Intermediate - Up-and-Comer in the Office (C1052)

A 吴刚,你的市场分析报告做得很不错。
Wú Gāng, nǐ de shìchǎng fēnxī bàogào zuò de hěn bùcuò.
Wu Gang, you did a very good job on your market analysis report.
B 谢谢。
xièxie.
Thank you.
A 你指出了很重要的问题,建议也很好。
nǐ zhǐchū le hěn zhòngyào de wèntí, jiànyì yě hěn hǎo.
You pointed out a very important problem. And your advice was also very good.
B 希望对公司有帮助。
xīwàng duì gōngsī yǒu bāngzhù.
I hope it's helpful to the company.
A 对了,下个月广州有一个展览会,你跟我去吧。
duìle, xià ge yuè Guǎngzhōu yǒu yī ge zhǎnlǎnhuì nǐ gēn wǒ qù ba.
Oh, right-- I'm going to Guangzhou next month for an exhibition. Come with me.
B 不是老王去吗?
bù shì Lǎo Wáng qù ma?
Isn't Lao Wang going?
A 你应该去那里看看,了解一下市场需求。
nǐ yīnggāi qù nàli kànkan, liǎojiě yīxià shìchǎng xūqiú.
You should go there and check it out. You can get a feel for what the market needs.
B 我知道了。其实我也很想去。
wǒ zhīdao le. qíshí wǒ yě hěn xiǎng qù.
I see. Actually, I'd really like to go.
A 吴刚,你现在是销售,但是我觉得你有很大的潜力。
Wú Gāng, nǐ xiànzài shì xiāoshòu, dànshì wǒ juéde nǐ yǒu hěn dà de qiánlì.
Wu Gang, right now you're in sales. But I think you have a lot of potential.
B Bill, 我明白你的意思。我会努力的。
Bill, wǒ míngbai nǐ de yìsi. wǒ huì nǔlì de.
I get your meaning, Bill.
A 好,你去忙吧。
hǎo, nǐ qù máng ba.
Good. Now get back to work.
C 哎,周俊找你干吗?
āi, Zhōu Jùn zhǎo nǐ gànmá?
Hey, why was Zhou Jun looking for you?
B 没什么。
méi shénme.
It was nothing.

Key Vocabulary

市场 shìchǎng market
分析 fēnxī analysis
报告 bàogào report
指出 zhǐchū to point out
重要 zhòngyào important
建议 jiànyì advice
希望 xīwàng hope
有帮助 yǒu bāngzhù helpful
展览会 zhǎnlǎnhuì exhibition
了解 liǎojiě to understand
需求 xūqiú demand
其实 qíshí actually
销售 xiāoshòu sales
潜力 qiánlì potential
努力 nǔlì to work hard

Supplementary Vocabulary

背后 bèihòu behind
一模一样 yīmúyīyàng exactly the same
专业 zhuānyè major
潜水 qiánshuǐ to go diving
力量 lìliàng power
办公室政治 bàngōngshìzhèngzhì office politics
介意 jièyì objections
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