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Elegantly Broke — 现代人的精致穷
现代人的精致穷
Fourteen words for money the way young China talks about it, 有说服力, 早晚 and 超出……的能力 — and twelve instalments on Singles' Day.
Related video — watch this stretch before class
Ears first, or eyes first?
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秀珍为什么连卫生纸、沐浴露都买了？
xiù zhēn wèi shén me lián wèi shēng zhǐ mù yù lù dōu mǎi le
Why did she buy toilet paper and shower gel too?
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这些东西和欧洲的机票她是怎么付的？
zhè xiē dōng xi hé ōu zhōu de jī piào tā shì zěn me fù de
How did she pay for it all?
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“精致穷”是什么意思？
jīng zhì qióng shì shén me yì si
What does 精致穷 mean?
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Oil 说为面子透支消费会有什么后果？
Oil shuō wèi miàn zi tòu zhī xiāo fèi huì yǒu shén me hòu guǒ
What does Oil say the consequences are?
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秀珍说年轻人为什么干脆不攒钱了？
xiù zhēn shuō nián qīng rén wèi shén me gān cuì bù zǎn qián le
Why have young people stopped saving?
Word check — the new words, back at you生词复习
No pressure — just making it stick.
每个月工资一到手就花光，他是典型的____。
měi gè yuè gōng zī yí dào shǒu jiù huā guāng，tā shì diǎn xíng de ____。
His salary's gone the moment it lands — a textbook 月光族.
喝一杯好咖啡、穿一件设计好的衣服，都能提高____。
hē yì bēi hǎo kā fēi、chuān yí jiàn shè jì hǎo de yī fu，dōu néng tí gāo ____。
A good coffee, a well-designed jacket — they raise your quality of life.
存一点钱是为了____，万一生病了要用。
cún yì diǎn qián shì wèi le ____，wàn yī shēng bìng le yào yòng。
Save a little for emergencies — in case you get ill.
医疗保险、养老保险，这些都是社会____。
yī liáo bǎo xiǎn、yǎng lǎo bǎo xiǎn，zhè xiē dōu shì shè huì ____。
Health insurance, pensions — that's social security.
她那个圈子的人都喜欢____，比谁的包更贵。
tā nà ge quān zi de rén dōu xǐ huān ____，bǐ shéi de bāo gèng guì。
Her crowd loves to compete — whose bag costs more.
Memory hook
有说服力 and 早晚 — convincing, and sooner or later
Memory hook
超出……的能力 — beyond what you can bear
说服力, 早晚 and 超出 — fill, build, say语言点练习
No pressure — just making it stick.
广告做得再好，也没有消费者的真实评价____。
guǎng gào zuò de zài hǎo，yě méi yǒu xiāo fèi zhě de zhēn shí píng jià ____。
However good the ads, nothing convinces like real customer reviews.
Using Western youth as the example isn't convincing.
Tap the tiles in order — it checks itself when the sentence is complete. Tap a placed tile to take it back.
Your sentence
Your turn — say it
看一个食物好不好吃，没有比光盘更有说服力的了。
Whether food is good — nothing proves it like a cleared plate.
如果你为了攀比买奢侈品，____会刷爆你的信用卡。
rú guǒ nǐ wèi le pān bǐ mǎi shē chǐ pǐn，____ huì shuā bào nǐ de xìn yòng kǎ。
Buy luxury to keep up with others and sooner or later you'll max out your card.
秀珍的账单——用词语库填空
Tap a word to fill the next gap; tap a filled sentence to clear it. Every word is used once.
Word bank
0/5这个工作任务太难，____了她的工作能力。
zhè ge gōng zuò rèn wu tài nán，____ liǎo tā de gōng zuò néng lì。
The task is too hard — beyond her abilities.
Saving like him, he'll own a flat in Shanghai sooner or later.
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Your sentence
Your turn — say it
这超出了我的承受能力。
This is more than I can take.
See it, say it看图配词
No pressure — just making it stick.
看图配词：月光族、攀比、刷爆信用卡、存钱
Tap a picture, then choose its word. Match all the cards to finish.
Young people today are all 'drink today's wine today'.
Tap the tiles in order — it checks itself when the sentence is complete. Tap a placed tile to take it back.
Your sentence
Ears only听力反应
No pressure — just making it stick.
How would you answer?
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我刷信用卡买的，可以分期还款。
I put it on the credit card — I can pay in instalments.
What can't Oil understand?
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趁着我现在还年轻要及时行乐啊，谁知道以后钱会不会贬值得厉害呢。
While I'm young I should enjoy it — who knows if money will be worth anything later?
Before you go课后回顾
- Role-play ①: should a 月光族 change how they live? Argue both sides.
- Role-play ②: why do so many people abroad live fine without saving, while Chinese people love to save?
- One sentence each: 有说服力, 早晚, 超出……的能力.
- Describe your own relationship with money in six sentences, using at least six of today's words.