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你父亲做什么工作？

Nǐ fù qīn zuò shén me gōng zuò?

What does your father do?

他是个医生，他自己开业。

Tā shì gè yī shēng, tā zì jǐ kāi yè.

He is a doctor and he practices his own medicine.

你对未来有什么计划吗？

Nǐ duì wèi lái yǒu shén me jì huà ma?

Do you have any plans for the future?

如果可能的话，我想做个飞行员。

Rú guǒ kě néng de huà, wǒ xiǎng zuò gè fēi xíng yuán.

If possible, I would like to be a pilot.

我希望有一份既体面，收入又高的工作。

Wǒ xī wàng yǒu yī fèn jì tǐ miàn, shōu rù yòu gāo de gōng zuò.

I hope to have a decent job with high income.

我下周要参加考试。

Wǒ xià zhōu yào cān jiā kǎo shì.

I have to take an exam next week.

当汤姆的同学还在学校苦读时，他已经开始了自己的事业。

Dāng tāng mǔ de tóng xué hái zài xué xiào kǔ dú shí, tā yǐ jīng kāi shǐ le zì jǐ de shì yè.

While Tom's classmates were still studying hard at school, he had already started his own business.

我喜欢协作但不愿以此为职业。

Wǒ xǐ huān xié zuò dàn bù yuàn yǐ cǐ wèi zhí yè.

I love collaboration but don't want to make a career out of it.

去年夏天我在那家商行实习。

Qù nián xià tiān wǒ zài nà jiā shāng háng shí xí.

I was an intern at that firm last summer.

他是个很有能力的人，但是有点骄傲。

Tā shì gè hěn yǒu néng lì de rén, dàn shì yǒu diǎn jiāo ào.

He is a very capable man, but a little proud.

他的商务生涯十分成功。

Tā de shāng wù shēng yá shí fēn chéng gōng.

His business career was very successful.

我表兄刚被提升为上校。

Wǒ biǎo xiōng gāng bèi tí shēng wèi shàng xiào.

My cousin has just been promoted to colonel.

他是一家著名公司的经理。

Tā shì yī jiā zhù míng gōng sī de jīng lǐ.

He is a manager of a famous company.

那位政治家退休时是纽约市市长。

Nà wèi zhèng zhì jiā tuì xiū shí shì niǔ yuē shì shì zhǎng.

The politician retired as mayor of New York City.

他最近被任命为那个革命会的总裁。

Tā zuì jìn bèi rèn mìng wèi nà ge gé mìng huì de zǒng cái.

He had recently been appointed president of that revolutionary society.