EP44 以前 Once Upon A Time

 Chinese 101: Talk about someone’s previous jobs

 

Grammar: Express the previous experiences with “以前”& “过”

 

Language Tips: Jobs in China and career change chances

 

Story of The Day: Treat someone with increased respect 刮目相看 guā mù xiāng kàn

 

 

Dialogue:

 

A：你以前做过什么工作？

 

nǐ yǐ qián zuò guò shén me gōng zuò ？

 

What jobs have you done before?

 

B：我以前是记者。你呢？

 

wǒ yǐ qián shì jì zhě 。nǐ ne ？

 

I used to be a reporter. How about you?

 

A：我做过老师。

 

wǒ zuò guò lǎo shī 。

 

I was a teacher.

 

Words & expressions:

 

【以前】yǐ qián: before, in the past

 

【过】guò

 

【记者】jì zhě: reporter

 

【老师】lǎo shī: teacher

 

Hosts: Niu Honglin & Sam Duckett & Lincoln

Programme Editor: Wang Xiaoyu

Producer: Lu Chang