Unit 07: Dialog Pengangguran Meningkat Dialog

Question 1

Anne: Bisa antar saya ke Plaza Indonesia?

Answer 1

Anne: Can you take me to Plaza Indonesia?

Question 2

Supir Taksi: Ya, Bu. Wah, sudah pandai Bahasa Indonesia ya.

Answer 2

Taxi Driver: Yes, ma’am. Wow, you’re already good at Indonesian, huh?

Question 3

Anne: Ah, biasa saja Pak. Sudah beberapa bulan di Jakarta.

Answer 3

Anne: Ah, not bad, sir. You’ve been in Jakarta for a few months.

Question 4

Supir taksi: Sudah betah di sini?

Answer 4

Taxi Driver: Are you comfortable here?

Question 5

Anne: Lumayan. Masih banyak hal yang baru. Bapak sendiri sudah lama kerja di Jakarta?

Answer 5

Anne: Not bad. There are still many new things. Have you worked in Jakarta for a long time?

Question 6

Supir taksi: Kalau saya sudah 15 tahun jadi sopir taksi. Jaman ini, masih untung kalau ada kerjaan. Banyak pengangguran sekarang.

Answer 6

Taxi Driver: I’ve been a taxi driver for 15 years. Nowadays, it’s still lucky if there’s work. There are a lot of unemployed people now.

Question 7

Anne: Saya dengar dari teman saya ada banyak mogok kerja dan unjuk rasa. Buruh-buruh minta kenaikan upah kerja.

Answer 7

Anne: I heard from my friend that there are a lot of strikes and demonstrations. Workers are asking for a wage increase.

Question 8

Supir taksi: Betul sekali. Hidup makin susah, harga-harga terus naik tapi gaji tetap sama. Tidak ada banyak pilihan untuk orang-orang yang tidak berpendidikan.

Answer 8

Taxi Driver: That’s right. Life is getting harder, prices keep going up but salaries stay the same. There aren’t many options for uneducated people.

Question 9

Anne: Kalau boleh tahu, bapak sendiri dulu kuliah di mana?

Answer 9

Anne: If I may ask, where did you go to college?

Question 10

Supir taksi: Saya tidak kuliah, sebab orangtua saya tinggal di kampung dan tidak ada biaya untuk kuliah saya. Dari kecil saya sudah kerja dan hanya sekolah sampai lulus SMA.

Answer 10

Taxi Driver: I didn’t go to college, because my parents live in the village and there was no money for me to go to college. I’ve worked since I was little and only went to school until I graduated from high school.

Question 11

Anne: Bapak ada keluarga?

Answer 11

Anne: Do you have a family?

Question 12

Supir taksi: Ya, isteri dan 2 anak.

Answer 12

Taxi Driver: Yes, a wife and 2 children. Anne: Are your children in school?

Question 13

Anne: Apa anak-anak Bapak sudah sekolah?

Answer 13

Taxi driver: I work hard for my children. They are in college now. I want their lives to be better.

Question 14

Supir taksi: Saya kerja keras untuk anak-anak saya. Sekarang mereka sudah kuliah. Saya mau hidup mereka lebih baik.

Answer 14

Anne: Wow, that is the ideal of a good parent. I hope your children appreciate their father’s hard work.

Question 15

Anne: Wah, itu cita-cita orangtua yang baik. Saya harap anak-anak Bapak menghargai kerja keras bapaknya.

Answer 15

Anne: Wow, that’s a good parent’s dream. I hope your children appreciate their father’s hard work.

Question 16

Supir taksi: Alhamdullilah. Kedua anak saya selalu jadi juara kelas.

Answer 16

Taxi driver: Alhamdulillah. My two children are always top of the class.

Question 17

Maaf, sudah sampai, Bu.

Answer 17

Sorry, we have arrived, ma’am.