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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.
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 小赵hēiyǎnquān 黑眼圈zhème 这么zhòng 重méi 没shuì hǎo 睡好a 啊
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 还好Wáng Zǒng 王总zhè ge 这个jìdù 季度de 的bàobiǎo 报表wǒ 我yǐjīng 已经fāgěi 发给nǐ 你le 了
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 好wǒ 我huítóu 回头kàn 看yīxià 一下méi shénme 没什么wèntí 问题ba 吧
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 没有Wáng Zǒng 王总xià ge yuè 下个月wǒ 我jiù 就bù 不lái 来le 了
Nope. Manager Wang, starting next month, I won't be coming in anymore.
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