Intermediate - Wang's Office (C0921)

A 吴刚,听说了吗?新老板要来了。
Wú Gāng, tīngshuō le ma? xīn lǎobǎn yào lái le.
Wu Gang, did you hear? The new boss will be here soon.
B 啊?那老王怎么办?
ǎ? nà Lǎo Wáng zěnme bàn?
Huh? What is Mr. Wang going to do?
A 还是经理,但没什么权力。
hái shì jīnglǐ, dàn méi shénme quánlì.
Still a manager--but not much authority.
C 你们在说新老板啊?他是海归!
nǐmen zài shuō xīn lǎobǎn a? tā shì hǎiguī!
You're talking about the new boss huh? He studied abroad!
A 哟,我们的朱丽叶心动了。
yō, wǒmen de Zhū Lìyè xīndòng le.
Oooh, Zhu Liye's heart is aflutter.
C 赵建国,你别瞎说!哎,老王来了。
Zhào Jiànguó, nǐ bié xiāshuō! āi, Lǎo Wáng lái le.
Zhao Jianguo, enough already! Oh, Mr. Wang is here.
D 大家早。我有事说一下。下周有个新同事要来,负责管理。
dàjiā zǎo. wǒ yǒushì shuō yīxià. xiàzhōu yǒu ge xīn tóngshì yào lái, fùzé guǎnlǐ.
Morning everybody. I have something to say. Next week a new member of the team will arrive, and will be in charge of management.
B 那老王,你呢?
nà Lǎo Wáng, nǐ ne?
So, what about you, Mr. Wang?
D 我还是总经理。他有文凭,但是没经验。大家都清楚哪个更重要吧。
wǒ hái shì zǒngjīnglǐ. tā yǒu wénpíng, dànshì méi jīngyàn. dàjiā dōu qīngchu nǎ ge gèng zhòngyào ba.
I'm still the general manager. He has a degree, but no experience. Everyone knows which is more important.
C 老王,我们支持你。
Lǎo Wáng, wǒmen zhīchí nǐ.
Mr. Wang, we support you.
A 是啊,他算什么?
shì a, tā suàn shénme?
Yeah, who is this guy?
D 哎,不要这么说。还是要支持他的工作。
āi, bù yào zhème shuō. hái shì yào zhīchí tā de gōngzuò.
Hey, no need for that. We should all support his work.

Key Vocabulary

听说 tīngshuō to hear said
老板 lǎobǎn boss
经理 jīnglǐ manager
总经理 zǒngjīnglǐ general manager
权力 quánlì authority
海归 hǎiguī one who has studied abroad and returned
心动 xīndòng heart aflutter
瞎说 xiāshuō to talk nonsense
同事 tóngshì colleague
负责 fùzé to be responsible for
管理 guǎnlǐ management
文凭 wénpíng diploma
经验 jīngyàn experience
清楚 qīngchu clear
重要 zhòngyào important
gèng even more
支持 zhīchí to support

Supplementary Vocabulary

后悔 hòuhuǐ to regret
归来 guīlái to return
海龟 hǎiguī sea turtle
海待 hǎidài overseas graduate unemployed upon return
海带 hǎidài seaweed
留学 liúxué to study abroad
中年人 zhōngniánrén middle-aged person