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ID: 4180 Elementary
When the boss ain’t happy, ain’t nobody happy. What can the sales guy do? (Hint: It does NOT involve going on vacation!)
Elijah,Kathy
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SIMPLIFIED PINYIN ENGLISH  
怎么这么 zěnmezhème how come it's so...
不景气 bùjǐngqì slack
订单 dìngdān (purchase) order
淡季 dànjì off season; slow business season
唉怎么这么不景气
ài 唉zěnmezhème 怎么这么bùjǐngqì 不景气
(Sigh) How come the business is so bad?
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wèi 喂
Hello?
上个月的订单怎么这么少
shànggèyuè 上个月de 的dìngdān 订单zěnmezhème 怎么这么shǎo 少
Why are there so few orders last month?
我也没办法现在是淡季
wǒ 我yě 也méi 没bànfǎ 办法xiànzài 现在shì 是dànjì 淡季
I can't do anything about this. It's the low season now.
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