Intermediate - Lao Wang Plans to Sue (C1141)

ABill,老王发律师信给我们了。
Lǎo Wáng fā lǜshīxìn gěi wǒmen le.
Bill, Lao Wang sent us a letter from his attorney.
B什么?
shénme?
What?
A你看。
nǐ kàn.
Take a look.
B告我们?他做白日梦!
gào wǒmen? tā zuò báirìmèng!
He's suing us for canceling a contract without reason, and demanding compensation. He's dreaming!
A老王怎么这样?
Lǎo Wáng zěnme zhèyàng?
What's going on with Lao Wang?
B我们没犯法。他告不成!
wǒmen méi fànfǎ. tā gàobuchéng!
We didn't break the law. His case won't go anywhere!
C胡律师,他们怎么说?
Hú lǜshī, tāmen zěnme shuō?
Attorney Hu, what did they say?
D老王,他们说这样做是合法的。
Lǎo Wáng , tāmen shuō zhèyàng zuò shì héfǎ de.
Lao Wang, they say that letting you go was legal.
C狗屁!我的合同没到期,他们就炒我,这明显犯法。
gǒupì! wǒ de hétong méi dàoqī, tāmen jiù chǎo wǒ, zhè míngxiǎn fànfǎ.
What a load of crap. My contract hadn't expired, and they just dismissed me. It's an obvious breach of the law.
D我知道,交给我吧。
wǒ zhīdào, jiāo gěi wǒ ba.
I know. Let me take care of it.
C胡律师,我口才好。到时候,我去法庭!
Hú lǜshī, wǒ kǒucái hǎo. dào shíhou, wǒ qù fǎtíng!
Attorney Hu, I'm pretty eloquent. When the time comes, I want to go to court!

Key Vocabulary

to send
律师信lǜshīxìnlegal letter
gàoto sue
白日梦báirìmèngdaydream
犯法fànfǎto break the law
告不成gàobuchéngto be unable to successfully sue
合法héfǎlegal
狗屁gǒupìB.S., nonsense
合同hétongcontract
到期dàoqīto come due
chǎoto fry, or to fire
明显míngxiǎnobvious
交给jiāo gěito hand over to
口才kǒucáieloquent
到时候dào shíhouwhen that time comes
法庭fǎtíngcourt of law

Supplementary Vocabulary

去不成qùbuchéngto be unable to go
做不成zuòbuchéngto be unable to do
提交tíjiāoto submit
签证qiānzhèngvisa
解雇jiěgùto let go, to dismiss