About Chinese Language

Dialogue: Do You Like Your Job? 你喜欢你的工作吗？

A:　kǎi ，nǐ xǐ huān nǐ de gōng zuò ma ？
A:　凯　，你喜　欢你的工　作　吗？
B:　wèi shén me bù ？jiāo shū hěn yǒu qù 。wǒ kě yǐ yù jiàn bù tóng de rén
B:　为　什么不？教　书　很有趣。我可以遇　见不　同　的人
bìng qiě hé tā men liáo tiān 。zhè duì wǒ lái shuō yě shì gè hěn hǎo de xué
并　且和他们聊　天　。这　对　我来说　也是　个很　好的学
xí jī huì 。
习机会　。
A:　nà nǐ dōu xué dào le shén me ？
A:　那你都　学　到了什　么？
B:　zěn yàng tóng rén men jiǎng huà 。nǐ zhī dào ，rú guǒ nǐ xiǎng chéng
B:　怎　样　同　人们　讲　话　。你知　道　，如果　你想　　成
wéi gè rén wù de huà ，nǐ xū yào xué huì hé rén men xiāng chǔ róng qià 。
为　个人物的话　，你需要　学会　和人　们　相　处　融　洽　。
nǐ bù kě yǐ bǎn zhe liǎn jìn jiào shì 。huì bǎ xué shēng xià pǎo de 。
你不可以板　着脸　进教室　。会　把学　生　吓　跑　的。
A:　nǐ bù fán ma ？wǒ shì shuō nǐ děi yí biàn biàn de jiào ，měi tiān
A:　你不烦吗？我是　说　你得　一　遍　遍的教　，每天
hái de jiàn tóng yàng de rén 。
还得见同　样　的人　。
B:　yì diǎn yě bù 。wǒ zhī dào yǒu xiē xué shēng huì xué de hěn màn 。
B:　一　点　也不。我知　道　有些　学　生　会　学　得很　慢　。
kě shì nǐ děi zhǎo chū bù tóng de fǎ zǐ bāng zhù tā men ，gǔ lì tā men 。
可是　你得　找　出　不同　的法子帮　助　他们　，鼓励他们　。
zuò lǎo shī shì zhè yàng de 。
作　老　师　是　这　样　的。
A:　nǐ dì yī jié kè tōng cháng zuò shén me ？
A:　你第一节课　通　常　做　什　么？
B:　dì yī jié kè hěn zhòng yào 。nǐ děi gěi xué shēng men liú xià shēn kè
B:　第一节课很　重　要　。你得　给学　　生　们　留下　深　刻
yìn xiàng 。nǐ děi zhī dào shuō shén me hé gāi zěn me shuō 。wǒ jué de
印　象　。你得　知　道　说　什么和该怎么　说　。我觉　得
lǎo shī jiù xiàng xiāo shòu 。zhǐ bù guò tā men mài chǎn pǐn ，wǒ mài yīng
老　师就　象销售　。只　不过　他们　卖　产　品　，我卖　英
yǔ hé wǒ zìjǐ 。
语和我自己。
A:　shàng kè shì yǒu méi yǒu shén me gān gà de qíng kuàng chū xiàn ？
A:　　上　课是　有没　有什　么尴　尬的　情　况　出　现　？
B:　yǒu ā 。xiàng wǒ de dì yī jié kè jiù shì yī tuán zāo 。wǒ jī hū gěi
B:　有　啊。　象　我的第一节课就　是　一团　糟　。我几乎给
gǎo zá le ，wǒ jiù xiàng dòng zài nà yí yàng ，shèn zhì lián shǒu dōu bù
搞　砸了，我就　象　冻　在　那一　样，甚　至　连手　都　不
zhī dào gāi fàng nǎ 。hái hǎo wǒ xué de kuài ，guò le kè jiān xiū xīhòu wǒ
知　到　该放哪。还　好我学　得　快　，过了课　间　休息后我
jiù shì yìng guò lái le 。
就　适　应　过　来了。
A:　nǐ shì gè hǎo lǎo shī ，duì bɑ ？
A:　你是　个好　老师　，对　吧　？
B:　zhì shǎo wǒ zhè me xiǎng 。
B:　至　少　我这　么想　。

A: Kay, do you like your job?
B: Why not? Teaching is a lot fun. I can meet different people and talk to them. It is a good learning experience for me too.
A: What did you learn through teaching?
B: I learned how to talk to people. You know, if you really want to be someone, you need to learn to get on well with people, you can’t just walk in the classroom with a long face. You may scare students away.
A: Do you feel bored sometimes? I mean you have to do it over and over again. And you meet the same people every day?
B: Not at all. I know there may be some slow students, but you need to find different ways to help them, to cheer them up. That’s what a teacher is all about.
A: What do you usually do in your first class?
B: Well the first class is really important. You need to impress those students, make them like you. You should know what to say and how to say it. Basically, I think of teaching as selling. A salesman sells his products, while I sell English and myself.
A: Were there many embarrassing moments in your class?
B: There were. Like my first class in Modern English was a total mess. I almost blew it. I was like frozen there and didn’t even know where to put my hands. But I was learning really quickly. I got used to it after a break.
A: You’re a good teacher, huh?
B: At least I think so.