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三十而已 Only Thirty, Episodes 13-17 [Vocabulary]

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Episode 13


Wow. That was a ridiculously fast divorce.


Whoa. Things got super dramatic super fast.


Sigh. The random street guy finally wore her down.


I asked around and found out that the divorced woman's job is 物业管理 wùyè guǎnlǐ property management.


Hilarious that she changed from formal to casual.


1. 哲理 zhélǐ philosophic theory; philosophy



Episode 14


She is such a coward.


You call it making a wish, I call it littering ...


Water tasting, hahaha.


Okay, just some wild guesses here, maybe he's a dealing in some shady business like drugs or prostitution.


It's kind of a laughable non-divorce.


1. 油腻 yóunì grease; greasy food; oily; rich (of food); fatty; greasy and dirty; a slippery character


2. 法人 fǎrén legal person; corporation; see also 自然人


3. 兜风 dōufēng to catch the wind; to go for a spin in the fresh air



Episode 15


When will the lies stop?


1. 蜗牛 wōniú snail



Episode 16


OMG, are they for real?


I think her tea company idea is a little too much. Seems like she's forgotten why she's doing all this in the first place. Outsourcing motherhood ...


1. 隐形眼镜 yǐnxíng yǎnjìng contact lens

隐形 yǐnxíng invisible

隐 yǐn secret; hidden; concealed; (prefix) crypto-

形 xíng to appear; to look; form; shape


2. 当下 dāngxià immediately; at once; at that moment; at the moment


3. 较劲 jiàojìn to match one's strength with; to compete; more competitive; to set

oneself against somebody; disobliging; to make a special effort

较 jiào comparatively; (preposition comparing difference in degree); to contrast; to

compare; rather; fairly; clearly (different); markedly; to haggle over; to quibble

劲 jìn strength; energy; enthusiasm; spirit; mood; expression; interest


4. 忽悠 hūyou to rock; to sway; to flicker (e.g. of lights reflected on water); to flutter (e.g.

of a flag); to trick somebody into doing something; to dupe; to con

忽 hū to neglect; to overlook; to ignore; suddenly; (Chinese surname)

悠 yōu long or drawn out; remote in time or space; leisurely; to swing; pensive;

worried



Episode 17


Aww, he's starting to grow on me.


OOOOHHHH!!! Then he drops a bomb on her. And now we know why he's not married. Although I think it would be better if it was a female character that doesn't believe in marriage, for a man it seems like an easy excuse for evading responsibility.


He's trying to repair the relationship now, ain't it a bit too late?


1. 魔杖 mózhàng magic wand


2. 理财 lǐcái financial management; finance


3. 暖昧对象

暖 nuǎn warm; to warm

昧 mèi to conceal; dark


4. 始乱终弃因果关系

始 shǐ to begin; to start; then; only then

乱 luàn in a confused state of mind; disorder; upheaval; riot; illicit sexual relations; to

mix up; indiscriminate; random; arbitrary

终 zhōng end; finish

弃 qì to abandon; to relinquish; to discard; to throw away



5. 因果关系 yīnguǒ guānxì causation


6. 耗 hào to waste; to spend; to consume; to squander; news; (coll.) to delay; to dilly

dally


7. 防备 fángbèi to guard against


8. 厚道 hòudao kind and honest; generous; sincere


9. 包袱 bāofu wrapping cloth; a bundle wrapped in cloth; load; weight; burden; funny

part; punchline


10. 泄气 xièqì to leak (gas); to be discouraged; to despair; (disparaging) pathetic; to

vent one's anger; (of a tire) to be flat


11. 保障 bǎozhàng to ensure; to guarantee; to safeguard


12. 咄咄逼人 duōduō bīrén overbearing; forceful; aggressive; menacing; imperious


13. 还债 huánzhài to settle a debt



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