Don't quit your day job ! 原来是这个意思啊！？

Don't quit your day job !

Definition: (often humorous somewhat sarcastic) meant to inform someone that they are horrible at whatever they are trying to do, and should not make a career out of it. 

你不要把全职工作辞掉啊！

(嘲弄某人没有某方面的才华)

A: Do you really want to be a writer?

B: Yup. 

A: I've read your first book and my advice is…um…"don't quit your day job!"

A: 你真的想要当作家吗？

B: 嗯嗯！

A: 我看过你第一本书了，我要给你的建议就是…你不要把你的全职工作辞掉啊！

A: I started a new business. 

B: Doing what? 

A: I'm gonna sell handmade wool socks! 

B: In Africa? Don't quit your day job, mister.

A: 我创业了。

B: 做什么的？

A: 我准备卖手工羊毛袜子。

B: 在非洲？哈！老兄，你千万不要把你原来的工作辞掉啊！

Don't quit your day job! You can't count on bankers or angels to get your venture off the ground. So maybe you should shoehorn it around a 9-to-5 career. 

你可不要辞工噢！投资要成功可并不是靠那些银行家，更不是靠求神保佑的；所以你应该将就将就，投资的同时，咬紧牙关继续上班吧。

The intro 

(Listening Comprehension)

Goooood morning China! Gooood morning guys and gals, happy Friday to all of you! This is Steven! So guys and gals, I wanna ask you a question, I wanna ask what your dream job is. Oh, you might say "my dream job is being a professional singer," "my dream job is being a dancer," or "I wanna be a movie director." Wow, cool! As for me? I've always wanted to be an actor. I mean, Steven looks like an actor, talks like an actor, acts like an actor, Steven SHOULD be an actor, the Hollywood kind of actor. No? 

Cookie Monster: Don't quit your day job, Steven! Hahahaha…

Alright, Cookie Monster, alright guys and gals, let's talk about the expression of today, which is "Don't quit your day job!" Thanks Cookie Monster, you already said that! Let's take a look at our first example: 

So, the expression "Don't quit your day job" is often used in a humorous somewhat sarcastic way to inform someone that they are horrible at whatever they are trying to do, and should not make a career out of it. Okay, let's do that once again: 

Let's move on to our second example: 

Hey, you guys know wool? 羊毛, yes, it's 羊毛, wool. It's so hot in Africa and no one needs wool there and that's why selling wool socks in Africa won't be a good idea. 

Ladies and gentlemen, the last sentence of today's show is …you guessed it, it's……the last sentence. Ahem…Okay, let's get to it:

Okay, so guys and gals, that's all for today,this is Steven and I just wanna leave you with a little bit of song. Near far wherever you are, I believe that the heart does go on… Once more you open the door …

Olivia: 小光头, don't quit your day job! 

Ahh? My mother told me I sing well. Alright, alright, but please click "like", please, please, please … leave a comment.

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