Intermediate - New Mommy Returns to Work (C2154)

A: 娟儿,你回来上班啦!
Juānr, nǐ huílai shàngbān la!
Juanr, you've come back to work!
B: 是啊!好久没看见你们了。
shì a! hǎo jiǔ méi kànjiàn nǐmen le.
Yeah! It's been a long time since I've seen you all.
A: 哎,你恢复得很好!
āi, nǐ huīfù de hěn hǎo!
Yeah, you've recovered well!
B: 我胖了很多。
wǒ pàng le hěn duō.
I've gained a lot of weight.
A: 不会啊!很有妈妈的感觉。
bùhuì a! hěn yǒu māma de gǎnjué.
No way! You have the look of a mom.
B: 给你看我女儿的照片。
gěi nǐ kàn wǒ nǚér de zhàopiàn.
I'll show you some pictures of my daughter.
A: 好啊!
hǎo a!
Okay!
B: 这是满月的时候拍的。
zhè shì mǎnyuè de shíhou pāi de.
This was taken when my baby turned one month old.
A: 哇,胖嘟嘟的,好可爱!
wā, pàngdūdū de, hǎo kě ài!
Wow! She's so chubby and so cute!
B: 我现在满脑子都是宝宝。要是产假长点儿就好了,就可以多点儿时间在家带宝宝了。
wǒ xiànzài mǎn nǎozi dōu shì bǎobao. yàoshì chǎnjià cháng diǎnr jiù hǎo le, jiù kěyǐ duō diǎnr shíjiān zài jiā dài bǎobao le.
Now all I think about is my baby. If my maternity leave were a bit longer it would be great, then I could spend more time at home taking care of my baby.
A: 那你上班以后谁带宝宝啊?
nà nǐ shàngbān yǐhòu shéi dài bǎobao a?
Then when you're at work, who takes care of the baby?
B: 我妈妈跟我婆婆带。
wǒ māma gēn wǒ pópo dài.
My mom and my mother in law take care of it.
A: 那喝奶粉吗?
nà hē nǎifěn ma?
Then is it drinking formula?
B: 白天喝奶粉,晚上还是喝母乳。
báitiān hē nǎifěn, wǎnshang háishì hē mǔrǔ.
During the day she drinks formula. At night she still drinks breast milk.
A: 那你肯定很辛苦!
nà nǐ kěndìng hěn xīnkǔ!
Then you've got to be exhausted!
B: 没事儿,只要宝宝健康就好。
méishìr, zhǐyào bǎobao jiànkāng jiù hǎo.
It's no problem. As long as my baby is healthy, it's okay.

Key Vocabulary

恢复 huīfù to recover
感觉 gǎnjué feeling
满月 mǎnyuè an infant's first month anniversary
的时候 de shíhou when
pāi to take a picture
胖嘟嘟 pàngdūdū chubby
mǎn full
脑子 nǎozi brain, mind
要是 yàoshì if
dài to take (care of a child)
奶粉 nǎifěn powdered milk
母乳 mǔrǔ breast milk
肯定 kěndìng certainly
辛苦 xīnkǔ hard work

Supplementary Vocabulary

结束 jiéshù to finish
身材 shēncái body shape
shòu thin, skinny
生孩子 shēngháizi to give birth to a child
出生 chūshēng to be born
公公 gōnggong husband's father

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