我把日报社的工作辞了
“I quit my job at Jiangcheng Daily.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
怎么回来这么早啊
“Why are you back so early?”
我把日报社的 工作 辞了
“I quit my job at Jiangcheng Daily.”
爸 妈
“Dad, Mom.”
“I know you will be upset, but it's done—I quit.”
Jobs at state-run newspapers are traditionally viewed by Chinese parents as secure 'iron rice bowls'; quitting one voluntarily is often seen as reckless and stressful for the family.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to quit one's job
A common colloquial disposal pattern used when declaring that one has resigned from employment.
Marks the completion of an action and signals a new state of affairs.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“I heard you resigned from the publisher.”
“Since I got fired from the factory earlier,”
“After quitting your jobs, where do you all intend to go?”
“You actually left the newspaper.”
“Could you tell me why your last job ended?”
“how will the newspaper office deal with me this time?”