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tīngshuōto hear said
老板lǎobǎnboss
经理jīnglǐmanager
总经理zǒngjīnglǐgeneral manager
权力quánlìauthority
海归hǎiguīone who has studied abroad and returned
心动xīndòngheart aflutter
瞎说xiāshuōto talk nonsense
同事tóngshìcolleague
负责fùzéto be responsible for
管理guǎnlǐmanagement
文凭wénpíngdiploma
经验jīngyànexperience
清楚qīngchuclear
重要zhòngyàoimportant
gèngeven more
支持zhīchíto support

Supplementary Vocabulary

后悔hòuhuǐto regret
归来guīláito return
海龟hǎiguīsea turtle
海待hǎidàioverseas graduate unemployed upon return
海带hǎidàiseaweed
留学liúxuéto study abroad
中年人zhōngniánrénmiddle-aged person