Language and Social Change in China by Qing Zhang

Author:Qing Zhang
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Taylor & Francis (CAM)
Published: 2018-03-02T16:00:00+00:00

Excerpt 3.12 Catherine: “I like very much people with taste”

1 Wo juede [T2] shenghuo fangshi shi

I feel [T2] lifestyle is,

2 yige qujue yu nide geren xingge15 he nide aihao.

one depends on your disposition/personality and your likings.

3 Lingyige jiushi [-lenition] jingji jichu.

Another is [-lenition] economic foundation.

4 Zong [-interdental] tan qian keneng you yidian [-R] su,

Talking about money all the time [-interdental] may be a bit [-R] of poor taste,

5 danri [+lention] queshi [-lenition] ta shi hen zhongyao de jichu.

but [+lention] it is actually [-lenition] a very important foundation.

6 Wo ziji [-interdental] jiao ta shi mission [E] ye hao

I myself [-interdental] call it mission [E]

7 huozhe [-lenition] motto [E] ye hao,

or [-lenition] motto,

8 jiushi [-lenition] ni bu neng wei qian er huo zhe.

that is [-lenition] you can’t live for money.

9 danshi [-lenition] mei qian ni ye huo bu liao.

but [-lenition] you also can’t live without money.

10 Huozhe [-lenition] shuo,

Or [-lenition] in other words,

11 mei qian ni jiu bu neng gaishan shenghuo.

without money you can’t improve life.

12 Suoyi wo juede [T2] wo shi,

So I feel [T2] I am,

13 wo feichang xihuan you taste [E] de ren.

I like very much people with taste [E].

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