#97 - 美國的家庭觀念讓台灣人好驚訝! This American Family Culture surprises Taiwanese people ! feat. xuanxuan

軒軒跟她美國婆婆的相處好嗎? Is Xuan Xuan getting along well with her American mother-in-law? 婆婆 pópo - mother-in-law 相處 xiāngchǔ - get along 媳婦 xífù - daughter-in-law 綜合 zònghé - integrated 符合 fúhé - conform to 價值觀 jiàzhíguān - values 不適應 bù shìyìng - maladjustment 體貼 tǐtiē - thoughtful 傳統思想 chuántǒng sīxiǎng - traditional thinking 配合 pèihé - cooperate 假設 jiǎshè - assume 長輩 zhǎngbèi - elders 拋根究柢 pāo gēn jiūdǐ - probe deeply into one's roots 私人問題 sīrén wèntí - personal issues 隱私 yǐnsī - privacy 界限 jièxiàn - boundaries 點到... diǎn dào - touch upon... 之類的 zhīlèi de - and so on... 婆媳問題 pó xí wèntí - mother-in-law and daughter-in-law issues 給予 jǐyǔ - give 稱讚 chēngzàn - praise 美國人跟台灣人不一樣的想法 Different perspectives between US & Taiwan 過度 guòdù - excessive 參與 cānyù - participate 以自己為主 yǐ zìjǐ wéi zhǔ - self-centered 個人主義 gèrén zhǔyì - individualism 分得開 fēn de kāi - separate 強調 qiángdiào - emphasize 階級的上下 jiējí de shàngxià - hierarchical 以下犯上 yǐxià fàn shàng - act in a domineering manner 不恰當 bù qiàdàng - inappropriate 美國很多家庭主婦!? There are many housewives in the United States! 家庭主婦 jiātíng zhǔfù - housewife 雙薪家庭 shuāng xīn jiātíng - dual-income family 的確是 díquè shì - indeed 懷疑 huáiyí - doubt 不爽 bù shuǎng - displeased 自主自強 zìzhǔ zìqiáng - self-reliant and self-improving 相對來說 xiāngduì lái shuō - relatively speaking 統計 tǒngjì - statistics 調查 diàochá - survey 實現自我 shíxiàn zìwǒ - self-realization 職業婦女 zhíyè fùnǚ - working woman 經濟壓力 jīngjì yālì - financial pressure 不切實際 bù qièshíjì - impractical 困惑 kùnhuò - confused 經濟狀況 jīngjì zhuàngkuàng - financial situation 初步的調查 chūbù de diàochá - preliminary investigation 家庭主夫 jiātíng zhǔfū - househusband 經濟優勢 jīngjì yōushì - financial advantage 兩極化 liǎng jí huà - polarization 外包 wàibāo - outsource 保姆 bǎomǔ - nanny 以女性主義當權之下 yǐ nǚxìng zhǔyì dānquán zhī xià - under the dominance of feminism 總機小姐 zǒngjī xiǎojiě - receptionist 再更深入了解 zài gèng shēn rù liǎojiě - delve deeper into understanding 受過高等教育 shòu guò gāoděng jiàoyù - have received higher education 有一番成就的人 yǒu yī fān chéngjiù de rén - accomplished individuals 高管 gāoguǎn - senior executive 創業 chuàngyè - entrepreneurship 放棄 fàngqì - give up 自我實現 zìwǒ shíxiàn - self-actualization 觀念 guānniàn - concept 符合 fúhé - conform to 更準確來說 gèng zhǔnquè lái shuō - more accurately 夥伴關係 huǒbàn guānxì - partnership 凌駕於一人之上 língjià yú yīrén zhī shàng - surpassing one person over another 平等 píngděng - equality Do you want your Taiwanese friends to understand your spoken Chinese better? Do you want to communicate more easily with people in Taiwan?  Join my Chinese Speaking Course! 🥰 In the course, there are comprehensive lessons on Chinese pronunciation (Chinese tones, vowels & difficult consonants) that you can start right away 💪 Let’s improve your Chinese pronunciation now!  ⁠⁠Click here to check out my Chinese speaking course!