#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.

        

        



  

  

  
  

    

      



 


  



  
    

      #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.

        

        



  

  

  
  

    

      



 


  



  
    

      #1851: Best wishes (HH)
    


  
  

    

      
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希望你这次成功，我不能拖你后腿。我会等你的。

        

        





    

            

                      

              Pinyin: 

                    Xīwàng nǐ zhècì chénggōng，wǒ bùnéng tuō nǐ hòutuǐ. Wǒ huì děng nǐ de.        

        





    

            

                      

              English Translation: 

                    I hope you will be successful this time. I can’t hold you back. I’ll be waiting for you.        

        





      
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希望【xīwàng】 hope; wish; expect.

这次【zhècì】 this time; present; current.

成功【chénggōng】 succeed; success.

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

        

        



  

  

  
  

    

      



 


  



  
    

      #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.

        

        



  

  

  
  

    

      



 


  



  
    

      #1849: Free food (HH)
    


  
  

    

      
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我又想起一件事儿。我这有两张餐饮券quan（就是代金券，免费吃饭的）俏江南饭店的…31号以后就过期了。我想送给你，但是不知道你去吃不去吃。还有一张券是可以免费领一套紫砂壶，但需要本人拿着身份证去接待中心才能领到，过1月1号无效。想送你，如果你有时间去领的话，我送你一张。

        

        





    

            

                      

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                    Wǒ yòu xiǎngqǐ yī jiàn shìr. Wǒ zhè yǒu liǎng zhāng cān-yǐn quànquan（jiùshì dàijīn quàn，miǎnfèi chīfàn de）qiào Jiāngnán fàndiàn de …31hào yǐhòu jiù guòqī le. Wǒ xiǎng sònggěi nǐ，dànshì bùzhīdào nǐ qù chī bù qù chī. Háiyǒu yìzhāng quàn shì kěyǐ miǎnfèi lǐng yī tào zǐshā hú，dàn xūyào běnrén názhe shēnfènzhèng qù jiēdài zhōngxīn cáinéng lǐngdào，guò1yuè1hào wúxiào. Xiǎng sòng nǐ，rúguǒ nǐ yǒu shíjiān qù lǐng dehuà，wǒ sòng nǐ yìzhāng.        

        





    

            

                      

              English Translation: 

                    I will remind you of something else. I have two coupons eating for free at the Qiaojiangnan hotel. They will be invalid after 31st. I want to give them to you. But I don’t know if you would like to go there. I have another coupon for a set of zisha tea pot. However, you need to go to the reception center with your ID card. It will be invalid after Jan. 1st. I also want to give it you. if you have time, I can send it to you.        

        





      
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想起【xiǎngqǐ】 remember; recall; think of; call to mind.

事儿【shìr】 business; thing.

餐饮【cānyǐn】 repast.

就是【jiùshì】 quite right; exactly; precisely;  even if; even.

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

吃饭【chīfàn】 eat; have a meal; keep alive; make a living.

饭店【fàndiàn】 hotel;  restaurant.

以后【yǐhòu】 after; later; afterwards; following; later on; in the future.

过期【guòqī】 exceed the time limit; be overdue.

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

不知【bùzhī】 unknowing(ly).

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

需要【xūyào】 need; want; require; demand; needs.

本人【běnrén】 I (me, myself); oneself; in person.

身份证【shēnfènzhèng】 ID Card; identity card.

接待【jiēdài】 receive; admit.

中心【zhōngxīn】 centre; heart; core; hub.

无效【wúxiào】 of (to) no avail; invalid; null and void.

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

有时间【yǒushíjiān】 have time.

        

        



  

  

  
  

    

      



 


  



  
    

      #1848: Chain of command (Secretary - W)
    


  
  

    

      
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好的，我先跟领导汇报一下再说。

        

        





    

            

                      

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                    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。

        

        





    

            

                      

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                    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

        

        





    

            

                      

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

        





    

            

                      

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                    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.

        

        



  

  

  
  

    

      



 


  



  
    

      #1845: Christmas Eve (Newbie)
    


  
  

    

      
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还好啦！昨天晚上可是平安夜啊！你却工作了一晚！

        

        





    

            

                      

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                    Hái hǎo la！zuótiān wǎnshang kěshì píng’ānyè à！nǐ què gōngzuò le wǎn！        

        





    

            

                      

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                    That’s all right. It was Christmas Eve last night, but you worked for a whole night!        

        





      
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还好【háihǎo】 not bad; passable; fortunately.

昨天【zuótiān】 yesterday.

晚上【wǎnshàng】 (in the) evening; (at) night.

可是【kěshì】  but; yet; however.

平安【píngān】 safe and sound; without mishap; well.

工作【gōngzuò】 work; job.

        

        



  

  

  
  

    

      



 


  



  
    

      #1846: Decision (Secretary - W)
    


  
  

    

      
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我得先跟领导汇报，领导现在不在，钱的事我做不了主。

        

        





    

            

                      

              Pinyin: 

                    Wǒ děi xiān gēn lǐngdǎo huìbào，lǐngdǎo xiànzài bùzài，qián de shì wǒ zuòbuliǎo zhǔ.        

        





    

            

                      

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                    I have to report to the leader first. The leader is in. I can’t make a decision on money.        

        





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

汇报【huìbào】 report; give an account of.

现在【xiànzài】 now; at present; today.

不在【bùzài】 not be in; be out.

不了【bùliǎo】 without end.