From an early age, we all have dreams of what we want to do when we grow up. Some of us pursue such dreams but many people change their minds and their aspirations and goals changes. No matter, talking about dreams is a great topic to be able to talk about with friends colleagues; you might be surprised at what you learn!
In this Podcast, you will learn:
(i) How to recall your dreams and goals when you were young
(ii) To tell someone what your current dreams involve
Dialogue:
Two friends are reminiscing about their dreams:
（在饭馆）
(zài fàn guǎn)
(at the restaurant)
A:你们小时候有什么梦想么？
Nǐ mén xiǎo shí hou yǒu shén me mèng xiǎng me?
What were your dreams when you were a child?
B:有，我想当公车售票员。我觉得售票员特别酷。
Yǒu, wǒ xiǎng dāng gōng chē shòu piào yuán. Wǒ jué de shòu piào yuán tè bié kù.
Actually, I wanted to be a bus conductor. I thought that bus conductors were so cool.
C:小时候，我挺喜欢画画的，特别想当服装设计师。
Xiǎo shí hou, wǒ tǐng xǐ huān huà huà de, tè bié xiǎng dāng fú zhuāng shè jì shī.
When I was young, I liked to draw. I really wanted to be a fashion designer.
B:啊，那你比我这个伟大多了哈哈。
À, nà nǐ bǐ wǒ zhè ge wěi dà duō le ha ha.
Oh, your dreams were much better than mine. Haha.
A:那你现在的梦想呢？
Nà nǐ xiàn zài de mèng xiǎng ne?
Then what is your dream now?
C:我想……想赶快找个老公，生俩孩子！有个美满的家庭！
Wǒ xiǎng… xiǎng gǎn kuài zhǎo ge lǎo gōng, shēng liǎ hái zi! Yǒu gè měi mǎn de jiā tíng!
I want to find a husband very soon, have two children and have a happy family!
Chinese words and phrases mentioned in this Podcast:
小时候：in childhood
梦想：dream
梦想的职业：dream job
环游世界：travel around the world
公车售票员：bus conductor
酷：cool
画画：draw
服装设计师：fashion designer
当：become
伟大：great, mighty
老公：husband
生孩子：have children
俩：two
美满：happy
家庭：family
Cultural/Grammar note:
In the dialogue, ‘那你比我这个伟大多了’, ‘你’ refers to ‘你的梦想’, ‘我这个’ which refers to ‘我的这个梦想’. The complete sentence should be ‘那你的梦想比我的梦想伟大多了’.
‘Happy’ can express lots of meanings in Chinese, such as ‘开心’ and ‘幸福’. So when you want to say a perfect happy family, you should either say ‘美满’ or ‘幸福’.
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