Lesson 121 · 找工作 · The job
大卫没钱了David's Broke
New words
- 生活shēnghuó — life; to live
- 卖mài — to sell
- 一共yígòng — altogether
- 算suàn — to count, calculate
- 不好意思bù hǎoyìsi — sorry; embarrassed
- 方便fāngbiàn — convenient
The story
大卫:一百,两百,三百……一共三百块。One hundred, two hundred, three hundred... three hundred altogether.
小雨:大卫,你在算什么呢?David, what are you calculating?
大卫:我在算我的钱。我一共就有三百块了。I'm counting my money. I've only got three hundred left in total.
小雨:三百?这个月还有二十天呢!Three hundred? There are still twenty days left this month!
小雨:你的钱都去哪儿了?Where did all your money go?
大卫:报名比赛两百块,还有我的跑步鞋,五百块!Two hundred to sign up for the race, plus my running shoes, five hundred!
小雨:五百?你是运动员吗?Five hundred? Are you a pro athlete or something?
大卫:我是冠军嘛!冠军要穿好鞋。I'm the champion! A champion needs good shoes.
Opening the lesson…