2007-02-04 18:00:00 Connie
Supplementary vocab for this lesson: 一个礼拜 (yī ge lǐbài) a week 完成 (wánchéng) complete 按时 (ànshí) on time/on schedule 你能按时完成吗？ (Nǐ néng ànshí wánchéng ma?) Can you complete it on time? 来得及 (láidejí) there's still time to do sth.; be able to do sth 来不及 (láibují) be too late to do sth 够 (gòu) enough 不够 (bùgòu) not enough 最多给你两个星期。 (Zuì duō gěi nǐ liǎng ge xīngqī.) I will give you two weeks at the most.]]> Connie
Supplementary vocab for this lesson: 一个礼拜 (yī ge lǐbài) a week 完成 (wánchéng) complete 按时 (ànshí) on time/on schedule 你能按时完成吗？ (Nǐ néng ànshí wánchéng ma?) Can you complete it on time? 来得及 (láidejí) there's still time to do sth.; be able to do sth 来不及 (láibují) be too late to do sth 够 (gòu) enough 不够 (bùgòu) not enough 最多给你两个星期。 (Zuì duō gěi nǐ liǎng ge xīngqī.) I will give you two weeks at the most.]]> 黄律宾
In this situation, if you wanted to tell off your boss, what would be the best, most appropriate way to do that?]]> 黄律宾
In this situation, if you wanted to tell off your boss, what would be the best, most appropriate way to do that?]]> Fred
So, is it time for that lesson where you explain the details of how the tone of yi ( 一）is changed depending on the following word? (The lesson about consecutive third tones was excellent!) The thought occurred to me as I was reading the supplementary vocab for the week. BTW, Chicago lost :( 20 years ago, I was a freshman at college... and they won the SuperBowl! Isn't life supposed to improve with age?!]]> Fred
So, is it time for that lesson where you explain the details of how the tone of yi ( 一）is changed depending on the following word? (The lesson about consecutive third tones was excellent!) The thought occurred to me as I was reading the supplementary vocab for the week. BTW, Chicago lost :( 20 years ago, I was a freshman at college... and they won the SuperBowl! Isn't life supposed to improve with age?!]]> Jacob Rhoden
"if you wanted to tell off your boss..." *grin*, Chinese culture 101, perhaps re-phrasing of this question to fit Chinese culture is required: "if you no longer wanted to work where you currently work..." (:]]> Jacob Rhoden
"if you wanted to tell off your boss..." *grin*, Chinese culture 101, perhaps re-phrasing of this question to fit Chinese culture is required: "if you no longer wanted to work where you currently work..." (:]]> ChinesePod
Hi 黄律宾 , Yes, we think Jacob is right...we had better not teach you how to tell your boss off, or you won't have a job. But seriously, Connie says that they would not likely dare tell their boss off. But, if you really want to, here's a good "stronger" sort of way to tell the boss "forget it": (那，你找别人去做吧.) Nà, nǐ zhǎo biéren qù zuò ba. "Then find someone else to do it." ~amber :)]]> ChinesePod
Hi 黄律宾 , Yes, we think Jacob is right...we had better not teach you how to tell your boss off, or you won't have a job. But seriously, Connie says that they would not likely dare tell their boss off. But, if you really want to, here's a good "stronger" sort of way to tell the boss "forget it": (那，你找别人去做吧.) Nà, nǐ zhǎo biéren qù zuò ba. "Then find someone else to do it." ~amber :)]]> Bobbie
If your boss says, 这次辛苦你了to you, can it be construed as sarcasm - in that, normally you don't work hard enough, so he's asking you to do it this time?]]> Bobbie
If your boss says, 这次辛苦你了to you, can it be construed as sarcasm - in that, normally you don't work hard enough, so he's asking you to do it this time?]]> ChinesePod
Hi Bobbie, I think it would depend on his tone of voice, but in our dialogue, the tone of this sentence is one of encouragement, or comfort. If it were sarcastic, he would likely say it more like this: 这次应该不会辛苦你吧? (Zhècì yīnggāi bù huì xīnkǔ nǐ ba?) ~amber :)]]> ChinesePod
Hi Bobbie, I think it would depend on his tone of voice, but in our dialogue, the tone of this sentence is one of encouragement, or comfort. If it were sarcastic, he would likely say it more like this: 这次应该不会辛苦你吧? (Zhècì yīnggāi bù huì xīnkǔ nǐ ba?) ~amber :)]]> 黄律宾
I was only speaking hypothetically, of course. Anyway, Ｉ'm sure that in most cultures, telling off your boss isn't the best way to keep your job. But for the sake of indulging educational curiosity, here's what I would say, and please correct me if this might be grammatically incorrect. 老板，算了，你可以自己做吧。去死你可恶的混蛋！ 哎呀，已经两点半。不好意思，我先走了。再见!]]> 黄律宾
I was only speaking hypothetically, of course. Anyway, Ｉ'm sure that in most cultures, telling off your boss isn't the best way to keep your job. But for the sake of indulging educational curiosity, here's what I would say, and please correct me if this might be grammatically incorrect. 老板，算了，你可以自己做吧。去死你可恶的混蛋！ 哎呀，已经两点半。不好意思，我先走了。再见!]]> Lantian
Amber, oh my....]]> Lantian
Amber, oh my....]]>