對話 Dialogue
A：五月一號是勞動節，你放假了嗎？
A：Wǔ yuè yī hào shì Láodòng Jié, nǐ fàngjiàle ma?
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B：放了一天，你呢？
B：Fàngle yìtiān, nǐ ne?
A：沒有，對政府來說，老師不是勞工，不能放假。
A：Méiyǒu, duì zhèngfǔ láishuō, lǎoshī búshì láogōng, bùnéng fàngjià.
B：所以孩子去學校上課，放假的父母就可以自己去玩囉？
B：Suǒyǐ háizi qù xuéxiào shàngkè, fàngjià de fùmǔ jiù kěyǐ zìjǐ qù wán luō?
A：對啊！就是這樣。
A：Duì a! Jiùshì zhèyàng.
B：那父母真應該好好地感謝老師了。哈哈哈！
B：Nà fùmǔ zhēn yīnggāi hǎohǎode gǎnxiè lǎoshīle. Hāhāhā!
翻譯 Translation
A: May 1 was Labor Day. Did you have a holiday?
B: I had one day off. How about you?
A: No, according to the government, teachers are not considered laborers, so we don’t get to take vacations.
B: So the children go to school, and parents who have time off get to enjoy the holiday by themselves?
A: Yes, that’s correct.
B: Well, the parents should really show their appreciation to the teachers. Hahaha!
生詞 Vocabulary
1. 勞動節 (Láodòng Jié) Labor Day
2. 對……來說 (duì ... láishuō) as far as ... is concerned, for
3. 政府 (zhèngfǔ) government
4. 勞工 (láogōng) laborer
5. 樣 (zhèyàng) like this
6. 應該 (yīnggāi) should, ought to
7. 好好地 (hǎohǎode) really
8. 感謝 (gǎnxiè) to thank
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