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# Last Weeks Homework
This week's Chinese class focused on expressing sadness with 'yǒudiǎn er shāngxīn yīnwèi...', new vocabulary related to caregiving and challenges, and continued the conversation about the economy.

# Homework
- 3 Sentences using "a little sad that..."
	- Wǒ yǒudiǎn er shāngxīn yīnwèi Wǒ xūyào jiābān.
	- Wǒ yǒudiǎn er shāngxīn yīnwèi Zhè zhōu tiānqì hěn lěng.
	- Wǒ yǒudiǎn er shāngxīn yīnwèi Wǒ de shoubing méi diànle.
- Make 2 sentences Chángqī 。。。réng bǎochí xǐlè
	- Chángqī chuandao réng bǎochí xǐlè
	- Chángqī Shēngbìng réng bǎochí xǐlè
# Random Words
睡不着的滋味儿真难受
Shuì bùzháo de zīwèi‘er zhēn nánshòu
The feeling of not being able to sleep is truly awful.
- {{THING}} de zīwèi‘er zhēn nánshòu
- Feeling of {{THING}} is truly awful
	- 没有钱的滋味儿真难受
	- Méiyǒu qián de zīwèi'er zhēn nánshòu
	- It's a terrible feeling to have no money.
	- 单身的滋味儿真难受
	- Dānshēn de zīwèi'er zhēn nánshòu
	- Being single really sucks

# Main Point

## Conversation about Economy (Cont.)

A: 师傅，最近生意怎么样呢？  
A: Shīfu, zuìjìn shēngyi zěnme yàng ne?  
A: Sir, how's business lately?  

B: 最近不太好。  
B: Zuìjìn bù tài hǎo。  
B: Not really good lately.  
  
A: 疫情之后，各行各业都不太好。  
A: Yìqíng zhi1hòu, gè háng gè yè dōu bù tài hǎo.  
A: Since the pandemic, things have been rough for all industries.  
  
B: 对啊，什么都涨，就是工资不涨。  
B: Duì a, shénme dōu zhǎng, jiùshì gōngzī bù zhǎng.  
B: Yeah, everything is going up in price, except wages.  
  
A: 师傅，你觉得以后经济会怎么样？  
A: Shīfu, nǐ juédé yǐhòu jīngjì huì zěnme yàng?  
A: Sir, what do you think the economy will be like in the future?  

B: 以后可能会越来越不好。  
B: Yǐhòu kěnéng huì yuè lái yuè bù hǎo.  
B: The future will keep getting worse.

A: 我也同意。你觉得我们可以怎样应付经济难题呢
A: Wǒ yě tóngyì. Nǐ juédé wǒmen kěyǐ zěnyàng yìngfù jīngjì nántí ne？
A: I agree too. How do you think we can cope with the economic difficulties?

B: 那就省着点儿花呗
B: Nà jiù shěngzhe diǎn'er huā bei
B: Then just spend a little less
	- 呗/bei - you can stick at the end of an obvious sentence to soften the tone, and not to make the person sound like an idiot. 
	- 着/zhe - denotes that the action should be done over a period of time, not just a single occurrence.

A: 没错，这是个好办法，除此之外，我觉得心态也很重要，您觉得呢？
A: Méi cuò, zhè shìgè hǎo bànfǎ, chú cǐ zhī wài, wǒ juédé xīntài yě hěn zhòngyào, nín juédé ne?
A: No mistake, this is a good way, besides that, I feel attitude is very important, what do you think?

B: 对，没错
B: Duì, méi cuò
B: Yes, that's right.

A: 前几天我看到一句话说：“所以，总不要为明天忧虑，明天有明天的忧虑。每一天的难题已经够多了"。您觉得有道理吗？
A: Qián jǐ tiān wǒ kàn dào yījù huàshuō:“Suǒyǐ, zǒng bùyào wéi míngtiān yōulǜ, míngtiān yǒu míngtiān de yōulǜ. Měi yītiān de nántí yǐjīng gòu duōle". Nín juédé yǒu dàolǐ ma?
A: A few days ago I saw a quote that said, "Therefore, do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own." Do you think that makes sense?
	- Can be used as its own structure. **Qián jǐ tiān wǒ kàn dào yījù huàshuō:{{INSERT SCRIPTURE}} Nín juédé yǒu dàolǐ ma?**

B: 非常有道理
B: Fēicháng yǒu dàolǐ
B: Very much makes sense

A: 还有一个方法我试过,很有效，就是要培养知足的态度
A: Hái yǒu yīgè fāngfǎ wǒ shìguò, hěn yǒuxiào, jiùshì yào péiyǎng zhīzú de tàidù
A: also another method I tried, very effective, which is cultivating a content attitude
- péiyǎng -> to cultivate
- zhīzú -> content
- tàidù -> attitude

A: 我想给你看一句话，能请你读读吗？
A: Wǒ xiǎng gěi nǐ kàn yījù huà, néng qǐng nǐ dú dú ma?
A: I'd like to show you a sentence; could you please read it?

A: 路加福音12:15 - 人不管多么富有，他拥有的东西也不能给他生命+。
A: Lù jiā fúyīn 12:15 - Rén bùguǎn duōme fùyǒu, tā yǒngyǒu de dōngxī yě bùnéng gěi tā shēngmìng.
A: Luke 12:15- People no matter how much they have, the things they own can not give them life

A: 你觉得这句话怎么样？有道理吗？
A: Nǐ juédé zhè jù huà zěnme yàng? Yǒu dàolǐ ma?
A: What do you think of this sentence? Does it make sense?

B: 很有道理！
B: Hěn yǒu dàolǐ!
B: That makes a lot of sense!

A: 那我们可以怎样时间这句话，培养知足的态度呢？
A: Nà wǒmen kěyǐ zěnyàng shíjiān zhè jù huà, péiyǎng zhīzú de tàidù ne?
A: So we can how apply this sentence, cultivating a content attitude?

B: 我不知道
B: Wǒ bù zhīdào
B: I don't know

A: 谢谢你的坦诚
A: Xièxiè nǐ de tǎnchéng
A: Thank you for your honesty

A: 一个方法是关注自己已经拥有的东西，而不是没有的
A: Yīgè fāngfǎ shì guānzhù zìjǐ yǐjīng yǒngyǒu de dōngxī, ér bùshì méiyǒu de
A: One way is to focus on what we already have, rather then on what we don't have

# Homework
- Recite conversation all the way
- Make 3 sentences using ```{{THING}} de zīwèi‘er zhēn nánshòu```