Intermediate - End of the Year Bonus Surprise (C1351)

A:  怎么还不发年终奖?
zěnme hái bù fā niánzhōngjiǎng?
How come the end of the year bonuses still haven't been sent out?
B:  快了吧!
kuài le ba!
We should get them soon!
A:  我的工资都花光了,就等着年终奖呢!
wǒ de gōngzī dōu huā guāng le, jiù děng zhe niánzhōngjiǎng ne!
I spent all of my salary already. I'm just waiting for my end of the year bonus.
B:  我也是,我想买个好相机,再换个新手机。
wǒ yě shì, wǒ xiǎng mǎi ge hǎo xiàngjī, zài huàn ge xīn shǒujī.
Me too. I want to buy a good camera and also get a new phone.
A:  我办年货,买新衣服,全靠年终奖了。
wǒ bàn niánhuò, mǎi xīn yīfu, quán kào niánzhōngjiǎng le.
My New Year's shopping, buying new clothes, all of that is dependent upon my end of the year bonus.
B:  今年我要回老家,机票就要几千块。
jīnnián wǒ yào huí lǎojiā, jīpiào jiù yào jǐ qiān kuài.
This year, I'll go back to my hometown. The plane ticket is only a few thousand kuai.
A:  哎,不知道能发多少。
ài, bù zhīdào néng fā duōshao.
Agh, not sure how much it will be.
B:  你今年业绩不错,应该挺多的。
nǐ jīnnián yèjì bùcuò, yīnggāi tǐng duō de.
Your performance this year wasn't bad. It should be quite a lot.
A:  不发年终奖,我没心思工作。
bù fā niánzhōngjiǎng, wǒ méi xīnsi gōngzuò.
If they don't distribute the end of the year bonuses, I won't be in the mood to work.
B:  年底了,大家都一样。
niándǐ le, dàjiā dōu yīyàng.
It's the end of the year, everyone is like that.
C:  我刚听说,今年公司业绩不好,不发年终奖了!
wǒ gāng tīngshuō, jīnnián gōngsī yèjì bù hǎo, bù fā niánzhōngjiǎng le!
I just heard that the company didn't perform well this year, and they won't be giving out end of the year bonuses!
AB:  啊?不会吧?!
ǎ? bù huì ba?!
Huh? No way!?

Key Vocabulary

to send out
年终奖niánzhōngjiǎngend of the year bonus
工资gōngzīwages, salary
huāto spend
guāngcompletely
相机xiàngjīcamera
huànto switch
bànto do
年货niánhuòNew Years shopping
quánentirely
kàoto depend upon
老家lǎojiāhometown
机票jīpiàoairplane ticket
jiùjust
业绩yèjìperformance
心思xīnsito be in the mood for
年底niándǐend of year

Supplementary Vocabulary

奖金jiǎngjīnaward money, premium
工作表现gōngzuò biǎoxiànjob performance
鞭炮biānpàofirecrackers
年初niánchūbeginning of the year

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