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Getting Tough on Employees

Getting Tough on Employees
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ID: 0181 Upper Intermediate
In the mid-80’s, you responded with a resounding “YES, I AM” to NKOTB’s query of “Are you tuff enuf?” Now, we’re still sure it rings true, but just in case you need to have a lil’ come-to-Jesus meeting with some less-than-productive employees, you’ll be able to do it using Mandarin Chinese as well (after this lesson, of course)!
Jenny, John
Getting Tough on Employees
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SIMPLIFIED PINYIN ENGLISH  
宁愿 nìngyuàn would rather
表现 biǎoxiàn expression
应付 yìngfu to deal with
准备 zhǔnbèi to prepare
我现在能跟你谈谈吗
wǒ 我xiànzài 现在néng 能gēn 跟nǐ 你tántan 谈谈ma 吗
Can I talk to you for a minute?
当然
dāngrán 当然
Of course.
最近你的表现不太好是不是工作上有什么困难
zuìjìn 最近nǐ de 你的biǎoxiàn 表现bùtài 不太hǎo 好shì bu shì 是不是gōngzuò 工作shàng 上yǒu 有shénme 什么kùnnan 困难
Your performance hasn’t been very good recently. Are you having any trouble with work?
没有我觉得可以应付
méiyǒu 没有wǒ 我juéde 觉得kěyǐ 可以yìngfu 应付
No, I can handle it.
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