Talking About Study and Work 谈学习与工作 （tán xué xí yǔ gōng zuò）

丽丽：你是学什么专业的？

lì li: nĭ shì xué shén me zhuān yè de?  

Lili: What’s your major?  

麦克：我是专门来中国学习汉语的。

mài kè: wŏ shì zhuān mén lái zhōng guó xué xí hàn yŭ de. 　 

Mike: I come to China just to study Chinese.  

丽丽：你在哪儿学习？

lì li: nĭ zài năr xué xí? 　

Lili: Where are you studying now?

麦克：我在北京语言文化大学学习。

mài kè: wŏ zài bĕi jīng yŭ yán wén huà dà xué xué xí. 　

Mike: At the Beijing Language and Culture University.

丽丽：你学习几年了？

lì li: nĭ xué xí jĭ nián le?  

Lili: How many years have you studied?

麦克：已经三年了，还差一年就毕业了。

mài kè: yĭ jīng sān nián le, hái chà yī nián jiù bì yè le. 　

Mike: I’ve already studied for three years. I’ll graduate in a year.

丽丽：毕业以后回国吗？  

lì li: bì yè yĭ hòu huí guó ma?  

Lili: Are you going back to your country after graduation?

麦克：是的，我要回去工作。  

mài kè: shì de, wŏ yào huí qù gōng zuò.  

Mike: Yes, I’ll return to my country and find a job.

丽丽：回国找工作困难吗？  

lì li: huí guó zhăo gōng zuò kùn nán ma?

Lili: Is it difficult to find a job?

麦克：不太困难，因为我的国家懂汉语的人不太多。

mài kè: bú tài kùn nán, yīn wéi wŏ de guó jiā dŏng hàn yŭ de rén bú tài duō. 　

Mike: Not very difficult, because there are not so many people in my country who know Chinese.

丽丽：祝你好运。

lì li: zhù nĭ hăo yùn. 　

Lili: Wish you good luck.

麦克：谢谢。

mài kè: xiè xiè.  

Mike: Thanks.

生词：

1.学习 xué xí: to study 

2.专业 zhuān yè: major 

3.汉语 hàn yŭ: Chinese 

4.年 nián: year 

5.差 chà: to be short of 

6.毕业 bì yè: to graduate 

7.困难 kùn nán: difficult 

8.好运 hăo yùn: good luck