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qualification certificate / 资格证 / (zīɡé zhènɡ)
A: I haven't seen you recently, what's been keeping you busy?
最近经常不见你,你在忙什么呢？
(zuìjìn jīnɡchánɡ bù jiàn nǐ, nǐzài mánɡ shenme ne?)
B: I've been preparing to participate in a test for my teacher qualification certificate. But I've been feeling a bit frustrated since I think I won't pass.
我最近正准备考教师资格证,但我感觉有些挫败, 因为我觉得我考不上。
(wǒ zuìjìn zhènɡ zhǔnbèi kǎo jiàoshī zīɡé zhènɡ, dàn wǒ ɡǎnjué yǒuxiē cuòbài, yīnwéi wǒ juédé wǒ kǎobùshànɡ.)
A: Don't think like that. Let me tell you a real story about a real person to encourage you a little bit.
千万别这么想,我给你讲个真人真事,鼓励你一下。
(qiānwàn bié zhème xiǎnɡ, wǒ ɡěinǐ jiǎnɡɡè zhēnrénzhēnshì, ɡǔlì nǐ yīxià.)
B: Okay, go ahead.
好啊,你说说看。
(hǎoā, nǐ shuōshuō kàn.)
A: There is a 40-year-old migrant worker who had to drop out of school at the age of 16 because his family was too poor. However, no matter how hard life got, he never gave up on his desire for knowledge. This allowed him to be able to acquire 12 different qualification certificates over 11 years.
有一位40岁的农民工,在16岁的时候因为家庭贫困放弃了读书。但无论生活多么困难,他从没放弃对知识的渴望,这让他在11年间陆续考取了12本不同的资格证。
(yǒu yī wèi sishisuì de nónɡmínɡōnɡ, zài shiliusuì de shíhòu yīnwéi jiātínɡ pínkùn fànɡqì le dúshū.dàn wúlùn shēnɡhuó duōme kùnnán, tā cónɡméi fànɡqì duì zhīshí de kěwànɡ, zhèrànɡ tā zài shiyiniánjiān lùxù kǎoqǔ le shierběn bùtónɡ de zīɡé zhènɡ.)
B: His studious spirit is really breathtaking. The story is indeed very encouraging. I wonder what his motivation for studying was?
他的学习精神令人赞叹。这个故事确实很振奋人心。我想知道他这么努力学习的动力是什么呢？
(tāde xuéxí jīnɡshén lìnɡrén zàntàn.zhèɡè ɡùshì quèshí hěn zhènfèn rénxīn.wǒ xiǎnɡ zhīdàotā zhème nǔlì xuéxí de dònɡlì shì shenmene?)
A: He said the that he wants to be a writer so he can write his story down and encourage others.
他说他想当一个作家,把自己的故事写成自传去鼓励和他有同样遭遇的人。
(tāshuō tā xiǎnɡ dānɡ yīɡè zuòjiā, bǎ zìjǐde ɡùshì xiěchénɡ zìzhuán qù ɡǔlì hétā yǒu tónɡyànɡ zāoyù de rén.)
B: If he publishes a new book, I will definitely buy it.
如果他出新书我一定会去买。
(rúɡuǒ tāchū xīnshū wǒ yīdìnɡ huìqù mǎi.)
qualification certificate / 资格证 / (zīɡé zhènɡ)
A: I haven't seen you recently, what's been keeping you busy?
最近经常不见你,你在忙什么呢？
(zuìjìn jīnɡchánɡ bù jiàn nǐ, nǐzài mánɡ shenme ne?)
B: I've been preparing to participate in a test for my teacher qualification certificate. But I've been feeling a bit frustrated since I think I won't pass.
我最近正准备考教师资格证,但我感觉有些挫败, 因为我觉得我考不上。
(wǒ zuìjìn zhènɡ zhǔnbèi kǎo jiàoshī zīɡé zhènɡ, dàn wǒ ɡǎnjué yǒuxiē cuòbài, yīnwéi wǒ juédé wǒ kǎobùshànɡ.)
A: Don't think like that. Let me tell you a real story about a real person to encourage you a little bit.
千万别这么想,我给你讲个真人真事,鼓励你一下。
(qiānwàn bié zhème xiǎnɡ, wǒ ɡěinǐ jiǎnɡɡè zhēnrénzhēnshì, ɡǔlì nǐ yīxià.)
B: Okay, go ahead.
好啊,你说说看。
(hǎoā, nǐ shuōshuō kàn.)
A: There is a 40-year-old migrant worker who had to drop out of school at the age of 16 because his family was too poor. However, no matter how hard life got, he never gave up on his desire for knowledge. This allowed him to be able to acquire 12 different qualification certificates over 11 years.
有一位40岁的农民工,在16岁的时候因为家庭贫困放弃了读书。但无论生活多么困难,他从没放弃对知识的渴望,这让他在11年间陆续考取了12本不同的资格证。
(yǒu yī wèi sishisuì de nónɡmínɡōnɡ, zài shiliusuì de shíhòu yīnwéi jiātínɡ pínkùn fànɡqì le dúshū.dàn wúlùn shēnɡhuó duōme kùnnán, tā cónɡméi fànɡqì duì zhīshí de kěwànɡ, zhèrànɡ tā zài shiyiniánjiān lùxù kǎoqǔ le shierběn bùtónɡ de zīɡé zhènɡ.)
B: His studious spirit is really breathtaking. The story is indeed very encouraging. I wonder what his motivation for studying was?
他的学习精神令人赞叹。这个故事确实很振奋人心。我想知道他这么努力学习的动力是什么呢？
(tāde xuéxí jīnɡshén lìnɡrén zàntàn.zhèɡè ɡùshì quèshí hěn zhènfèn rénxīn.wǒ xiǎnɡ zhīdàotā zhème nǔlì xuéxí de dònɡlì shì shenmene?)
A: He said the that he wants to be a writer so he can write his story down and encourage others.
他说他想当一个作家,把自己的故事写成自传去鼓励和他有同样遭遇的人。
(tāshuō tā xiǎnɡ dānɡ yīɡè zuòjiā, bǎ zìjǐde ɡùshì xiěchénɡ zìzhuán qù ɡǔlì hétā yǒu tónɡyànɡ zāoyù de rén.)
B: If he publishes a new book, I will definitely buy it.
如果他出新书我一定会去买。
(rúɡuǒ tāchū xīnshū wǒ yīdìnɡ huìqù mǎi.)
Illustrations:Liu Xidan/GT
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