社会现象
HSK 4 · 社会
Betrothal gifts, housing and aging - observing Chinese social phenomena.
Key words
社会现象解决关注发展
Dialogue
你觉得年轻人结婚难吗？Nǐ juéde niánqīngrén jiéhūn nán ma?
Do you think it's hard for young people to marry?（A）
难，买房和彩礼都是压力。Nán, mǎifáng hé cǎilǐ dōu shì yālì.
Yes - housing and betrothal gifts are both pressures.（B）
以后会好一些吗？Yǐhòu huì hǎo yìxiē ma?
Will it get better?（A）
希望社会观念越来越开放。Xīwàng shèhuì guānniàn yuèláiyuè kāifàng.
Hopefully mindsets become more open.（B）
Patterns
随着……
Along with…; as…
随着社会发展，观念也在变。Suízhe shèhuì fāzhǎn, guānniàn yě zài biàn.
As society develops, mindsets change too.
随着生活水平提高，人们对健康更重视。Suízhe shēnghuó shuǐpíng tígāo, rénmen duì jiànkāng gèng zhòngshì.
As living standards rise, people care more about health.
……越来越……
More and more…
独居的年轻人越来越多。Dújū de niánqīngrén yuèláiyuè duō.
More and more young people live alone.
社会对多元文化的接受度越来越高。Shèhuì duì duōyuán wénhuà de jiēshòudù yuèláiyuè gāo.
Society is increasingly open to diverse cultures.
Vocabulary
社会shèhuì
society · Society is constantly changing.
现象xiànxiàng
phenomenon · This is a common social phenomenon.
房价fángjià
housing price · Housing prices in big cities are high.
压力yālì
pressure · Young people face great pressure buying homes.
观念guānniàn
concept; mindset · Views on marriage have changed a lot.
关注guānzhù
to pay attention to · Everyone pays attention to elderly care.
