Labor Dispute
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ID: 2353
Intermediate
The company is looking to cut costs, and you know what that means - lay offs and cuts in salary and benefits. In this lesson, a worker gets an offer from the boss that doesn't seem so good. So what's to be done? Have a listen and find out!
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| SIMPLIFIED | PINYIN | ENGLISH | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 转 | zhuǎn | to turn to | |
| 兼职 | jiānzhí | part-time position, part-time job | |
| 炒 | chǎo | to fire (from a job) | |
| 机会 | jīhuì | opportunity |
小张有点事跟你说一下公司打算让你转成兼职
Xiǎo Zhāng 小张yǒudiǎnr 有点shì 事gēn 跟nǐ 你shuō 说yīxià 一下gōngsī 公司dǎsuàn 打算ràng 让nǐ 你zhuǎn 转chéng 成jiānzhí 兼职
Xiao Zhang, there's something I need to talk with you about. The company is planning to switch you to a part-time position.
老板你的意思是要炒了我
lǎobǎn 老板nǐ de 你的yìsi 意思shì 是yào 要chǎo 炒le 了wǒ 我
Boss, do you mean that you're going to fire me?
不是炒是让你做兼职你看你还是有工作机会的
bùshì 不是chǎo 炒shì 是ràng 让nǐ 你zuò 做jiānzhí 兼职nǐ 你kàn 看nǐ 你háishì 还是yǒu 有gōngzuò 工作jīhuì 机会de 的
It's not firing you. It's to have you go part-time. See, you'll still have a chance to work.
那之前的合同怎么办
nà 那zhīqián 之前de 的hétong 合同zěnme bàn 怎么办
Then what about our previous contract?
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