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ID: 1211 Upper Intermediate
In today's Chinese podcast, the plot thickens at the dodgiest company in the universe. Lao Wang faces a difficult decision as his accountant turns in his resignation. Learn all the Mandarin you'll need next time you're trapped between a bright young employee and a ruthless boss.
Fri Jul 24 2009 | Jenny , John
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SIMPLIFIED PINYIN ENGLISH  
季度 jìdù quarter (of a year)
报表 bàobiǎo forms for reports
辞职 cízhí to resign
前途 qiántú prospects
小赵，黑眼圈这么重，没睡好啊？
Xiǎo Zhào ，hēiyǎnquān zhème zhòng ，méi shuì hǎo a ？
Xiao Zhao, you've got some serious bags under your eyes. Didn't sleep well?
还好。王总，这个季度的报表我已经发给你了。
hái hǎo 。Wáng Zǒng ，zhè ge jìdù de bàobiǎo wǒ yǐjīng fāgěi nǐ le 。
Ah, just so-so. Manager Wang, I've already sent you the report for this quarter.
好，我回头看一下。没什么问题吧？
hǎo ，wǒ huítóu kàn yīxià 。méi shénme wèntí ba ？
OK, I'll look at it in a bit. There weren't any problems, right?
没有。王总，下个月我就不来了。
méiyǒu 。Wáng Zǒng ，xià ge yuè wǒ jiù bù lái le 。
Nope. Manager Wang, starting next month, I won't be coming in anymore.
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