那个年代Back in the Day

New words

• 年代niándài — decade (八十年代); era
• 曾经céngjīng — once, at one time
• 自从zìcóng — since
• 以来yǐlái — since (自从…以来)
• 至今zhìjīn — until now, to this day
• 退休tuìxiū — to retire

The story

大卫：爷爷，奶奶！你们从老家自己开车来的？Grandpa, Grandma! You drove all the way here from home by yourselves?

爷爷：当然！我开了六十多年车，至今没出过事故，没伤过人！Of course! I've been driving for over sixty years, and to this day I've never had an accident or hurt a soul!

小雨：自从我出生以来，这句话爷爷说了一千遍了。Grandpa's said that a thousand times since the day I was born.

奶奶：他八十四岁了，还要开车。我说坐火车，他不听。He's eighty-four and still insists on driving. I said let's take the train, but he won't listen.

小雨：爷爷去公园散步，也要开车！Grandpa even drives to the park to go for a walk!

爷爷：我退休了，可是我的车没退休！I've retired, but my car hasn't!

奶奶：你的车没退休，我的心理压力也没退休！Your car hasn't retired, and neither has my stress!

奶奶：汤圆呢？我给她做了一百个包子！Where's Tangyuan? I've made her a hundred buns!

Opening the lesson…