Intermediate - Asking for a Raise (C1376)

A: 张总,我们又签了一个大单子。
Zhāng Zǒng, wǒmen yòu qiān le yī ge dà dānzi.
Mr. Zhang, we signed another big contract.
B: 小赵,这都是你的功劳!
Xiǎo Zhào, zhè dōu shì nǐ de gōngláo!
Xiaozhao, all the credit goes to you!
A: 哪里哪里,是大家一起努力的结果。
nǎli nǎli, shì dàjiā yīqǐ nǔlì de jiéguǒ.
No, no. It was the result of everyone's hard work.
B: 总之小赵表现不错,好好干!
zǒngzhī Xiǎo Zhào biǎoxiàn bùcuò, hǎohāo gàn!
Anyway, Xiaozhao you've done quite well. Keep at it!
A: 多谢张总的培养。
duōxiè Zhāng Zǒng de péiyǎng.
Thanks a lot for helping me along the way, Mr. Zhang
B: 不谢,应该的。
bùxiè, yīnggāi de.
No problem. That's my job.
A: 张总,我们公司业绩这么好,公司会不会给大家加薪啊?
Zhāng Zǒng, wǒmen gōngsī yèjì zhème hǎo, gōngsī huì bu huì gěi dàjiā jiāxīn a?
Mr. Zhang, our company's performance has been so good, will the company give everyone a raise?
B: 呃,会的,会考虑的。
e, huì de, huì kǎolǜ de.
Yes, we will. We'll consider it.
A: 我在这里已经三年了,工资还是三千。您看......
wǒ zài zhèlǐ yǐjīng sān nián le, gōngzī háishì sānqiān. nín kàn......
I've been here for three years already and my salary is still 3000. Do you think...
B: 哦,我会考虑的。改天我跟HR讨论一下。
ò, wǒ huì kǎolǜ de. gǎitiān wǒ gēn HR tǎolùn yīxià.
OK, I'll consider it. In a few days I'll have a discussion with HR.
C: 旺旺旺!
wàng wàng wàng!
Woof! Woof! Woof!
A: 哎,小黑,你好好陪我练习,等加薪了,给你买肉吃!
āi, Xiǎohēi, nǐ hǎohāo péi wǒ liànxí, děng jiāxīn le, gěi nǐ mǎi ròu chī!
Hey, Little Blacky. Be a good dog and practice this with me, and after I get a raise, I'll buy you some meat to eat!
C: 旺旺旺!
wàng wàng wàng!
Woof! Woof! Woof!

Key Vocabulary

qiān to sign
单子 dānzi form
功劳 gōngláo contribution
努力 nǔlì to work hard
结果 jiéguǒ result
总之 zǒngzhī anyway, in short
表现 biǎoxiàn performance, display
培养 péiyǎng to train
业绩 yèjì work achievements
加薪 jiāxīn to get a raise
考虑 kǎolǜ to consider
工资 gōngzī wages
改天 gǎitiān someday soon
讨论 tǎolùn to discuss
péi to accompany
练习 liànxí to practice

Supplementary Vocabulary

薪水 xīnshuǐ wages
合同 hétong contract
成绩 chéngjì achievements, successes
jiā to add
jiǎn to subtract

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