Lesson 196 Work 第一百九十六课 工作（1）

Cam: Welcome to Chinese Studio everyone, wo shi Cam.
YJ: And wo shi Yajie. It's a brand new week, and we’re going to learn all about work this week.
Cam: I don't like work Yajie!
YJ: I know. But these are important lessons, so listen up!

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Key Words of the Day
teacher, 老师, policeman, 警察, journalist, 记者 lawyer, 律师, What do you do? 你是做什么工作的?I work at a bank. 我在银行工作。I work at a radio station. 我在电台工作。All in today's Chinese Studio.

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Cam: Okay Yajie, a common question to ask is, what do you do?
YJ: Right, if somebody asks you this, you will hear 你是做什么工作的 ni3 shi4 zuo4 shen2me gong1 zuo4 de?
Cam: ni3 shi4 zuo4 shen2me gong1 zuo4 de?
YJ: 你 ni3 means you,
Cam: ni3.
YJ: 做 zuo4 means do,
Cam: zuo4,
YJ: 什么 shen2me means what,
Cam: shen2me,
YJ: 工作 gong1 zuo4 means job.
Cam: gong zuo,
YJ: ni3 shi4 zuo4 shen2me gong1 zuo4 de?
Cam: 你是做什么工作的 ni3 shi4 zuo4 shen2me gong1 zuo4 de? What do you do?

Conversation 1:

A: 你是做什么工作的?
B: 我在大学教书。你呢？你是做什么工作的?
A:我是一名医生。

Cam: Now let's say I work at a bank.
YJ: Okay. You would answer wo zai yinhang gong zuo.
Cam: 我在银行工作 wo zai yinhang gong zuo.
YJ: 我 wo3 means I,
Cam: wo,
YJ: 在 zai4 means at,
Cam: zai4.
YJ: 银行 yin2 hang2 is bank,
Cam: yin2 hang2.
YJ: 工作 gong1 zuo4 means work,
Cam: gong1 zuo4,
YJ: 我在银行工作 wo zai yinhang gong zuo.
Cam: wo zai yinhang gong zuo. I work at a bank.

Conversation 2:

(1)A: 你是做什么工作的?
B: 我在银行工作。

(2)A: 听说你在这家银行上班?
B: 是啊,昨天刚刚开始的。

YJ: Well I work at a radio station
Cam: then what's the Chinese for radio station?
YJ: it's 广播电台 guang3 bo1 dian4 tai2.
Cam: guang3 bo1 dian4 tai2.
YJ: 广播 guang3 bo1 means broadcast,
Cam: guang3 bo1
YJ: 电台 dian4 tai2 means radio station,
Cam: dian4 tai2.
YJ: 广播电台 guang3 bo1 dian4 tai2. radio station,
Cam: guang3 bo1 dian4 tai2.
YJ: or you can just say 电台 dian4 tai2 for short.
Cam: dian4 tai2.
YJ: now Cam, what's the Chinese for "I work at a radio station"?
Cam: it's wo zai dian4 tai2 gong zuo.
YJ: wo zai dian4 tai2 gong zuo. Very good.

Conversation 3:

(1)A:你是做什么工作的?
B: 我在电台工作。

(2)A:在电台工作感觉如何?
B: 在电台工作很有意思。

Cam: And what about teacher, lawyer or policeman?
YJ: teacher is 老师 lao3 shi1,
Cam: lao3 shi1 and student is 学生 xue2 sheng1.
YJ: That's right. Lawyer is 律师 lv4 shi1.
Cam: lv4 shi1.
YJ: policeman is 警察 jing3 cha2.
Cam: jing3 cha2.
YJ: what is your dream career, Cam?
Cam: well, I go with journalist. What's the Chinese for that?
YJ: it's 记者 ji4 zhe3.
Cam: ji4 zhe3. Yaj, we just mentioned a lot of professions.
YJ: don't worry. Let's review all of them in the following key words reminder.

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Key words reminder:
teacher, 老师, policeman, 警察, journalist, 记者 lawyer, 律师, What do you do? 你是做什么工作的?I work at a bank.我在银行工作。I work at a radio station. 我在电台工作。All intoday's Chinese Studio.

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Cam: We've run out of time. Yajie, let's get to our question of the day.
YJ: Sure. How do you say "teacher" in Chinese?
Cam: That's quite easy.
YJ: Mingtianjian!