你技校毕业不是也两年了吗
“Hasn't it been 2 years since you graduated from technical school?”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
是挺快呀
“Yeah, it is fast.”
你技校 毕业 不是也 两年 了吗
“Hasn't it been 2 years since you graduated from technical school?”
对
“Yes.”
“You've been out of school for two whole years now, so what are your real plans?”
Graduates of 'jixiao' (vocational schools) often face distinct career and socio-economic pressures in industrial Chinese towns, making graduation timelines a frequent topic among family.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
vocational technical school
Short for 技术学校, referring to secondary or post-secondary vocational training institutes in China.
isn't it the case that... already?
A rhetorical negative construction used to state a fact that both speaker and listener know to confirm or highlight it.
Indicates that the duration of two years has already accumulated up to the present moment.
Converts the rhetorical assertion into a gentle question seeking confirmation.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Only two years till graduation. What are your plans?”
“I graduate in two years. Can you hold on a bit longer?”
“right after graduation, but…”
“He insisted on finding a job in Shenzhen”
“”
“I don't think I'll have any advantage after graduation.”