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Working Overtime

Working Overtime
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IN THIS LESSON
ID: 2515 Elementary
Work, work, work! In times of economic instability and with fierce competition in the job market, many feel they must work overtime to keep their job. Listen in a one employee gets yet another request from his manager to stay late.
Jenny,Ryan
Working Overtime
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SIMPLIFIED PINYIN ENGLISH  
分公司 fēngōngsī branch office
报表 bàobiǎo forms for reports
总公司 zǒnggōngsī head office
交 jiāo to hand in
老板分公司的报表做好了
lǎobǎn 老板fēn gōngsī 分公司de 的bàobiǎo 报表zuò 做hǎo 好le 了
Manager, I have finished up the reports for the branch office.
好的还有总公司的明天交
hǎo 好de 的háiyǒu 还有zǒng gōngsī 总公司de 的míngtiān 明天jiāo 交
Ok. Also hand in the reports for the head office tomorrow!
啊这不是别人做的吗
á 啊zhè 这bùshì 不是biérén 别人zuò 做de 的ma 吗
Oh? Isn't someone else doing that?
最近财务部人手少
zuìjìn 最近cáiwùbù 财务部rénshǒu 人手shǎo 少
Recently, we are short staffed in the financial department......
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