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Workplace Woes

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ID: 2405 Elementary
It's a nightmarish situation that haunts office workers around the globe. A report is finished and then - poof! - it suddenly disappears! Whether it was deleted by accident or never saved properly, the loss of a document is one of the most frustrating experiences that can happen to any employee. In this lesson, bear witness to one of the worst of the workplace woes.
Vera,Greg
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SIMPLIFIED PINYIN ENGLISH  
月 yuè month
报告 bàogào report
发 fā to send to
昨天 zuótiān yesterday
小王这个月的报告发给我了吗
XiǎoWáng 小王zhè 这gè 个yuè 月de 的bàogào 报告fāgěi 发给wǒ 我le 了ma 吗
Xiao Wang, did you send me this month's report?
发了呀我昨天发的
fā 发le 了ya 呀wǒ 我zuótiān 昨天fā 发de 的
I sent it. I sent it to you yesterday.
不对这是上个月的
bù 不duì 对zhè 这shì 是shàng 上gè 个yuè 月de 的
No, this is last month's report.
奇怪我昨天做的怎么是上个月的呢
qíguài 奇怪wǒ 我zuótiān 昨天zuò 做de 的zěnme 怎么shì 是shàng 上gè 个yuè 月de 的ne 呢
Strange. I did it yesterday. Why is it last month's?
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