Episode 47 | 你想不想要孩子？ Do you want kids?

Free transcript: https://www.yaya.press/web_reader/bab2369e-ab42-44de-b6e0-1b215516363e Powered by Yaya: Yaya is a language learning app where you learn by reading - it is still the beta version so expect bugs! ;) Reading compelling content is one of the most effective ways to learn another language. And it's fun! Give a creative topic or prompt, and we'll use AI to generate a dialog, story, article, or other fun types of content with sentence-by-sentence translations at any reading level. You can also upload your own texts (so you can study with whatever reading you want!). Yaya will get you tackling that novel you've been wanting to read much sooner in your learning journey. Try it!If Yaya doesn't work for you, try here Leave a comment and share your thoughts: https://open.firstory.me/user/cko0g8j5m1toy0984t6s7mqtk/comments Vocabulary 理念 lǐ​niàn | concept or idea 生小孩 shēng xiǎo​hái | have children 二胎 èr​tāi | second child 晒 shài | show off 朋友圈 Péng​you​quān | social circle 趋势 qū​shì | trend 紧要 jǐn​yào | crucial, essential 惊讶 jīng​yà | surprised 相似 xiāng​sì | similar 亲密 qīn​mì | close, intimate 人生大事 rén​shēng dà​shì | major life event 巧合 qiǎo​hé | coincidence 重述 chóng​shù | restate 我的话 wǒ de​huà | my words 人生才算完整 rén​shēng cái suàn wán​zhěng | complete life 倾向 qīng​xiàng | inclination or tendency 家庭观念 jiā​tíng guān​niàn | family values 洗脑 xǐ​nǎo | brainwashing 督促 dū​cù | urge or prompt 混血 hùn​xuè | mixed race 说说笑笑 shuō​shuo xiào xiào | banter and laughter 打打闹闹 dǎ dǎ nào nào | playful and lively interaction 相处模式 xiāng​chǔ mó​shì | interaction pattern 稍大 shāo dà | slightly older 说服 shuō​fú | persuade 姓氏 Xìngshì | surname 一辈子 yībèizi | lifetime 烟火 yān​huǒ | fireworks, also means family lineage 传宗接代 chuán​zōng​jiē​dài | continue family lineage 养一只猫 yǎng yì zhī māo | own a cat 代替 dài​tì | substitute 强烈 qiáng​liè | intense, strong desire 欲望 yù​wàng | desire 天生 tiān​shēng | innate or natural inclination 喜爱 xǐ​'ài | fondness or love 态度 tài​du | attitude 开放性 kāi​fàng​xìng | open-mindedness 逼 bī | pressure or force 坚决 jiān​jué | resolute, determined 谈了七八年 tán le qī bā nián | dated for seven or eight years 分手 fēn​shǒu | break up 可惜 kěxí | pity 坎 kǎn | obstacle 脆弱 cuì​ruò | fragile 逗 dòu | play with, amuse 婴儿车 yīng'ér chē | stroller 结合体 jié​hé tǐ | union or combination 混 hùn | mixed or hybrid 辛苦 xīn​kǔ | hard work 操劳 cāo​láo | hard work and toil 惧怕 jù​pà | fear 占比 zhàn bǐ | proportion or ratio 身份 shēn​fèn | identity 丢失了自己 diū​shī le zì​jǐ | lose oneself 围绕 wéi​rào | around 领养 lǐng​yǎng | adopt a child 独立 dú​lì | independent 悲剧 bēi​jù | tragedy 努力 nǔ​lì | effort or hard work 避免 bì​miǎn | avoid 照顾 zhào​gu | take care of 保姆 bǎo​mǔ | nanny 风险 fēng​xiǎn | risk 忽视 hū​shì | disregard, neglect 归根结底 guī​gēn​jié​dǐ | ultimately 换工作 huàn gōng​zuò | change jobs 职责 zhí​zé | responsibilities 阶段性 jiē​duàn​xìng | transitional 打工人 dǎ gōng​rén | worker 角色 jué​sè | role 超越 chāo​yuè | surpass, go beyond 基因 jī​yīn | genetic material 基于 jī​yú | based on 信任 xìn​rèn | trust 好奇心 hào​qí​xīn | curiosity 打破 dǎ​pò | break, shatter 挽救 wǎn​jiù | save, rescue 平庸 píng​yōng | mediocre, ordinary 趋于 qū​yú | tend to, become 平淡 píng​dàn | plain, dull 裂痕 lièhén | crack 糟糕 zāo​gāo | terrible, awful 芭比 bābǐ | barbie Powered by Firstory Hosting