Life of a Factory Girl
我叫苏小妹。
Wǒ jiào sūxiǎomèi.
– My name is Su Xiaomei.
我在农村长大，今年十八岁。
Wǒ zài nóngcūn zhǎng dà, jīnnián shíbā suì.
– I grew up in the countryside, and I am now eighteen years old.
初中毕业后就来到深圳了。
Chūzhōng bìyè hòu jiù lái dào shēnzhènle.
– After graduating from junior middle school, I came to Shenzhen.
其实，我想继续上学。
Qíshí, wǒ xiǎng jìxù shàngxué.
– Actually, I wanted to keep studying.
但是我的家里人说去城市赚钱比较好。
Dànshì wǒ de jiālǐ rén shuō qù chéngshì zhuànqián bǐjiào hǎo.
– But my family said it is better to go to the city to make a living.
我在工厂里工作
Wǒ zài gōngchǎng lǐ gōngzuò.
– I work in a factory.
我们做便宜的手机。
Wǒmen zuò piányí de shǒujī.
– We make cheap mobile phones.