你说我怎么净招些 四五十岁的男人
“Why do I keep attracting middle-aged men?”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
我也愁啊
“I'm wondering, too.”
你说 我 怎么 净招 些 四五十岁的男人
“Why do I keep attracting middle-aged men?”
“Where have all the young guys gone?”
“It is so frustrating that I cannot seem to attract younger staff.”
In small service businesses in China, managers often prefer younger workers for perceived energy, and having only middle-aged applicants is a common operational grievance.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
exclusively; all; nothing but
A colloquial adverb placed before verbs or nominals to emphasize an excessive or undesirable recurrence of something.
tell me; don't you think
A conversational discourse marker used to draw the listener's attention before asking a rhetorical question or venting.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“You're almost forty. And still no partner? I...”
“These people you hired are literally leftovers from other companies.”
“Now, nearing forty,”
“What's your problem? I didn't provoke you. What's that attitude?”
“finding someone after 4 to 5 years is pretty easy.”
“to fool around with those women outside.”