我根本就没打算 考公务员
“I don't want to be a civil servant.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“I don't want to take the civil service exam.”
我 根本就没打算 考公务员
“I don't want to be a civil servant.”
“Mrs. Qi! Calm down! Calm down!”
“Stop forcing your expectations on me; I never wanted that bureaucratic life to begin with.”
Becoming a civil servant (公务员) is seen by many traditional Chinese parents as the ultimate stable career ('iron rice bowl'), making a child's refusal a frequent spark for major family conflicts.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
simply; not at all; completely
Used before a negative to reinforce absolute denial or an emphatic stance.
to take the civil service exam
A highly culturally relevant collocation referring to the pursuit of a stable, prestigious government job in China.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“and prepare for the civil servant exams. Stop hanging around”
“and prepare for the civil servant exams. Stop hanging around”
“I'm not taking the graduate entrance exam. You've been preparing for three years. Why do you want to quit?”