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ID: 2487 Upper Intermediate
Feel stuck in a job that doesn't challenge you? Time for a career change? We all need good advice from time to time to guide us in the right direction. Listen in as one person get the advice he needs.
Jenny,David
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SIMPLIFIED PINYIN ENGLISH  
月薪 yuèxīn monthly income
鸡毛蒜皮 jīmáosuànpí trivial matters
成就感 chéngjiùgǎn sense of accomplishment
事事如意 shìshìrúyì everything to turn out as you wish
我想辞职了
wǒ 我xiǎng 想cízhí 辞职le 了
I want to hand in my resignation.
什么怎么突然要辞职
shénme 什么zěnme 怎么tūrán 突然yào 要cízhí 辞职
What? How come you want to resign all of a sudden?
哎月薪那么低再说工作环境又不好每天做的还都是一些鸡毛蒜皮的小事一点成就感也没有这离我的预期差距也太大了
āi 哎yuèxīn 月薪nàme 那么dī 低zàishuō 再说gōngzuò 工作huánjìng 环境yòu 又bù 不hǎo 好měitiān 每天zuò 做de 的hái 还dōu 都shì 是yīxiē 一些jīmáosuànpí 鸡毛蒜皮de 的xiǎoshì 小事yīdiǎn 一点chéngjiùgǎn 成就感yě 也méiyǒu 没有zhè 这lí 离wǒde 我的yùqī 预期chājù 差距yě 也tài 太dà 大le 了
Why, the monthly income is so low. Besides, the work environment is also not good. Everyday I just do insignificant little jobs and there is no sense of accomplishment. This is too far from what I expected.
现在哪有事事如意的工作呢你不要眼高手低了
xiànzài 现在nǎ 哪yǒu 有shìshìrúyì 事事如意de 的gōngzuò 工作ne 呢nǐ 你bùyào 不要yǎngāoshǒudī 眼高手低le 了
Nowadays, where can you find work that is exactly what you wish for? You shouldn't have high standards that your abilities can't match.
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