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Lao Wang's Office 8: Trimming the Fat at the Office

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ID: 1097 Intermediate
After all you've done for them, they kick you to the curb! In today's podcast, learn how to deal with being fired in Chinese. Tough luck, Charlie-- your squid just got fried.
Mon Feb 16 2009 | John , Jenny
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SIMPLIFIED PINYIN ENGLISH  
敢 gǎn to dare
炒鱿鱼 chǎoyóuyú to fry squid (to fire someone)
激动 jīdòng to get excited
决定 juédìng resolution
朱丽叶，好啊，你敢炒我鱿鱼！
Zhūlìyè ，hǎoā ，nǐ gǎn chǎo wǒ yóuyú ！
OK, Zhu Liye. You dare to fire ME!
老王，你别激动。不是我要炒你，是公司的决定。我也没办法。
Lǎo Wáng ，nǐ bié jīdòng 。bù shì wǒ yào chǎo nǐ ，shì gōngsī de juédìng 。wǒ yě méi bànfǎ 。
Don't get excited, Lao Wang. It's not me that's firing you. It's the company's decision. There's nothing I can do, either.
我知道，肯定是那个周俊！我找他去。
wǒ zhīdào ，kěndìng shì nàge Zhōu Jùn ！wǒ zhǎo tā qù 。
I know. It's got to be that Zhou Jun! I'll go find him...
周俊，你一直看我不顺眼，现在终于把我炒了！
Zhōu Jùn ，nǐ yīzhí kàn wǒ bù shùnyǎn ，xiànzài zhōngyú bǎ wǒ chǎo le ！
Zhou Jun, you've always had something against me. Now you've finally fired me!
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