Intermediate - Life after School (C2218)

A: 我关灯了哦。
wǒ guāndēng le ò.
I'm turning off the light.
B: 好。哎,不知道小梅回老家找工作怎么样了?
hǎo. ái, bùzhīdào Xiǎoméi huí lǎojiā zhǎo gōngzuò zěnmeyàng le?
Okay. Hey, I wonder how Xiao Mei's job search is going back in her hometown?
A: 她白天给我发短信了,说差不多搞定了。
tā báitiān gěi wǒ fā duǎnxìn le, shuō chàbuduō gǎodìng le.
She sent me a message today and said that it's pretty much settled.
B: 那挺好的。哎,马上就要毕业了,真舍不得离开我们这个寝室。
nà tǐng hǎo de. ài, mǎshàng jiùyào bìyè le, zhēn shěbude líkāi wǒmen zhè gè qǐnshì.
That's great. Hey, I'm going to graduate soon. I really don't want to leave our dormitory.
A: 你不是要留在学校读研究生吗?我经常回来看你。
nǐ bùshì yào liú zài xuéxiào dú yánjiūshēng ma? wǒ jīngcháng huílai kàn nǐ.
Aren't you going to stay at school and do graduate work? I'll come back and visit you.
B: 真是我的好姐妹!哎,你合同签了吧?
zhēn shì wǒ de hǎo jiěmèi! āi, nǐ hétong qiān le ba?
You really are like a sister to me! Hey, have you signed the contract?
A: 签是签了,不过试用期三个月,压力好大。
qiān shì qiān le, bùguò shìyòngqī sān gè yuè, yālì hǎo dà.
I've signed it, but there is a probation period of three months. There's a lot of pressure.
B: 你是我们三个人里面能力最强的,好好干!
nǐ shì wǒmen sān gè rén lǐmiàn nénglì zuì qiáng de, hǎohāo gàn!
Out of the three of us you're the most capable. You'll do great!
A: 哎,接下来还得找房子,真烦!
āi, jiē xiàlái hái děi zhǎo fángzi, zhēn fán!
Yeah, next I've still got to find an apartment. It's so annoying!

Key Vocabulary

关灯 guāndēng to turn off the light
短信 duǎnxìn text message
to send
搞定 gǎodìng to take care of, settle
毕业 bìyè to graduate
就要 jiùyào to be about to, going to
舍不得 shěbude not to bear to part with, to be hesitant about
离开 líkāi to leave
寝室 qǐnshì dormitory
liú to remain, to stay
研究生 yánjiūshēng graduate student
姐妹 jiěmèi sister
合同 hétong contract
qiān to sign
不过 bùguò but
试用期 shìyòngqī probation period
压力 yālì pressure
能力 nénglì ability
qiáng stong
接下来 jiē xiàlái next

Supplementary Vocabulary

室友 shìyǒu roommate
硕士 shuòshì master's degree
博士 bóshì doctorate
竞争 jìngzhēng competition
鼓励 gǔlì to encourage
实习 shíxí intern

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