Intermediate - No School for Doudou (C2376)

A: 今天我们别送豆豆去幼儿园了,我听说他们班好几个小朋友都感冒了。
jīntiān wǒmen bié sòng Dòudou qù yòuéryuán le, wǒ tīngshuō tāmen bān hǎo jǐ gè xiǎopéngyou dōu gǎnmào le.
We aren't going to take Doudou to kindergarten today. I've heard that a lot of kids in their class have colds.
B: 感冒有什么关系?我相信我儿子的抵抗力。
gǎnmào yǒu shénme guānxi? wǒ xiāngxìn wǒ érzi de dǐkànglì.
What does that have to do with getting a cold? I think my son has resistance to getting a cold.
A: 你说得容易,每次豆豆感冒了,辛苦的都是我。
nǐ shuō de róngyì, měicì Dòudou gǎnmào le, xīnkǔ de dōu shì wǒ.
It's easy for you to say that. Every time that Doudou gets a cold, I'm the one who suffers.
B: 我知道你很累,我也担心儿子被传染。但是不送幼儿园,谁来看孩子啊?
wǒ zhīdào nǐ hěn lèi, wǒ yě dānxīn érzi bèi chuánrǎn. dànshì bù sòng yòuéryuán, shéi lái kān háizi ā?
I know that you're tired, and I'm also worried about our son catching something. However, if we don't take him to school, who is going to look after the kid?
A: 唉,是啊。这个月已经请了五天假了。再请假,大概要被炒鱿鱼了。
ài, shì a. zhè ge yuè yǐjīng qǐng le wǔtiān jià le. zài qǐngjià, dàgài yào bèi chǎoyóuyú le.
Hmm, yeah. I've already taken five days off this month. If I get any more days off, I'll probably get fired.
B: 我也不能请假,我今天要开一整天的会,大家都等着我。
wǒ yě bùnéng qǐngjià, wǒ jīntiān yào kāi yīzhěngtiān de huì, dàjiā dōu děng zhe wǒ.
I can't take the day off either. I'm going to have meetings all day today. Everyone is waiting for me.
A: 要不我辞职算了?
yàobu wǒ cízhí suànle?
What if I just quit my job?
B: 这个你自己考虑,我先走了。豆豆,我们出发了。
zhè ge nǐzìjǐ kǎolǜ, wǒ xiān zǒu le. Dòudou, wǒmen chūfā le.
Think it over for yourself. I've got to go. Doudou, we're going.

Key Vocabulary

sòng to deliver
幼儿园 yòuéryuán kindergarten
听说 tīngshuō to have heard
好几个 hǎo jǐ gè quite a few
感冒 gǎnmào to catch a cold
关系 guānxi concern, relationship
抵抗力 dǐkànglì resistance
辛苦 xīnkǔ hard work
担心 dānxīn to worry
传染 chuánrǎn to infect
kān to look at
炒鱿鱼 chǎoyóuyú to fire (from a job)
辞职 cízhí to resign
考虑 kǎolǜ to consider

Supplementary Vocabulary

同意 tóngyì to agree
免疫力 miǎnyìlì immunity
分开 fēnkāi to separate
仔细 zǐxì specific, detailed
照顾 zhàogù to take care of
发出 fāchū to send out

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