Intermediate - Asking for a Raise (C1376)

A:  张总,我们又签了一个大单子。
Zhāng Zǒng, wǒmen yòu qiān le yī ge dà dānzi.
Mr. Zhang, we signed another big contract.
B:  小赵,这都是你的功劳!
Xiǎo Zhào, zhè dōu shì nǐ de gōngláo!
Xiaozhao, all the credit goes to you!
A:  哪里哪里,是大家一起努力的结果。
nǎli nǎli, shì dàjiā yīqǐ nǔlì de jiéguǒ.
No, no. It was the result of everyone's hard work.
B:  总之小赵表现不错,好好干!
zǒngzhī Xiǎo Zhào biǎoxiàn bùcuò, hǎohāo gàn!
Anyway, Xiaozhao you've done quite well. Keep at it!
A:  多谢张总的培养。
duōxiè Zhāng Zǒng de péiyǎng.
Thanks a lot for helping me along the way, Mr. Zhang
B:  不谢,应该的。
bùxiè, yīnggāi de.
No problem. That's my job.
A:  张总,我们公司业绩这么好,公司会不会给大家加薪啊?
Zhāng Zǒng, wǒmen gōngsī yèjì zhème hǎo, gōngsī huì bu huì gěi dàjiā jiāxīn a?
Mr. Zhang, our company's performance has been so good, will the company give everyone a raise?
B:  呃,会的,会考虑的。
e, huì de, huì kǎolǜ de.
Yes, we will. We'll consider it.
A:  我在这里已经三年了,工资还是三千。您看......
wǒ zài zhèlǐ yǐjīng sān nián le, gōngzī háishì sānqiān. nín kàn......
I've been here for three years already and my salary is still 3000. Do you think...
B:  哦,我会考虑的。改天我跟HR讨论一下。
ò, wǒ huì kǎolǜ de. gǎitiān wǒ gēn HR tǎolùn yīxià.
OK, I'll consider it. In a few days I'll have a discussion with HR.
C:  旺旺旺!
wàng wàng wàng!
Woof! Woof! Woof!
A:  哎,小黑,你好好陪我练习,等加薪了,给你买肉吃!
āi, Xiǎohēi, nǐ hǎohāo péi wǒ liànxí, děng jiāxīn le, gěi nǐ mǎi ròu chī!
Hey, Little Blacky. Be a good dog and practice this with me, and after I get a raise, I'll buy you some meat to eat!
C:  旺旺旺!
wàng wàng wàng!
Woof! Woof! Woof!

Key Vocabulary

qiānto sign
单子dānziform
功劳gōngláocontribution
努力nǔlìto work hard
结果jiéguǒresult
总之zǒngzhīanyway, in short
表现biǎoxiànperformance, display
培养péiyǎngto train
业绩yèjìwork achievements
加薪jiāxīnto get a raise
考虑kǎolǜto consider
工资gōngzīwages
改天gǎitiānsomeday soon
讨论tǎolùnto discuss
péito accompany
练习liànxíto practice

Supplementary Vocabulary

薪水xīnshuǐwages
合同hétongcontract
成绩chéngjìachievements, successes
jiāto add
jiǎnto subtract

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