Investing in Prestigious Property (Bridge Lesson)

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Intermediate - Investing in Prestigious Property (Bridge Lesson)(C2903) A:

哎唷,这么开心,最近有什么喜事儿啊? āiyōu, zhème kāixīn, zuìjìn yǒu shénme xǐshìr ā? Agh, you look happy, have you had any good news?

B:

嘿,你可不知道,我的第一个投资成功了。 hēi, nǐ kě bù zhīdào, wǒ de dì yī ge tóuzī chénggōng le。 I see you don't know? I made my first successful investment.

A:

嘿呦,真的吗?赚钱的好事儿还不赶快说出来和哥们儿分享一下。 hēiyōu, zhēn de ma? zhuànqián de hǎo shìr hái bù gǎnkuài shuō chūlai hé gēmenr fēnxiǎng yīxià。 Agh, really? If you've earned money why didn't you speak up and share the good news with your buddy before now?

B:

来来来,小声点,我告诉你啊,我投资了一套学区房,附近从重点小学 到重点高中都有。 lái lái lái, xiǎoshēng diǎnr, wǒ gàosu nǐ ā, wǒ tóuzī le yī tào xuéqū fáng, fùjìn cóng zhòngdiǎn xiǎoxué dào zhòngdiǎn gāozhōng dōu yǒu。 Come here, keep your voice down. I'll tell you. I invested in a house in a school district, it's close both to a prestigious elementary school and a prestigious high school.

A:

嘿,所以最近学区房价一路疯涨的说法是真的咯。 hēi, suǒyǐ zuìjìn xuéqū fángjià yī lù fēng zhǎng de shuōfa shì zhēnde lo。 I see, so is it true that the prices of houses in school districts have seen crazy growth.

B:

真的!家长都想让孩子上重点学校啊。

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zhēnde! jiāzhǎng dōu xiǎng ràng háizi shàng zhòngdiǎn xuéxiào ā。 It's true! All parents want their kids to go to a prestigious school.

A:

话是这么说,可我不同意基础教育分成重点学区和一般学区这事儿。 huà shì zhèmeshuō, kě wǒ bù tóngyì jīchǔ jiàoyù fēn chéng zhòngdiǎn xuéqū hé yībān xuéqū zhè shìr5。 That's what they say, but I don't agree with basic education being divided into prestigious school districts and normal school districts.

B:

虽然投资了学区房,不过我也同意你的观点。 suīrán tóuzī le xuéqū fáng, bùguò wǒ yě tóngyì nǐ de guāndiǎn。 Although I've invested in a school district, I agree with your point of view.

A:

简单说,就是不公平。 jiǎndān shuō, jiùshì bùgōngping。 Simply speaking, it's just not fair.

B:

没错,但这也是满足家长对学习的要求,谁不想要“最好的学习效果”呢 。 méicuò, dàn zhè yě shì mǎnzú jiāzhǎng duì xuéxí de yāoqiú, shéi bù xiǎngyào“ zuìhǎo de xuéxí xiàoguǒ” ne。 That's right, but this was also done to satisfy the demands of parents towards study, who doesn't want the most efficient form of study?

A:

这也是你的投资能成功的根本原因吧! zhè yě shì nǐ de tóuzī néng chénggōng de gēnběn yuányīn ba! This is also the basic reason that your investment was successful!

B:

哈哈,说的是! hāhā, shuōdeshì!

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Ha ha, you're not wrong!

Key Vocabulary 开心

kāixīn

happy

喜事儿

xǐshìr

happy event

投资

tóuzī

to invest

分享

fēnxiǎng

to share

小声点

xiǎoshēngdiǎn

in a low voice

学区房

xuéqūfāng

school district house

一路疯涨

yī lù fēngzhǎng

to grow like crazy

家长

jiāzhǎng

parent

同意

tóngyì

to agree

基础

jīchǔ

basic

观点

guāndiǎn

point of view

不公平

bùgōngping

unfair

满足

mǎnzú

to satisfy

根本

gēnběn

fundamentally

原因

yuányīn

cause

Supplementary Vocabulary 地区

dìqū

region; area

婚礼

hūnlǐ

wedding

股票

gǔpiào

stock; share certificate

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