Week 5 Reading

啃老, kěn lǎo: 仍旧依赖父母生活的成年子女。Not in Education, Employment, or Training

全职, quán zhí: full-time

无奈, wú nài: =无可奈何。Have no alternative, helpless

离谱, lí pǔ: outrageous, ridiculous

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, rumours and slanders

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, make sure

熬, áo: endure, 熬夜

前途, qián tú: future, outlook

广阔, guǎng kuò: broad, vast

丢人, diū rén: shameful

虐, nüè: torture. =虐待

福利, fú lì: welfare

配合, pèi hé: coordinate, fit, match

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, contain

闯荡, chuǎng dàng: making a living, fight for a future

期待, qī dài: expectation

浮动, fú dòng: be unstable, float

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, sad

首付, shǒu fù: down payment

委屈, wěi qu: feel wronged, be misunderstood; 感到委屈; unjust treatment, 受委屈

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, gloomy

不容乐观, bù róng lè guān: not optimistic, grave, dismal

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, disappear within a blink of an eye

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, guarantee

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, awaken