Week 5 Reading

啃老

kěn lǎo: 仍旧依赖父母生活的成年子女。Not in Education

全职

quán zhí: full-time

无奈

wú nài: =无可奈何。Have no alternative

离谱

lí pǔ: outrageous

大众舆论

dà zhòng yú lùn: public opinion

尊严

zūn yán: dignity

宁愿

nìng yuàn: would rather

流言蜚语

liú yán fēi yǔ: malicious gossip

铺天盖地

pū tiān gài dì: all over the place

伺候

sì hòu: Take care of somebody; wait on; serve

失眠

shī mián: Insomnia. 眠：睡觉

辞退

cí tuì: fire someone

包+v.

bāo + v.: 保证

熬

áo: endure

前途

qián tú: future

广阔

guǎng kuò: broad

丢人

diū rén: shameful

虐

nüè: torture. =虐待

福利

fú lì: welfare

配合

pèi hé: coordinate

应付

yìng fù: deal with

畸形

jī xíng: distorted

闲言碎语

xián yán suì yǔ: gossip

蕴藏

yùn cáng: hold in store

闯荡

chuǎng dàng: making a living

期待

qī dài: expectation

浮动

fú dòng: be unstable

应酬

yìng chóu: socialise

眼馋

yǎn chán: be envious

绝望

jué wàng: desperate

催

cuī: push for something

男子气概

nán zǐ qì gài: masculinity

沮丧

jǔ sàng: depressed

首付

shǒu fù: down payment

委屈

wěi qu: feel wronged

自食其力

zì shí qí lì: stand on one’s own feet

尴尬

gān gà: embarrassment

简历

jiǎn lì: CV

石沉大海

shí chén dà hǎi: no response

疑惑

yí huò: wonder

就业市场

jiù yè shì chǎng: job market

惨淡

cǎn dàn: dismal

不容乐观

bù róng lè guān: not optimistic

密密麻麻

mì mì má má: crammed /lots of

潘多拉的盒子

pān duō lā de hé zi: Pandora’s Box

弥补

mí bǔ: make up to something

桃李满天下

táo lǐ mǎn tiān xià: a metaphor for having students all over the world

无知

wú zhī: ignorant

行情

háng qíng: market conditions

转瞬即逝

zhuǎn shùn jí shì: ephemeral

心里没数

xīn lǐ méi shù: don’t know

拉垮

lā kuǎ: below standard level

以权谋私

yǐ quán móu sī: to abuse power for personal gains

临时

lín shí: temporary

诚恳

chéng kěn: honest

苛刻

kē kè: harsh

体制内

tǐ zhì nèi: government-related institutions/enterprises

保障

bǎo zhàng: protection

文凭

wén píng: degree

斩钉截铁

zhǎn dīng jié tiě: decisively

开除

kāi chú: fire someone

觉醒

jué xǐng: wake up