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Mandarin Chinese · HSK 3.0 Band 3 · Chapter 30

谈梦想的工作 Talking about dream jobs

Tán mèngxiǎng de gōngzuò

小红 + 王明 talk about future careers. Teaches 想 + 当 + N (want to become X) and 以后想 + V (future intention).

我想当老师 — I want to be a teacher

  1. 王明 xiǎohóng, jiāngláixiǎngzuòshénmegōngzuò? Xiao Hong, what job do you want in the future?
  2. 小红 zhí, jiùshìxiǎngdānglǎoshī, gēnlǎoshīyàng. I've kept studying hard precisely because I want to be a teacher, like Teacher He.
  3. 王明 dānglǎoshīhěnyǒu, néngbāngzhùbiérén. Being a teacher is interesting, and you help others.
  4. 小红 ne? xiǎngdāngshénme? And you? What do you want to be?
  5. 王明 jīngdānggōngchéngshīle. huanzhègegōngzuò. I'm already an engineer. I like this job.
  6. 小红 gōngchéngshītīngláihěnwěndìng. Engineer sounds stable.

以后想帮助别人 — Wanting to help others later

  1. 小红 hòuxiǎngbāngzhùgèngduōdexuéshēng. In future I want to help more students.
  2. 王明 tīngláihěnyǒu. hòuxiǎngzàijiào? Sounds great. Where do you want to teach later?
  3. 小红 gōngshǎojiùshǎoba, xiǎngxiǎochéngshì, biāngèngyàolǎoshī. Lower pay is fine — I want to go to a small city; they need teachers more there.
  4. 王明 dexuǎnduìshèhuìhěnhǎo. Your choice is good for society.
  5. 小红 méixiǎngdàohuìyǒuzhèyàngdemèngxiǎng. I didn't expect to have a dream like this.
  6. 王明 wèilemèngxiǎng, jiānchíxià, hòudìngnéngdānghǎolǎoshī. For your dream, keep going — you'll make a fine teacher one day.
汉字PinyinTừ loạiNghĩa
工作 gōngzuò n. work; job (recall Bk1)
梦想 mèngxiǎng n. dream; aspiration
dāng v. serve as; be (a profession)
老师 lǎoshī n. teacher (recall Bk1)
医生 yīshēng n. doctor (recall Bk1)
工程师 gōngchéngshī n. engineer
记者 jìzhě n. journalist
将来 jiānglái n. in the future
以后 yǐhòu n. after; later (recall Bk1)
帮助 bāngzhù v. help (recall Bk1)
社会 shèhuì n. society
有意思 yǒu yìsi adj. interesting (recall Bk1)
稳定 wěndìng adj. stable; steady
选择 xuǎnzé v. choose; choice
小红 Xiǎo Hóng pn. Xiao Hong (persona — recall ch21)
王明 Wáng Míng pn. Wang Ming (persona — recall ch01)
汉字PinyinTừ loạiNghĩa
jiāng (in 将来 = in the future) 将来 jiānglái — in the future
wěn (in 稳定 = stable; steady) 稳定 wěndìng — stable; steady
capital; salary (in 工资) 工资 gōngzī — salary; wages
shè society (in 社会) 社会 shèhuì — society
yuàn wish (in 但愿) 但愿 dànyuàn — wish; if only

mèng dream (in 梦想) Viết

11 strokes top-bottom

dāng serve as; be (a role) Viết

6 strokes top-bottom

shè society (in 社会) Nhận biết

7 strokes left-right

huì meeting; society (recall Bk1) Nhận biết

6 strokes top-bottom

xuǎn choose (in 选择) Nhận biết

9 strokes left-right

pick (in 选择) Nhận biết

8 strokes left-right

为了 … , … — 目的复句 (三72) 为了 … , … — purposive complex sentence (三72)

为了 + 目的, 后面整个分句说明"为这个目的做了什么". 为了找到好工作, 他努力学习. 为了将来, 现在要努力. 和二级的"为了 + 短语"相比, 三级用它连接两个分句, 表达更完整的"目的 — 行动"关系. 为了 一般放句首.

为了 + goal, then a whole clause says what was done FOR that goal. 为了找到好工作, 他努力学习 (To get a good job, he studies hard). 为了将来, 现在要努力. Beyond Band 2's 为了 + phrase, Band 3 uses it to link two clauses — a fuller "purpose → action" relationship. 为了 usually opens the sentence.

  • 为了找到好工作, 他努力学习. Wèile zhǎodào hǎo gōngzuò, tā nǔlì xuéxí. To find a good job, he studies hard.
  • 为了将来, 现在要努力. Wèile jiānglái, xiànzài yào nǔlì. For the future, you must work hard now.
  • 为了梦想, 他什么都愿意做. Wèile mèngxiǎng, tā shénme dōu yuànyì zuò. For his dream, he's willing to do anything.
  • 为了家人, 他很努力地工作. Wèile jiārén, tā hěn nǔlì de gōngzuò. For his family, he works very hard.

X 就 X (点儿) 吧 — 让步接受 (三80) X 就 X (点儿) 吧 — grudging acceptance (三80)

上一课 (grammar-01) 讲目的. 本课的"X 就 X (点儿) 吧"表示"虽然 X 不太理想, 但可以接受". 慢就慢点儿吧 (慢一点也没关系) / 累就累吧 (累就累, 值得). X 是同一个形容词或动词. 口语常用, 语气随意、退一步.

Grammar-01 was purpose. "X 就 X (点儿) 吧" means "X isn't ideal, but it's acceptable". 慢就慢点儿吧 (a bit slow is fine) / 累就累吧 (tired is tired — it's worth it). X is the same adjective/verb. Colloquial, easy-going, a step-back tone.

  • 慢就慢吧, 能做完就好. Màn jiù màn ba, néng zuò wán jiù hǎo. Slow is fine — as long as it gets done.
  • 忙就忙吧, 工作重要. Máng jiù máng ba, gōngzuò zhòngyào. Busy is fine — work matters.
  • 累就累吧, 为了梦想. Lèi jiù lèi ba, wèile mèngxiǎng. Tired is tired — it's for the dream.
  • 贵就贵吧, 东西好. Guì jiù guì ba, dōngxi hǎo. A bit pricey is fine — the quality is good.

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