Mandarin course hong kong-Lost my job

 

♦A:自从失业后我就无所事事了。
Zìcóng shīyè hòu wǒ jiù wúsuǒshìshì le.
I’ve got nothing to do since I lost my job.
♦B:你真应该找个新工作了。
Nǐ zhēn yīnggāi zhǎo gè xīn gōngzuò le.
You should really find a new job.
♦A:谈何容易,我都找了好几个了,但均以失败而告终。
Tánhéróngyì, wǒ dōu zhǎo le hǎojǐ gè le, dàn jūn yǐ shībài ér gàozhōng.
Easy said than done. I have tried several but only to end up in failure.
♦B:怎么可能?你在失业前是有技术和工作经历的。
Zěnme kěnéng? Nǐ zài shīyè qián shì yǒu jìshù hé gōngzuò jīnglì de.
How can it be? You had the skill and working experience before unemployment.
♦A:我也不知道,也许是我落伍了。
Wǒ yě bù zhīdào, yěxǔ shì wǒ luòwǔ le.
I don’t know. Maybe I’m old-fashioned.
♦B:你看分类广告了吗?
Nǐ kàn fēnlèi guǎnggào le ma?
Did you look in the classified advertisements column?
♦A:看了,可是大多数工作我都不能胜任。
Kàn le, kěshì dà duōshù gōngzuò wǒ dōu bùnéng shēng rèn.
Yes, but I’m not qualified for most of the jobs.
♦B:你最好到再就业服务中心参加再次培训,也许对你有帮助。
Nǐ zuì hǎo dào zài jiùyè fúwù zhōngxīn cānjiā zàicì péixùn, yěxǔ duì nǐ yǒu bāngzhù.
You’d better get some re-training at the re-employment service center. That may help.