A Tale of Two Labor Unions
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ID: 2310
Upper Intermediate
Workers of the world, unite! In this lesson, learn about labor unions in China and some of the differences between unions there and in the United States.
John,Dilu
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| SIMPLIFIED | PINYIN | ENGLISH | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 工会 | gōnghuì | union | |
| 负责 | fùzé | to be responsible | |
| 场地 | chǎngdì | location, venue | |
| 福利 | fúlì | welfare, benefit |
Tom明天我们要去打羽毛球一起去吗
Tom Tommíngtiān 明天wǒmen 我们yào 要qù 去dǎ 打yǔmáoqiú 羽毛球yīqǐ 一起qù 去ma 吗
Tom, tomorrow we're going to play badminton. Do you want to go?
好啊在哪里多少钱
hǎo a 好啊zài 在nǎli 哪里duōshǎo qián 多少钱
Okay. Where? How much does it cost?
不要钱是工会订的
bù yào 不要qián 钱shì 是gōnghuì 工会dìng 订de 的
It doesn't cost anything. The labor union's reserved it.
工会还负责订羽毛球场地
gōnghuì 工会hái 还fùzé 负责dìng 订yǔmáoqiú 羽毛球chǎngdì 场地
The union also takes care of booking badminton courts?
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