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
