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Lao Wang's Office 8: Trimming the Fat at the Office

Lao Wang's Office 8: Trimming the Fat at the Office
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ID: 1097 Intermediate
After all you've done for them, they kick you to the curb! In today's podcast, learn how to deal with being fired in Chinese. Tough luck, Charlie-- your squid just got fried.
John , Jenny
Lao Wang's Office 8: Trimming the Fat at the Office
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SIMPLIFIED PINYIN ENGLISH  
敢 gǎn to dare
炒鱿鱼 chǎoyóuyú to fry squid (to fire someone)
激动 jīdòng to get excited
决定 juédìng resolution
朱丽叶好啊你敢炒我鱿鱼
Zhūlìyè 朱丽叶hǎoā 好啊nǐ 你gǎn 敢chǎo 炒wǒ 我yóuyú 鱿鱼
OK, Zhu Liye. You dare to fire ME!
老王你别激动不是我要炒你是公司的决定我也没办法
Lǎo Wáng 老王nǐ 你bié 别jīdòng 激动bù 不shì 是wǒ 我yào 要chǎo 炒nǐ 你shì 是gōngsī 公司de 的juédìng 决定wǒ 我yě 也méi 没bànfǎ 办法
Don't get excited, Lao Wang. It's not me that's firing you. It's the company's decision. There's nothing I can do, either.
我知道肯定是那个周俊我找他去
wǒ 我zhīdào 知道kěndìng 肯定shì 是nàge 那个Zhōu Jùn 周俊wǒ 我zhǎo 找tā 他qù 去
I know. It's got to be that Zhou Jun! I'll go find him...
周俊你一直看我不顺眼现在终于把我炒了
Zhōu Jùn 周俊nǐ 你yīzhí 一直kàn 看wǒ 我bù 不shùnyǎn 顺眼xiànzài 现在zhōngyú 终于bǎ 把wǒ 我chǎo 炒le 了
Zhou Jun, you've always had something against me. Now you've finally fired me!
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