Intermediate - Teacher Salary and Perks (C0720)

A我们今天来谈谈你的合同。合同期限是一年。
wǒmen jīntiān lái tántan nǐ de hétong. hétong qīxiàn shì yī nián.
Today we are going talk about your contract. The term of the contract is for one year.
B好的。这个没问题。
hǎo de. zhège méiwèntí.
OK. That is no problem.
A老师的工资是每个月七千。
lǎoshī de gōngzī shì měige yuè qī qiān.
Compensation for teachers is 7,000 per month.
B哦。学校有住的地方吗?
ō. xuéxiào yǒu zhù de dìfang ma?
Oh. Is there a place to live at the school?
A学校提供住宿,是免费的。
xuéxiào tígōng zhùsù, shì miǎnfèi de.
The school provides accommodation, and it is free.
B那我的签证怎么办?
nà wǒ de qiānzhèng zěnme bàn?
Now what do I do about my visa?
A学校会给你办工作签证。这个你不用担心。还有什么问题吗?
xuéxiào huì gěi nǐ bàn gōngzuò qiānzhèng. zhège nǐ bùyòng dānxīn. hái yǒu shénme wèntí ma?
The school will arrange a work visa for you. You don't have to worry about that. Do you have any other questions?
B学校可以报销我的往返机票吗?
xuéxiào kěyǐ bàoxiāo wǒ de wǎngfǎn jīpiào ma?
Can the school reimburse me for my return plane ticket?
A可以,但是你必须工作满一年。
kěyǐ, dànshì nǐ bìxū gōngzuò mǎn yī nián.
Yes, but you must work for a full year.
B哦。我的假期是怎样的?
ō. wǒ de jiàqī shì zěnyàng de?
Oh. What kind of vacation time do I get?
A所有中国的假期你都有。而且你还可以在这里免费学习中文。不错吧?
suǒyǒu Zhōngguó de jiàqī nǐ dōu yǒu. érqiě nǐ hái kěyǐ zài zhèlǐ miǎnfèi xuéxí Zhōngwén. bùcuò ba?
All the Chinese holidays you will get off. Plus you can study Chinese for free here. Not bad, hey?
B挺不错的。不过我还要考虑一下。
tǐng bùcuò de. bùguò wǒ hái yào kǎolǜ yīxià.
Pretty good. But I still need to think it over for a while.

Key Vocabulary

合同hétongcontract
期限qīxiàntime limit, deadline
工资gōngzīsalary
提供tígōngto provide
住宿zhùsùaccommodation
免费miǎnfèifree
签证qiānzhèngvisa
报销bàoxiāoto reimburse
往返wǎngfǎnto go and return
假期jiàqīvacation time
考虑kǎolǜto consider

Supplementary Vocabulary

薪水xīnshuǐsalary
月薪yuèxīnmonthly salary
年薪niánxīnannual salary
福利fúlìbenefits
到期dàoqīto expire
过期guòqīoverdue
签合同qiān hétongto sign a contract