣蛋de 的niánjì 年纪kě 可zhēteng 折腾sǐ 死wǒ 我le 了
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 孩子huópo 活泼diǎnr 点shì 是hǎoshì 好事yóuqí 尤其shì 是érzi 儿子bù 不tiáopí dǎodàn 调皮捣蛋nǐ 你cái 才yào 要dānxīn 担心ne 呢
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 你shuō 说de 的yě 也méi 没cuò 错duìle 对了Lín 林tàitai 太太nǐmen 你们jiā 家nǚér 女儿bǐ 比wǒ 我érzi 儿子dàyīsuì 大一岁shì ba 是吧shàng 上yòuéryuán 幼儿园le 了méiyǒu 没有
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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