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Betting on the Boss

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ID: 2130 Intermediate
There's nothing to get the office riled up more than a bet between colleagues. In this dialogue, a group of coworkers take wagers on why the boss isn't in a good mood. Who will win? Check out this lesson and find out! Also, be sure to check out the new task feature below, ChinesePod's newest way to enrich your learning experience along with fellow poddies!
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SIMPLIFIED PINYIN ENGLISH  
猜 cāi to guess
老板娘 lǎobǎnniáng boss's wife
吵架 chǎojià to quarrel
生意 shēngyi business
老板出去吃饭啊
lǎobǎn 老板chūqù 出去chīfàn 吃饭a 啊
Boss, come out and eat!
嗯
ng 嗯
Okay!
哎小江今天老板好像很不开心嘛
āi 哎Xiǎo Jiāng 小江jīntiān 今天lǎobǎn 老板hǎoxiàng 好像hěn 很bù 不kāixīn 开心ma 嘛
Hey, Xiao Jiang, it seems like the boss is unhappy today.
嗯我猜肯定是昨晚跟老板娘吵架了
ng 嗯wǒ 我cāi 猜kěndìng 肯定shì 是zuówǎn 昨晚gēn 跟lǎobǎnniáng 老板娘chǎojià 吵架le 了
Yeah, I guess it has to be because he got into a fight with his wife last night.
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