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You're Fired!

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ID: QW0318 Intermediate
"You're fired!" We hope that you folks out there at ChinesePod don't have to say or hear these words very often, but for when you do, this QingWen's for you. Learn how to talk about being laid off, let go, terminated, expelled, dismissed and just plain fired!
Tom,Connie
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SIMPLIFIED PINYIN ENGLISH  
炒鱿鱼
chǎo yóuyú 炒鱿鱼
to fire someone, to get fired
他被炒鱿鱼了
tā 他bèi 被chǎo yóuyú 炒鱿鱼le 了
He got fired.
别在上班的时候玩游戏小心被老板炒鱿鱼
bié 别zài 在shàngbān 上班de shíhou 的时候wán yóuxì 玩游戏xiǎoxīn 小心bèi 被lǎobǎn 老板chǎo yóuyú 炒鱿鱼
Don't play games at work. Be careful the boss doesn't fire you.
他被公司炒了
tā 他bèi 被gōngsī 公司chǎo 炒le 了
He was fired by the company.
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