Intermediate - Discussing Work (C0070)
王先生,你好像很忙。压力大吗?
Wáng xiānsheng ,nǐ hǎoxiàng hěn máng 。yālì dà ma ?
Mr. Wang, you seem very tired. Are you under too much pressure?
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 yālì 。wǒ hěn zǎo shàngbān ,hěn wǎn xiàbān 。zhōumò jīngcháng 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.
你在这家公司工作了多久?
nǐ zài zhè jiā gōngsī gōngzuò le duōjiǔ ?
How long have you been with that company?
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 gōngsī zuò le bā nián duō le 。dànshì wǒ duì wǒ de xīnshuǐ bùtài mǎnyì 。xīnshuǐ tài dī 。
I’ve worked with this company for over eight years. But I’m not satisfied with my salary. My salary is too low.
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。
nǐ wèishénme bù huàn ge gōngzuò ?xiàng nǐ zhèyàng gōngzuò jīngyàn fēngfù de rén zhǎo gōngzuò hěn róngyì 。
Why don’t you change your job? For someone like you with a lot of working experience finding a job is easy.
你说得对。我应该考虑一下。
nǐ shuō de duì 。wǒ yīnggāi kǎolǜ yīxià 。
You’re right. I should think about that.
Vocabulary
好像 | hǎoxiàng | to seem to be |
压力 | yālì | 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 | xīnshuǐ | salary |
满意 | mǎnyì | satisfied |
换 | huàn | to change |
考虑 | kǎolǜe | think about |
跳槽 | tiàocáo | change to a better job |
工资 | gōngzī | salary |
奖金 | jiǎngjīn | money award |
福利 | fúlì | welfare |
待遇 | dàiyù | pay |