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      #1860: Setting up shop (Secretary - X)
    


  
  

    

      
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我自己开拉个小礼品店。

        

        





    

            

                      

              Pinyin: 

                    Wǒzìjǐ kāile ge xiǎo lǐpǐndiàn.        

        





    

            

                      

              English Translation: 

                    I will open a small store for selling gifts myself.        

        





      
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我自己【wǒzìjǐ】 myself.

礼品【lǐpǐn】 gift; present.

        

        





    

            

                      

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Mistakes:   拉—了

        

        



  

  

  
  

    

      



 


  



  
    

      #1861: Sorry – didn't hear the phone (Secretary - W)
    


  
  

    

      
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不好意思没有听到。我今天坐公交车回家，有什么事情吩咐么？

        

        





    

            

                      

              Pinyin: 

                    Bù hǎoyìsi méiyǒu tīngdào. Wǒ jīntiān zuò gōngjiāochē huíjiā，yǒu shénme shìqing fēnfù me？        

        





    

            

                      

              English Translation: 

                    Sorry, I didn’t hear the sound of my cell phone. I went home by bus today. Have you got anything to tell me to do?        

        





      
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不好意思【bùhǎoyìsi】 feel embarrassed; be ill at ease; find it embarrassing (to do sth.).

听到【tīngdào】 hear.

今天【jīntiān】 today; the present; now.

回家【huíjiā】 homeward.

什么【shénme】 what.

事情【shìqing】 affair; matter; thing; business.

吩咐【fēnfu】 tell; instruct.

        

        



  

  

  
  

    

      



 


  



  
    

      #1862: I replied already! (Secretary - W)
    


  
  

    

      
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我已经回邮件给你了，请先看一下，再打电话给我。

        

        





    

            

                      

              Pinyin: 

                    Wǒ yǐjing huí yóujiàn gěi nǐ le，qǐng xiān kàn yīxià，zài dǎ diànhuà gěi wǒ.        

        





    

            

                      

              English Translation: 

                    I have already replied to your email. Please have a look and call me.        

        





      
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已经【yǐjīng】 already.

邮件【yóujiàn】 postal matter; post; mail.

一下【yīxià】 one time; once; in a short while; all at once; all of a sudden.

打电话【dǎdiànhuà】 to make a telephone call.

        

        



  

  

  
  

    

      



 


  



  
    

      #1859: Tell the secretary soon (Yenny)
    


  
  

    

      
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关于会计那边要准备的资料，让秘书提前告诉我。

        

        





    

            

                      

              Pinyin: 

                    Guānyú kuàijì nèibiān yào zhǔnbèi de zīliào，ràng mìshu tíqián gàosu wǒ.        

        





    

            

                      

              English Translation: 

                    As for the files that the accountant should prepare, let the secretary tell me early.        

        





      
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关于【guānyú】 about; on; with regard to; concerning.

会计【kuàijì】 accounting; bookkeeper; accountant.

准备【zhǔnbèi】 prepare; get ready; intend; plan.

资料【zīliào】 means; data; material.

秘书【mìshū】 secretary.

提前【tíqián】 shift to an earlier date; move up (a date); advance; in advance; ahead of time; beforehand.

告诉【gàosù】 tell; let know.

        

        



  

  

  
  

    

      



 


  



  
    

      #1853: Lost the number (Secretary - W)
    


  
  

    

      
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早，导游Linda的电话麻烦给我一下，昨晚没有收到

        

        





    

            

                      

              Pinyin: 

                    Zǎo，dǎoyóulindade diànhuà máfan gěi wǒ yīxià，zuówǎn méiyǒu shōudào        

        





    

            

                      

              English Translation: 

                    Morning, may I bother you to give me the phone number of that guide, Linda? I didn’t got it last night.        

        





      
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导游【dǎoyóu】 conduct a sightseeing tour; guidebook.

电话【diànhuà】 telephone; phone; phone call.

麻烦【máfan】 troublesome; inconvenient; put sb. to trouble; trouble sb.; bother.

一下【yīxià】 one time; once; in a short while; all at once; all of a sudden.

昨晚【zuówǎn】 yestereve; yestereven; yesterevening.

收到【shōudào】 receive; get; achieve; obtain.

        

        



  

  

  
  

    

      



 


  



  
    

      #1850: When did you say? (Laura - teacher)
    


  
  

    

      
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你说行是指明天吗？我明天下午去行吗？

        

        





    

            

                      

              Pinyin: 

                    Nǐ shuō xíng shì zhǐ míngtiān ma？wǒ míngtiān xiàwǔ qù xíng ma？        

        





    

            

                      

              English Translation: 

                    Did say tomorrow? Can I go there tomorrow afternoon?        

        





      
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明天【míngtiān】 tomorrow; the near future.

下午【xiàwǔ】 afternoon.

        

        



  

  

  
  

    

      



 


  



  
    

      #1852: Having fun (Secretary - W)
    


  
  

    

      
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不好意思刚有事。我们跳了一会，和几个人聊了一会。还好。太多人啦，我们得了四杯免费喝的，呵呵

        

        





    

            

                      

              Pinyin: 

                    Bù hǎoyìsi gāng yǒushì. Wǒmen tiào le yìhuì，hé jǐ gè rén liáo le yīhuì. Hái hǎo. Tài duō rén la，wǒmen déle sì bēi miǎnfèi hēde，hēhē        

        





    

            

                      

              English Translation: 

                    Excuse me, I had something to do just now. Fortunately, we danced for a while and chatted with some guys. That’s ok. There were so many people. We got four cups of drinks for free.:-)        

        





      
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不好意思【bùhǎoyìsi】 feel embarrassed; be ill at ease; find it embarrassing (to do sth.).

有事【yǒushì】 when problems crop up; if sth. happens; occupied; busy.

我们【wǒmén】 we.

几个【jīgè】 several.

还好【háihǎo】 not bad; passable; fortunately.

免费【miǎnfèi】 free of charge; free; gratis.

        

        



  

  

  
  

    

      



 


  



  
    

      #1848: Chain of command (Secretary - W)
    


  
  

    

      
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好的，我先跟领导汇报一下再说。

        

        





    

            

                      

              Pinyin: 

                    Hǎo de，wǒ xiān gēn lǐngdǎo huìbào yīxià zài shuō.        

        





    

            

                      

              English Translation: 

                    Ok, I have to report this to our leader first.        

        





      
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领导【lǐngdǎo】 lead; exercise leadership; leader; leadership.

汇报【huìbào】 report; give an account of.

一下【yīxià】 one time; once; in a short while; all at once; all of a sudden.

再说【zàishuō】 put off until some time later;  what’s more; besides.

        

        



  

  

  
  

    

      



 


  



  
    

      #1847: Recordings are tough (Secretary - W)
    


  
  

    

      
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如果他帮我们把录音工作顺利完成的话，钱我们会给她，毕竟以前合作的很愉快。上次是因为公司的变动才遭成的，其实我也不愿意发生那样的事。但是如果因为她的原因给我们遭成损失，我也没法跟领导交代，具体能不能给她钱我也做不了主。

        

        





    

            

                      

              Pinyin: 

                    Rúguǒ ta1 bāng wǒmen bǎ lùyīn gōngzuò shùnlì wánchéng dehuà，qián wǒmen huì gěi tā，bìjìng yǐqián hézuò de hěn yúkuài. Shàngcì shì yīnwèi gōngsī de biàndòng cái zào chéng de，qíshí wǒ yě bù yuànyì fāshēng nèiyàng de shì. Dànshì rúguǒ yīnwèi tā de yuányīn gěi wǒmen zào chéng sǔnshī，wǒ yě méifǎ gēn lǐngdǎo jiāodài，jùtǐ néngbù néng gěi tā qián wǒ yě zuòbuliǎo zhǔ.        

        





    

            

                      

              English Translation: 

                    If he can help us complete the recording very smoothly, we’ll give her the money. After all we cooperated well before. The result is due to the change of the company last time. Actually I don’t hope so. But if the company has any loss because of her, I can’t hand over the work to the leader. I can’t decide weather she can get the money or not.         

        





      
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如果【rúguǒ】  if; in case; in the event of.

我们【wǒmén】 we.

录音【lùyīn】 sound recording.

工作【gōngzuò】 work; job.

顺利【shùnlì】 smoothly; successfully; without a hitch.

完成【wánchéng】 complete; accomplish.

毕竟【bìjìng】  after all; all in all; when all is said and done; in the final analysis.

以前【yǐqián】 before; formerly; previously.

合作【hézuò】 cooperate; collaborate; work together.

愉快【yúkuài】 happy; joyful; cheerful.

上次【shàngcì】 last time.

因为【yīnwei】 because; for; on account of.

公司【gōngsī】 company; corporation.

变动【biàndòng】 change; alteration.

其实【qíshí】  actually; in fact; as a matter of fact.

愿意【yuànyì】 be willing; be ready; wish; like; want.

发生【fāshēng】 happen; occur; take place.

那样【nàyàng】 of that kind; like that; such; so.

但是【dànshì】  but; yet; still; nevertheless.

原因【yuányīn】 cause; reason.

损失【sǔnshī】 lose; loss.

领导【lǐngdǎo】 lead; exercise leadership; leader; leadership.

交代【jiāodài】 hand over; explain; make clear; brief; tell; account for; justify oneself; confess.

具体【jùtǐ】 concrete; specific; particular.

不能【bùnéng】 cannot; must not; should not.

        

        



  

  

  
  

    

      



 


  



  
    

      #1844: Make a wish (Secretary - W)
    


  
  

    

      
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倒数，零点钟声响起… 这时许个愿可以实现的噢！秘密

        

        





    

            

                      

              Pinyin: 

                    Dàoshǔ，língdiǎn zhōngshēng xiǎngqǐ… zhèshí xǔ ge yuàn kěyǐ shíxiàn de ō！Mìmì        

        





    

            

                      

              English Translation: 

                    Count backwards. The bell will ring at midnight.  Make a vow at that moment , and it will come true. Secret        

        





      
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零点【língdiǎn】 Zero.

钟声【zhōngshēng】 ding.

可以【kěyǐ】 can; may;  passable; pretty good; not bad;  awful.

实现【shíxiàn】 realize; achieve; bring about.

秘密【mìmì】  secret; clandestine; confidential.