我应该改变吗？

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我的生活很简单。每天早上我9点去上班，下午5点下班。周三会加一会儿班。下班以后，我没什么别的爱好，也不爱出去玩儿，我会回家自己做饭吃。吃完饭我就陪我的小狗和小猫们玩儿。我只有一只大狗叫做大黄，但有两只小猫，一只叫小白，另一只叫小红，它们都很可爱，我很爱它们。除了照顾猫和狗以外，我还要照顾我的花花草草。虽然我的房子不宽，但我有很多花草。

我在一家外国的公司工作，收入不太多，但也够我自己用。每个月8日我就可以收到公司给我的钱。然后我用这些买点好吃的，买点穿的，就差不多用完了。

我的朋友们都很担心我，因为我今年28岁了，但是还是没有男朋友。每周的休息日，他们都给我介绍男人，让我们去约会。可是我们见面后，都没什么话可以说，所以我觉得很无聊。后来，我让他们不要给我介绍了，我只想在家和我的狗和猫在一起，一点儿也不想改变。朋友们说我在给自己找借口，我其实是因为我一直还想着我的前男朋友。

你们觉得我应该改变吗？

Top-Down Words

生活 shēnghuó - life
家 jiā - home
就 jiù - then
陪 péi - to accompany
除了 chúle- besides, apart from
照顾 zhàogù - look after
虽然 suīrán - although
房子 fángzi - house
家 jiā - (MW for companies)
工作 gōngzuò - work
钱 qián - money
买 mǎi - to buy
所以 suóyǐ - so
无聊 wúliáo - boring
家 jiā - home
其实 qíshí - in fact

Names

大黄 Dàhuáng (Dog’s name)

How to Use This Lesson

Step One

Watch the video here on the course platform. Feel free to take as much time as you'd like to understand the content, but don't feel obligated to understand the text right now fully. You'll download the video and return to it later. 

Step Two

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• Audio MP3 file(s)
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Step Three

At a time of your choosing, use the video files to practice shadowing. If you need a reminder, this lesson explains how to shadow. These video files are ideal for shadowing, especially if you download them to your phone because you can walk around while doing it.

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I can't believe I understood all this paragraph XD .
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Mandarin Blueprint

Here's the link to where Phil & Luke talked about this comment in the Mandarin Blueprint Podcast: https://youtu.be/rmFVungI-jM?list=PL_T_LpTzhQ1ihGzQaTSeYEvr8_jmImnO-&t=2168