Intermediate - Firing the Ayi (C2215)

A: 老公,阿姨要求涨工资。
lǎogōng, āyí yāoqiú zhǎng gōngzī.
Honey, the ayi wants a pay raise.
B: 她怎么说?
tā zěnme shuō?
What did she say?
A: 她说别的阿姨工资都比她高。
tā shuō biéde āyí gōngzī dōu bǐ tā gāo.
She said that the wages of other ayis are higher.
B: 那她想涨多少?
nà tā xiǎng zhǎng duōshǎo?
How much of a raise does she want?
A: 每个月比原来多200块。
měi gè yuè bǐ yuánlái duō liǎngbǎi kuài.
200 kuai more each month.
B: 你觉得呢?
nǐ juéde ne?
What do you think?
A: 人懒,活儿干得也不好,还涨工资。
rén lǎn, huór gàn de yě bù hǎo, hái zhǎng gōngzī.
She's lazy, she doesn't do her job very well and she still wants a raise.
B: 那辞掉她吧。
nà cídiào tā ba.
Then maybe we should let her go.
A: 那怎么跟她说呢?
nà zěnme gēn tā shuō ne?
Then what should I say to her?
B: 到了月底,就说我们不需要阿姨了。
dào le yuèdǐ, jiù shuō wǒmen bù xūyào āyí le.
At the end of the month, just tell her that we don't need an ayi anymore.
A: 好吧。
hǎo ba.
Okay.

Key Vocabulary

要求 yāoqiú to request
zhǎng to raise
工资 gōngzī wages
别的 bié de other
阿姨 āyí Ayi, maid, domestic help
原来 yuánlái originally
觉得 juéde to think
lǎn lazy
活儿 huór labor
辞掉 cídiào to resign, to let go
月底 yuèdǐ end of the month
需要 xūyào to need

Supplementary Vocabulary

客观 kèguān objective
干活儿 gànhuór to make a living, to do a job
辞职 cízhí to resign
月初 yuèchū beginning of the month
照顾 zhàogu to take care of

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