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储Chǔ女士nǚ shì是shì一yī个gè80后bā líng hòu的de年轻nián qīng妈妈mā ma,她tā曾经céng jīng的de工作gōng zuò是shì一yī个gè银行yín háng经理jīng lǐ,生shēng了le孩子hái zi以后yǐ hòu,她tā选择xuǎn zé从cóng银行yín háng辞职cí zhí,放弃fàng qì了le很hěn稳定wěn dìng的de银行yín háng工作gōng zuò,开始kāi shǐ学习xué xí珠宝zhū bǎo设计shè jì。

现在xiàn zài她tā一边yī biān全quán世界shì jiè旅行lǚ xíng,一边yī biān寻找xún zhǎo各gè种zhǒng珠宝zhū bǎo的de故事gù shi。

她tā说shuō:离开lí kāi稳定wěn dìng的de工作gōng zuò会huì有yǒu很多hěn duō压力yā lì,但是dàn shì这种zhè zhǒng经历jīng lì是shì人生rén shēng真正zhēn zhèng的de财富cái fù,每měi一yī次cì都dōu非常fēi cháng期待qī dài。

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Vocabulary 54 words

ChinesePinyinEnglish
储 Chǔsurname Chu
女士 nǚ shìlady / madam / Miss / Ms
是 shìto be (followed by substantives only)
一 yīone / single / a (article)
个 gèclassifier for people or objects in general
80后 bā líng hòuthe post-80s generation; people born in the 1980s
的 depossessive particle (of; 's) / modifying particle (used after an attribute to modify a noun or to form a nominal expression)
年轻 nián qīngyoung
妈妈 mā mamama / mommy / mother
她 tāshe
曾经 céng jīngonce / already / former / previously / ever / (past tense marker used before verb or clause)
工作 gōng zuòjob / work / task
银行 yín hángbank
经理 jīng lǐmanager / director
生 shēngto grow; to give birth; to produce; to be born / to arise; to occur / to light (a fire)
了 le(completed action marker) / (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now)
孩子 hái zichild
以后 yǐ hòuafter / later / afterwards / following / later on / in the future
选择 xuǎn zéto select; to pick
从 cóngfrom; through; via / (bound form) retainer; attendant / (bound form) assistant; auxiliary; subordinate / (bound form) related by common paternal grandfather or earlier ancestor
辞职 cí zhíto resign
放弃 fàng qìto renounce; to abandon; to give up
很 hěnvery; quite
稳定 wěn dìngsteady / stable
开始 kāi shǐto begin / to start
学习 xué xíto learn / to study
珠宝 zhū bǎopearls / jewels / precious stones
设计 shè jìdesign; plan
现在 xiàn zàinow; at present; currently
一边 yī biānon the one hand / on the other hand / doing while
全 quánall / whole / entire / every / complete
世界 shì jièworld
旅行 lǚ xíngto travel
寻找 xún zhǎoto seek; to look for
各 gèeach / every
种 zhǒngclassifier for types, kinds, sorts
故事 gù shinarrative; story; tale
说 shuōto speak; to talk; to say
离开 lí kāito depart; to leave
会 huìto be likely to; to be sure to
有 yǒuto have; there is
很多 hěn duōmany; a lot of
压力 yā lìpressure
但是 dàn shìbut; however
这种 zhè zhǒngthis kind of
经历 jīng lìexperience
人生 rén shēnglife (one's time on earth)
真正 zhēn zhènggenuine; real; true
财富 cái fùwealth / riches
每 měieach / every
次 cìclassifier for enumerated events: time
都 dōuall; both; entirely
非常 fēi chángvery; really
期待 qī dàito look forward to / to await