Intermediate - Using the Paper Shredder (C2456)

A: 小刘,你第一天来实习,有什么不懂的就问我吧。
Xiǎo Liú, nǐ dì yī tiān lái shíxí, yǒu shénme bù dǒng de jiù wèn wǒ ba.
Xiao Liu, this is your first day as an intern. If there's anything you don't understand, please ask.
B: 好的,李姐。那我干些什么呢?
hǎo de, Lǐ jiě. nà wǒ gàn xiē shénme ne?
Okay, Ms. Li. What am I to do?
A: 这里有一些文件,你整理一下。看看哪些是有用的,哪些写了“作废”。
zhèlǐ yǒuyīxiē wénjiàn, nǐ zhěnglǐ yīxià. kàn kan nǎxiē shì yǒuyòngde, nǎxiē xiě le" zuòfèi”.
Here are some documents. Please put them in order. Look to see which of them are useful and which ones have ”null and void“ written on them.
B: 好了,李姐。这些都是作废的文件。
hǎo le, Lǐ jiě. zhèxiē dōu shì zuòfèi de wénjiàn.
Okay, Ms. Li. These are all null and void documents.
A: 嗯,那把它们处理掉吧。
ng4, nà bǎ tāmen chǔlǐ diào ba.
Okay, then dispose of them over here.
B: 扔进垃圾桶就可以了吗?
rēng jìn lājītǒng jiù kěyǐ le ma?
Is throwing them in the trashcan okay?
A: 不行,公司的文件不能乱扔。万一有什么重要的信息呢?
bùxíng, gōngsī de wénjiàn bùnéng luàn rēng. wànyī yǒu shénme zhòngyào de xìnxī ne?
No. Company documents can't be thrown away. What if they contain some important information?
B: 那用手撕掉吗?
nà yòng shǒu sī diào ma?
Then do I tear them up by hand?
A: 哈哈,当然不是。用碎纸机啊。来,我教你。把碎纸机打开,再把文件慢慢塞进去。
hāhā, dāngrán bùshì. yòng suìzhǐjī ā. lái, wǒ jiāo nǐ. bǎ suìzhǐjī dǎkāi, zài bǎ wénjiàn mànman sāi jìnqù.
Haha, of course not. Use the paper shredder. Come on, I'll teach you. Turn on the paper shredder and then put the documents into it slowly.
B: 谢谢李姐。
xièxie Lǐ jiě.
Thank you, Ms. Li.

Key Vocabulary

实习 shíxí to intern, to practice
整理 zhěnglǐ to arrange, put in order
作废 zuòfèi null and void, to become invalid
处理 chǔlǐ to deal with, to dispose of
diào (used after certain verbs to indicate removal)
rēng to throw away
万一 wànyī just in case, what if
to tear
碎纸机 suìzhǐjī paper shredder
sāi to squeeze in
进去 jìnqù in (used after a verb)

Supplementary Vocabulary

实习生 shíxíshēng intern student, trainee
整齐 zhěngqí neat, tidy
扫地 sǎodì to sweep the floor
然后 ránhòu then, afterwards
黑暗 hēiàn dark,darkness

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