Discussing Work
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ID: 0070
Pre Intermediate
You Freddie Mercury and David Bowie know about being under pressure? Did they ever have to compete with 1.4 billion other people? In this Intermediate lesson, Ken and Jenny take time out of their hectic lives to help you talk about yours. In this podcast, learn how to talk in Mandarin Chinese about pressure at work, salaries and job satisfaction.
Jenny, Ken
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| SIMPLIFIED | PINYIN | ENGLISH | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 好像 | hǎoxiàng | to seem to be | |
| 压力 | yālì | pressure | |
| 有可能 | yǒu kěnéng | possibly | |
| 下班 | xiàbān | to get off work |
王先生你好像很忙压力大吗
Wáng xiānsheng 王先生nǐ 你hǎoxiàng 好像hěn 很máng 忙yālì 压力dà 大ma 吗
Mr. Wang, you seem very busy. Are you under too much pressure?
有可能我的老板给我很大压力我很早上班很晚下班周末经常加班
yǒu kěnéng 有可能wǒ de 我的lǎobǎn 老板gěi 给wǒ 我hěn 很dà 大yālì 压力wǒ 我hěn 很zǎo 早shàngbān 上班hěn 很wǎn 晚xiàbān 下班zhōumò 周末jīngcháng 经常jiābān 加班
Maybe. My boss gives me a lot of pressure. I start work very early and finish very late. I often work overtime on the weekend.
你在这家公司工作了多久
nǐ 你zài 在zhè 这jiā 家gōngsī 公司gōngzuò le 工作了duōjiǔ 多久
How long have you been with that company?
在这家公司做了八年多了但是我对我的薪水不太满意薪水太低
zài 在zhè 这jiā 家gōngsī 公司zuò le 做了bā 八nián 年duō 多le 了dànshì 但是wǒ 我duì 对wǒ de 我的xīnshuǐ 薪水bùtài 不太mǎnyì 满意xīnshuǐ 薪水tài 太dī 低
I’ve worked with this company for over eight years. But I’m not satisfied with my salary. My salary is too low.
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