#1813: Don't be so polite! (Alyssa)
    


  
  

    

      
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我也刚到家不长时间，培训了一天很累，你真逗，不用说歉不歉的，太客气了，我理解一个人创业很不容易需要帮助。我尽力跟她说说，希望可以，明天给你答复。

        

        





    

            

                      

              Pinyin: 

                    wǒ yě gāng dàojiā bù cháng shíjiān，péixùn le yī tiān hěn lèi，nǐ zhēn dòu，bùyòng shuō qiàn bù qiàn de，tài kèqi le，wǒ lǐjiě yī gèrén chuàngyè hěn bù róngyì xūyào bāngzhù. Wǒ jìnlì gēn tā shuōshuo，xīwàng kěyǐ，míngtiān gěi nǐ dáfù.        

        





    

            

                      

              English Translation: 

                    It’s not so long when I come back home. I received a whole day training, and I’m so tired. You’re very funny. You needn’t say you owe me. That’s too formal. I understand it’s not easy for a person to start his career. And he also needs help. I’ll try my best to persuade her. I hope it does work. I’ll give you reply tomorrow.        

        





      
Vocabulary: 

    

            

                    
到家【dàojiā】 reach a very high level; be perfect; be excellent.

时间【shíjiān】 (the concept of) time; (the duration of) time; (a point in) time.

培训【péixùn】 to cultivate; to train.

一天【yītiān】 a day; one day (in the past);  the whole day; all (the) day; from morning till night.

不用【bùyòng】 need not.

客气【kèqi】 polite; courteous; modest.

理解【lǐjiě】 understand; comprehend.

个人【gèrén】 individual (person); I.

创业【chuàngyè】 start an undertaking; do pioneering work.

不容【bùróng】 not tolerate; not allow; not brook.

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

帮助【bāngzhù】 help; assist.

尽力【jìnlì】 do all one can; try one’s best.

希望【xīwàng】 hope; wish; expect.

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

明天【míngtiān】 tomorrow; the near future.

答复【dáfù】 answer; reply.

        

        





    

            

                      

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Mistakes:   歉—欠