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My HelloTalk 我的HelloTalk
Casual Chat (1)
A: How was your day today?
B: Pretty good. How about yours?
A: Not bad. I just finished my online English class.
B: Nice. You’ve been working really hard on your English.
A: Yeah, I’m trying. What did you have for lunch?
B: I ordered some food. I had sliced chicken with mayonnaise and some spicy sauce.
A: Oh, I can’t really eat spicy food. A lot of people in Hainan don’t eat much spicy food either.
B: That’s okay. By the way, I also really like sourdough bread. Do you know what that is?
A: Yeah, I do. I really like it too. For lunch, I had some lamb and tofu that my grandma made.
B: Oh, nice. How was it?
A: It was really good. The lamb was really flavorful, and I love tofu.
B: That sounds good. Homemade food is always nice.
Having Kids
A: Do you want to have kids in the future?
B: Yeah, I do. I’d like to have a lovely wife and two kids someday—a boy and a girl. I especially want a daughter.
A: But you know, a lot of young women in China don’t want to have children because they think giving birth can be risky.
B: Yeah, I’ve heard about that. What about you? Do you want kids?
A: I’m not really sure. I think I’ll have to see what my life is like when I’m older. Maybe I’ll change my mind.
B: So, if you didn’t have to worry about the risks of giving birth, would you want to have kids?
A: Hmm, I’m still not sure.
B: That’s fair. It’s a big decision.
A: Yeah. I think it depends on a lot of things.
B: I agree. There’s no need to decide now.
A: Exactly. I still have plenty of time to think about it.
B: Yeah, your feelings might change as you get older.
Casual Chat (1)
Casual Chat
/ˈkæʒuəl tʃæt/
A: How was your day today?
/haʊ wəz yər deɪ təˈdeɪ/
B: Pretty good. How about yours?
/ˈprɪɾi ɡʊd | haʊ əˈbaʊt yərz/
A: Not bad. I just finished my online English class.
/nɑt bæd | aɪ yəst ˈfɪnɪʃt maɪ ˈɑnˌlaɪn ˈɪŋɡlɪʃ klæs/
B: Nice. You’ve been working really hard on your English.
/naɪs | yəv bɪn ˈwɜrkɪŋ ˈrɪəli hɑrd ɑn yər ˈɪŋɡlɪʃ/
A: Yeah, I’m trying. What did you have for lunch?
/yɛə | aɪm ˈtraɪɪŋ | wʌt dɪd yə hæv fər lʌntʃ/
B: I ordered some food. I had sliced chicken with mayonnaise and some spicy sauce.
/aɪ ˈɔrdərd səm fud | aɪ hæd slaɪst ˈtʃɪkən wɪð ˈmeɪəˌneɪz ən səm ˈspaɪsi sɔs/
A: Oh, I can’t really eat spicy food. A lot of people in Hainan don’t eat much spicy food either.
/oʊ | aɪ kænt ˈrɪəli it ˈspaɪsi fud | ə lɑt əv ˈpipəl ɪn ˈhaɪˌnɑn doʊnt it mʌtʃ ˈspaɪsi fud ˈiðər/
B: That’s okay. By the way, I also really like sourdough bread. Do you know what that is?
/ðæts oʊˈkeɪ | baɪ ðə weɪ | aɪ ˈɔlsoʊ ˈrɪəli laɪk ˈsaʊərˌdoʊ brɛd | də yə noʊ wʌt ðæt ɪz/
A: Yeah, I do. I really like it too. For lunch, I had some lamb and tofu that my grandma made.
/yɛə | aɪ du | aɪ ˈrɪəli laɪk ɪt tu | fər lʌntʃ | aɪ hæd səm læm ən ˈtoʊfu ðət maɪ ˈɡrænˌmɑ meɪd/
B: Oh, nice. How was it?
/oʊ | naɪs | haʊ wəz ɪt/
A: It was really good. The lamb was really flavorful, and I love tofu.
/ɪt wəz ˈrɪəli ɡʊd | ðə læm wəz ˈrɪəli ˈfleɪvərfəl | ən aɪ lʌv ˈtoʊfu/
B: That sounds good. Homemade food is always nice.
/ðæt saʊndz ɡʊd | ˌhoʊmˈmeɪd fud ɪz ˈɔlweɪz naɪs/
Casual Chat
随便聊聊
A: How was your day today?
你今天过得怎么样？
B: Pretty good. How about yours?
挺好的。你呢？
A: Not bad. I just finished my online English class.
还不错。我刚上完线上英语课。
B: Nice. You’ve been working really hard on your English.
不错啊。你最近在英语上真挺下功夫的。
A: Yeah, I’m trying. What did you have for lunch?
是啊，我在努力呢。你中午吃了什么？
B: I ordered some food. I had sliced chicken with mayonnaise and some spicy sauce.
我点了外卖，吃的是鸡片，配蛋黄酱和辣酱。
A: Oh, I can’t really eat spicy food. A lot of people in Hainan don’t eat much spicy food either.
哦，我不太能吃辣。海南也有很多人不太吃辣。
B: That’s okay. By the way, I also really like sourdough bread. Do you know what that is?
没事。对了，我也很喜欢吃酸面包。你知道那是什么吗？
A: Yeah, I do. I really like it too. For lunch, I had some lamb and tofu that my grandma made.
知道啊，我也很喜欢。午饭我吃的是我奶奶做的羊肉和豆腐。
B: Oh, nice. How was it?
哦，不错。味道怎么样？
A: It was really good. The lamb was really flavorful, and I love tofu.
很好吃。羊肉很入味，而且我很爱吃豆腐。
B: That sounds good. Homemade food is always nice.
听起来不错。家里做的饭总是很好吃。
Having Kids
Having Kids
/ˈhævɪŋ kɪdz/
A: Do you want to have kids in the future?
/də yə wɑnt tə hæv kɪdz ɪn ðə ˈfyutʃər/
B: Yeah, I do. I’d like to have a lovely wife and two kids someday—a boy and a girl. I especially want a daughter.
/yɛə | aɪ du | aɪd laɪk tə hæv ə ˈlʌvli waɪf ən tu kɪdz ˈsʌmˌdeɪ | ə bɔɪ ən ə ɡɜrl | aɪ ɪˈspɛʃəli wɑnt ə ˈdɔɾər/
A: But you know, a lot of young women in China don’t want to have children because they think giving birth can be risky.
/bət yə noʊ | ə lɑt əv yʌŋ ˈwɪmən ɪn ˈtʃaɪnə doʊnt wɑnt tə hæv ˈtʃɪldrən bɪˈkəz ðeɪ θɪŋk ˈɡɪvɪŋ bɜrθ kən bi ˈrɪski/
B: Yeah, I’ve heard about that. What about you? Do you want kids?
/yɛə | aɪv hɜrd əˈbaʊt ðæt | wʌt əˈbaʊt yu | də yə wɑnt kɪdz/
A: I’m not really sure. I think I’ll have to see what my life is like when I’m older. Maybe I’ll change my mind.
/aɪm nɑt ˈrɪəli ʃʊr | aɪ θɪŋk aɪl hæf tə si wʌt maɪ laɪf ɪz laɪk wɛn aɪm ˈoʊldər | ˈmeɪbi aɪl tʃeɪndʒ maɪ maɪnd/
B: So, if you didn’t have to worry about the risks of giving birth, would you want to have kids?
/soʊ | ɪf yə ˈdɪdənt hæf tə ˈwɜri əˈbaʊt ðə rɪsks əv ˈɡɪvɪŋ bɜrθ | wəd yə wɑnt tə hæv kɪdz/
A: Hmm, I’m still not sure.
/hm | aɪm stɪl nɑt ʃʊr/
B: That’s fair. It’s a big decision.
/ðæts fɛr | ɪts ə bɪɡ dɪˈsɪʒən/
A: Yeah. I think it depends on a lot of things.
/yɛə | aɪ θɪŋk ɪt dɪˈpɛndz ɑn ə lɑt əv θɪŋz/
B: I agree. There’s no need to decide now.
/aɪ əˈɡri | ðɛrz noʊ nid tə dɪˈsaɪd naʊ/
A: Exactly. I still have plenty of time to think about it.
/ɪɡˈzæktli | aɪ stɪl hæv ˈplɛnti əv taɪm tə θɪŋk əˈbaʊt ɪt/
B: Yeah, your feelings might change as you get older.
/yɛə | yər ˈfilɪŋz maɪt tʃeɪndʒ əz yə ɡɛt ˈoʊldər/
Having Kids
要孩子
A: Do you want to have kids in the future?
你以后想要孩子吗？
B: Yeah, I do. I’d like to have a lovely wife and two kids someday—a boy and a girl. I especially want a daughter.
想啊。我希望以后能有个可爱的老婆，还有两个孩子，一儿一女。我特别想要个女儿。
A: But you know, a lot of young women in China don’t want to have children because they think giving birth can be risky.
不过你知道吗？中国很多年轻女性不想生孩子，因为她们觉得生孩子有风险。
B: Yeah, I’ve heard about that. What about you? Do you want kids?
嗯，我听说过。那你呢？你想要孩子吗？
A: I’m not really sure. I think I’ll have to see what my life is like when I’m older. Maybe I’ll change my mind.
我不太确定。我觉得得等我再大一点，看看那时候自己过得怎么样。说不定到时候我就改主意了。
B: So, if you didn’t have to worry about the risks of giving birth, would you want to have kids?
那如果不用担心生孩子的风险，你会想要孩子吗？
A: Hmm, I’m still not sure.
嗯……我还是不太确定。
B: That’s fair. It’s a big decision.
可以理解，这毕竟是个重大决定。
A: Yeah. I think it depends on a lot of things.
是啊，我觉得这得看很多因素。
B: I agree. There’s no need to decide now.
我也这么觉得。没必要现在就决定。
A: Exactly. I still have plenty of time to think about it.
对啊，我还有的是时间慢慢想。
B: Yeah, your feelings might change as you get older.
是啊，等你再大一点，想法可能也会变。