Intermediate - Discussing Work (C0070)

A: 王先生，你好像很忙。压力大吗？
Wáng xiānsheng, nı̌ hǎoxiàng hěn máng. yālı̀ dà ma?
Mr. Wang, you seem very tired. Are you under too much
pressure?

B: 有可能。我的老板给我很大压力。我很早上班，
很晚下班。周末经常加班。
yǒu kěnéng. wǒ de lǎobǎn gěi wǒ hěn dà yālı̀. wǒ hěn zǎo
shàngbān, hěn wǎn xiàbān. zhōumò jı̄ngcháng jiābān.
Perhaps. My boss gives me a lot of pressure. I start work
very early and finish very late. I often work overtime on the
weekend.

A: 你在这家公司工作了多久？
nı̌ zài zhè jiā gōngsı̄ gōngzuò le duōjiǔ?
How long have you been with that company?

B: 在这家公司做了八年多了。但是我对我的薪水不
太满意。薪水太低。
zài zhè jiā gōngsı̄ zuò le bā nián duō le. dànshı̀ wǒ duı̀ wǒ
de xı̄nshuı̌ bùtài mǎnyı̀. xı̄nshuı̌ tài dı̄.
I’ve worked with this company for over eight years. But
I’m not satisfied with my salary. My salary is too low.

A: 你为什么不换个工作？像你这样工作经验丰富的
人找工作很容易。
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 nı̌ wèishénme bù huàn ge gōngzuò? xiàng nı̌ zhèyàng
gōngzuò jı̄ngyàn fēngfù de rén zhǎo gōngzuò hěn róngyı̀.
Why don’t you change your job? For someone like you
with a lot of working experience finding a job is easy.

B: 你说得对。我应该考虑一下。
nı̌ shuō de duı̀. wǒ yı̄nggāi kǎolü
ù yı̄xià.
You’re right. I should think about that.

Key Vocabulary

好像 hǎoxiàng to seem to be

压力 yālı̀ pressure

有可能 yǒu kěnéng possibly

下班 xiàbān to get off work

周末 zhōumò weekends

加班 jiābān to work overtime

薪水 xı̄nshuı̌ salary

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 满意 mǎnyı̀ satisfied

换 huàn to change

考虑 kǎolüè to think about

Supplementary Vocabulary

跳槽 tiàocáo change to a better job

工资 gōngzı̄ salary

奖金 jiǎngjı̄n money award

福利 fúlı̀ welfare

待遇 dàiyù pay

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