Intermediate - Lao Wang Plans to Sue (C1141)

A Bill,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 lǜshīxìn legal letter
gào to sue
白日梦 báirìmèng daydream
犯法 fànfǎ to break the law
告不成 gàobuchéng to be unable to successfully sue
合法 héfǎ legal
狗屁 gǒupì B.S., nonsense
合同 hétong contract
到期 dàoqī to come due
chǎo to fry, or to fire
明显 míngxiǎn obvious
交给 jiāo gěi to hand over to
口才 kǒucái eloquent
到时候 dào shíhou when that time comes
法庭 fǎtíng court of law

Supplementary Vocabulary

去不成 qùbuchéng to be unable to go
做不成 zuòbuchéng to be unable to do
提交 tíjiāo to submit
签证 qiānzhèng visa
解雇 jiěgù to let go, to dismiss