Intermediate - A Foreign Intern (C2460)

A: Lisa,我想问你个事儿。
Lisa, wǒ xiǎng wèn nǐ gè shìr.
Lisa, I want to ask you about something.
B: 什么事儿?
shénme shìr?
What's that?
A: 我们今年招不招暑期实习生啊?
wǒmen jīnnián zhāo bù zhāo shǔqī shíxísheng ā?
Are we recruiting interns this summer?
B: 招啊,你有合适的人选推荐吗?
zhāo ā, nǐ yǒu héshì de rénxuǎn tuījiàn ma?
We are. Do you have a suitable candidate that you'd like to recommend?
A: 我有个外国朋友,在国内上大学,暑假想找个实习工作。
wǒ yǒu gè wàiguó péngyou, zài guónèi shàng dàxué, shǔjià xiǎng zhǎo gè shíxí gōngzuò.
I have a foreign friend who's studying in China. Over summer break he's looking for an internship.
B: 外国学生的话,可能不行。
wàiguó xuésheng dehuà, kěnéng bùxíng.
If he's a foreign student, it might not work.
A: 他的中文很好。
tāde Zhōngwén hěn hǎo.
His Chinese is good.
B: 不是这个问题,是签证的问题。持学生签证的外国人是不能在中国实习的。
bùshì zhè ge wèntí, shì qiānzhèng de wèntí. chí xuésheng qiānzhèng de wàiguórén shì bùnéng zài Zhōngguó shíxí de.
That isn't the issue. It's a visa issue. Foreigners possessing student visas can't do internships in China.
A: 啊,这么严格啊?
ā, zhème yángé ā?
Oh. It's that strict?
B: 是啊,外国人在中国,就算只是实习,都需要办理工作签证。
shì a, wàiguórén zài Zhōngguó, jiùsuàn zhǐshì shíxí, dōu xūyào bànlǐ gōngzuò qiānzhèng.
Yes. For foreigners in China, even if they only want to be an intern, they still need to obtain a work visa.
A: 这样哦,那我告诉他,谢谢你啊!
zhèyàng ò, nà wǒ gàosu tā, xièxie nǐ ā!
Really? Then I need to tell him. Thank you!
B: 没事儿。
méishìr.
No problem.

Key Vocabulary

zhāo to recruit
人选 rénxuǎn candidate
推荐 tuījiàn to recommend
实习 shíxí to intern
国内 guónèi internal, domestic
的话 dehuà if
签证 qiānzhèng visa
chí to hold, to possess
严格 yángé strict
就算 jiùsuàn even if
办理 bànlǐ to handle

Supplementary Vocabulary

招聘 zhāopìn to invite applicants for a job
假期 jiàqī vacation
抽象 chōuxiàng abstract
罚钱 fáqián to fine
守法 shǒufǎ skill, tactic

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