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我wǒ从cóng大学dà xué毕业bì yè以后yǐ hòu,第dì一yī份fèn工作gōng zuò是shì在zài公司gōng sī里lǐ当dāng职员zhí yuán,后来hòu lái我wǒ发现fā xiàn生活shēng huó太tài无聊wú liáo了le,整zhěng天tiān坐zuò在zài办公室bàn gōng shì里lǐ,所以suǒ yǐ我wǒ决定jué dìng辞职cí zhí。

辞职cí zhí以后yǐ hòu我wǒ去qù了le很多hěn duō地方dì fang,开阔kāi kuò了le视野shì yě,遇见yù jiàn了le很多hěn duō人rén,看到kàn dào了le很多hěn duō风景fēng jǐng。

当dāng我wǒ遇见yù jiàn我wǒ现在xiàn zài的de丈夫zhàng fu,我wǒ知道zhī dào是shì时候shí hou安定ān dìng下来xià lái了le,然后rán hòu回家huí jiā找zhǎo了le一yī份fèn适合shì hé我wǒ的de工作gōng zuò。

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Vocabulary 48 words

ChinesePinyinEnglish
我 wǒI; me; my
从 cóngfrom; through; via / (bound form) retainer; attendant / (bound form) assistant; auxiliary; subordinate / (bound form) related by common paternal grandfather or earlier ancestor
大学 dà xuéuniversity / college
毕业 bì yèto graduate / to finish school
以后 yǐ hòuafter / later / afterwards / following / later on / in the future
第 dì(prefix indicating ordinal number)
一 yīone / single / a (article)
份 fènclassifier for gifts, newspaper, magazine, papers, reports, contracts etc
工作 gōng zuòjob / work / task
是 shìto be (followed by substantives only)
在 zài(of sb or sth) to be (located) at
公司 gōng sīcompany; firm; corporation
里 lǐlining / interior / inside
当 dāngto be / to act as
职员 zhí yuánoffice worker / staff member
后来 hòu láiafterwards; later
发现 fā xiànto notice; to become aware of / to discover; to find; to detect
生活 shēng huólife / livelihood
太 tàitoo (much) / very / extremely
无聊 wú liáobored / boring / senseless
了 lemodal particle (emphasis)
整 zhěng(bound form) whole; complete; entire; (before a measure word) whole; (before or after number + measure word) exactly / (bound form) in good order; tidy; neat
天 tiānday
坐 zuòto sit / to take a seat / to take (a bus, airplane etc) / to bear fruit
办公室 bàn gōng shìoffice; business premises
所以 suǒ yǐtherefore / as a result / so
决定 jué dìngto decide; to determine; to make up one's mind
辞职 cí zhíto resign
去 qùto go, to go to
很多 hěn duōmany; a lot of
地方 dì fangplace; location; area; space; territory / aspect; part
开阔 kāi kuòto open up
视野 shì yěfield of view / (fig.) outlook; perspective
遇见 yù jiànto meet
人 rénperson; people
看到 kàn dàoto see
风景 fēng jǐngscenery; landscape
现在 xiàn zàinow; at present; currently
的 depossessive particle (of; 's) / modifying particle (used after an attribute to modify a noun or to form a nominal expression)
丈夫 zhàng fuhusband
知道 zhī dàoto know; to become aware of
时候 shí houtime / length of time / moment / period
安定 ān dìngto stabilize
下来 xià lái(completed action marker)
然后 rán hòuthen; after that; afterwards
回家 huí jiāto return home
找 zhǎoto try to find / to look for / to call on sb / to find / to seek
适合 shì héto fit; to suit