Whose Parents Nag More?
IntermediateFamily
Two cousins reconnect at a family gathering, comparing notes on their careers, relationships, and which of their parents pressures them more about getting married.
W
WeiL
LiW
好久不见！你最近工作怎么样？
hǎo jiǔ bú jiàn! nǐ zuì jìn gōng zuò zěn me yàng?
Long time no see! How's work been lately?
L
还行吧，就是最近太忙了，天天加班。你呢？
hái xíng ba, jiù shì zuì jìn tài máng le, tiān tiān jiā bān. nǐ ne?
Not bad, it's just that I've been too busy lately, working overtime every day. How about you?
W
我上个月刚换了工作，现在在一家外企上班，压力挺大的。
wǒ shàng gè yuè gāng huàn le gōng zuò, xiàn zài zài yì jiā wài qǐ shàng bān, yā lì tǐng dà de.
I just changed jobs last month, now I work at a foreign company, and the pressure is pretty high.
L
外企挺好的呀，工资应该不错吧？对了，你现在有对象了吗？
wài qǐ tǐng hǎo de ya, gōng zī yīng gāi bú cuò ba? duì le, nǐ xiàn zài yǒu duì xiàng le ma?
A foreign company is pretty good, the salary should be decent, right? Oh by the way, do you have a partner now?
W
别提了，还是单身呢。我妈天天催我结婚，烦死了。
bié tí le, hái shì dān shēn ne. wǒ mā tiān tiān cuī wǒ jié hūn, fán sǐ le.
Don't even bring it up, I'm still single. My mom nags me about getting married every day, it's driving me crazy.
L
哈哈，我们家也一样，我爸妈比你妈催得还厉害。
hā hā, wǒ men jiā yě yí yàng, wǒ bà mā bǐ nǐ mā cuī de hái lì hài.
Haha, it's the same in my family, my parents nag even harder than your mom.
W
真的假的？他们都怎么催你的？
zhēn de jiǎ de? tā men dōu zěn me cuī nǐ de?
Really? How exactly do they nag you?
L
他们每个周末都给我安排相亲，我都快受不了了。
tā men měi gè zhōu mò dōu gěi wǒ ān pái xiāng qīn, wǒ dōu kuài shòu bù liǎo le.
Every weekend they set me up on blind dates, I can hardly stand it anymore.
W
哇，那你确实比我惨。相亲的时候有没有遇到合适的？
wā, nà nǐ què shí bǐ wǒ cǎn. xiāng qīn de shí hòu yǒu méi yǒu yù dào hé shì de?
Wow, then you really have it worse than me. Did you meet anyone suitable on those blind dates?
L
还真没有，不是聊不来，就是没感觉。倒是你，得抓紧找对象了。
hái zhēn méi yǒu, bú shì liáo bù lái, jiù shì méi gǎn jué. dào shì nǐ, děi zhuā jǐn zhǎo duì xiàng le.
Really none, either we don't click or there's just no spark. You, on the other hand, should hurry up and find a partner.
W
我也想啊，可是工作太忙，根本没时间谈恋爱。
wǒ yě xiǎng a, kě shì gōng zuò tài máng, gēn běn méi shí jiān tán liàn ài.
I want to as well, but work is too busy, I basically have no time to date.
L
那咱俩就一起努力吧，争取明年聚会都能带对象来！
nà zán liǎ jiù yì qǐ nǔ lì ba, zhēng qǔ míng nián jù huì dōu néng dài duì xiàng lái!
Then let's both work on it together, and aim to each bring a partner to next year's gathering!