Question

The “ant tribe (蟻?zhàn)?” are those who were born in the 1980s and now live in the underdeveloped places of big cities. Most of them come from the countryside, and they are mostly young graduates who have finished their high education in the past few years. They often change their jobs and their average salary is below 2,000 yuan. They are called ‘a(chǎn)nt tribe’ because they have the same characters as ‘a(chǎn)nts’: living together, clever, hardworking but unknown and low-paid.

Deng Kun is a member of the ‘a(chǎn)nti tribe’. When he was in college studying math, he imagined himself working for a company like IBM. Instead, he has spent his time after graduation in a dark and small room he shares with a friend in outside parts of Beijing, playing video games or trying to wait for a job as a salesman.

Zhang Haijian studies physics, but he is now working as a waiter, making only 1,500 yuan a month. “My parents would never say anything about my money,” he said. “But I sometimes talk with my friends about whether it has been worth it – we worked so hard in college and now I get money less than some of my classmates who did not finish middle school.”

Most members of the ‘a(chǎn)nt tribe’ are about twenty. They don’t want to go back; they prefer a single bed in Beijing to a house in their hometown. They are looking forward to bright future. We wish their dream would come true.

93. Where do ‘a(chǎn)nt tribe’ probably live?

   They live ______________________________________________

94. What characters do ants have? Use at least three adjectives (形容詞).

   They are ____________________________ but _______________.

95. What does Deng Kun often do in his dark and small room?

   He often _______________________________________________.

96. How much does Zhang Haijian make a month?

   ________________________­­­­­_______________________________.

97. My friend Li Hui was born in 1982 and now works in IBM. Is he a member of the ‘a(chǎn)nt tribe’?

   ___________, ___________________________________________.

98. If you were Deng Kun, what would you do?

   I would ________________________________________________.

Answer 1

93. in the underdeveloped places of big cities.

94. clever, hard-working, unknown and low-paid.

95. plays video games or waits for a job as a salesman.

96. He makes only 1,500 yuan a month.

97. No, he isn’t.

98. change the job and learn something useful in my spare time.(Any reasonable answers)