Upper-Intermediate - Employee Exercises (D1943)

口号声:我是最棒的!我今天一定能超越自己!我是最棒的!我一定是最棒的!
kǒuhào shēng: wǒ shì zuìbàng de! wǒ jīntiān yīdìng néng chāoyuè zìjǐ! wǒ shì zuìbàng de! wǒ yīdìng shì zuìbàng de!
Chanting: I'm the greatest! I will definitely outdo myself today! I'm the greatest! I'm certainly the greatest!
A: 隔壁这家公司真有劲,刚喊完口号,这会儿全体在做俯卧撑!
gébì zhè jiā gōngsī zhēn yǒujìn, gāng hǎn wán kǒuhào, zhèhuìr5 quántǐ zài zuò fǔwòchēng!
This company next door is really interesting. They just finished shouting slogans and now they're all doing push-ups!
B: 每天都有新花样啊,昨天好像是蛙跳吧。真疯狂!
měitiān dōu yǒu xīn huāyàng a, zuótiān hǎoxiàng shì wātiào ba. zhēn fēngkuáng!
They do something new every day. It looked like they were jumping around like frogs yesterday. It's really insane!
A: 用这种方法培训销售人员,挺有意思的。
yòng zhèzhǒng fāngfǎ péixùn xiāoshòu rényuán, tǐng yǒu yìsi de.
Using these kinds of methods to train salespeople is quite interesting.
B: 好像很多地方都搞这种的,我家门口某知名连锁理发店,也是每天早上喊口号,做体操。
hǎoxiàng hěn duō dìfang dōu gǎo zhèzhǒng de, wǒ jiā ménkǒu mǒu zhīmíng liánsuǒ lǐfàdiàn, yě shì měitiān zǎoshang hǎn kǒuhào, zuò tǐcāo.
It seems a lot of places do this. There's some famous hair-styling chain outside the entrance to where I live and they also shout slogans and do exercises every morning.
A: 其实喊喊口号,做做操,的确挺振奋精神的,能让人更好地投入工作。中午吃饱饭再放点儿激情的音乐来提神。一整天都有精神,有激情。
qíshí hǎn han kǒuhào, zuòzuo cāo, díquè tǐng zhènfèn jīngshén de, néng ràng rén gèng hǎo de tóurù gōngzuò. zhōngwǔ chī bǎo fàn zài fàng diǎnr jīqíng de yīnyuè lái tíshén. yīzhěngtiān dōu yǒu jīngshén, yǒu jīqíng.
Actually, chanting slogans and doing exercises is really a pretty good way of inspiring enthusiasm and can make people more invested in their work. At noon, they eat a filling lunch then play some upbeat music to rejuvenate everyone. They're energetic and enthusiastic all day long.
B: 精神过度就是神经!我看有人路过的时候,那些女员工都很不好意思。这不是形式主义吗?
jīngshén guòdù jiùshì shénjīng! wǒ kàn yǒurén lù guo de shíhou, nàxiē nǚ yuángōng dōu hěn bùhǎoyìsi. zhè bùshì xíngshìzhǔyì ma?
Excessive enthusiasm is psycho! When people pass by, those female employees are all really embarrassed. Aren't they just going through the motions?
A: 不同的企业有不同的企业文化嘛!这也是军事化管理的一种。
bùtóng de qǐyè yǒu bùtóng de qǐyèwénhuà ma! zhè yě shì jūnshìhuà guǎnlǐ de yīzhǒng.
Different companies have different company cultures! This is a military style of management.
B: 这也算军事化管理?我看就是天天给员工洗脑罢了。
zhè yě suàn jūnshìhuà guǎnlǐ? wǒ kàn jiùshì tiāntiān gěi yuángōng xǐnǎo bàle.
This counts as military-style management? I don't think this is anything more than giving employees a daily brainwashing.
A: 听说他们老被投诉,快搬走了。
tīngshuō tāmen lǎo bèi tóusù, kuài bānzǒu le.
I hear they've gotten a lot of complaints and are moving soon.
B: 哦耶,那太好了!我早就说过了,他们是扰民!
ò yē, nà tài hǎo le! wǒ zǎo jiù shuō guò le, tāmen shì rǎomín!
Yes, that's great! I've said all along that they've been disturbing everyone!
声音:好!今天就到这里!立正!稍息!向后转!齐步走!
shēngyīn: hǎo! jīntiān jiù dào zhèlǐ! lìzhèng! shàoxī! xiànghòuzhuàn! qíbùzǒu!
Voice: OK! That's all for today! Attention! At ease! About face! March!

Key Vocabulary

口号 kǒuhào slogan
超越 chāoyuè to surpass
隔壁 gébì next door
有劲 yǒujìn interesting
全体 quántǐ whole group
俯卧撑 fǔwòchēng push-up
花样 huāyàng variety
蛙跳 wātiào to jump like a frog
人员 rényuán staff
连锁 liánsuǒ chain
体操 tǐcāo exercises, calisthenics
振奋 zhènfèn to stir up, to incite
精神 jīngshén enthusiasm
投入 tóurù to invest
激情 jīqíng enthusiastic
提神 tíshén to rejuvenate
过度 guòdù excessive
神经 shénjīng crazy, psycho
形式主义 xíngshìzhǔyì ‘to go through the motions‘
企业文化 qǐyèwénhuà corporate culture
军事化管理 jūnshìhuà guǎnlǐ military-style management
洗脑 xǐnǎo to brainwash
投诉 tóusù to lodge a complaint
扰民 rǎomín disturbance
立正 lìzhèng to stand at attention
稍息 shàoxī to stand at ease
向后转 xiànghòuzhuàn ‘about face‘
齐步走 qíbùzǒu to march

Supplementary Vocabulary

突破极限 tūpò jíxiàn to break through a limit
小摊贩 xiǎotānfàn street vendor
纪律 jìlǜ discipline
极端 jíduān extreme
疲劳过度 píláoguòdù excessively fatigued
紧张过度 jǐnzhāng guòdù excessively nervous

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