Intermediate - An Interview for a Private Driver (C1814)

A:  李师傅吧?
Lǐ shīfu ba?
It's Mr. Li, right?
B:  嗯。
ng4.
That's right.
A:  你好,请坐吧。开车几年了?
nǐhǎo, qǐng zuò ba. kāichē jǐ nián le?
Hi, have a seat, please. How long have you been driving?
B:  有十五六年了。
yǒu shí wǔ liù nián le.
15 or 16 years.
A:  那驾龄挺长的,是老司机了。驾照是什么类型?
nà jiàlíng tǐng cháng de, shì lǎo sījī le. jiàzhào shì shénme lèixíng?
That's quite a long time. You're an old hand at this. What type of driver's license do you have?
B:  C1。
C yī.
C1.
A:  以前是做什么的?
yǐqián shì zuò shénme de?
What did you do in the past?
B:  以前在一个国企给领导开车。
yǐqián zài yī ge guóqǐ gěi lǐngdǎo kāichē.
I used to be the driver for the head of a state-owned enterprise.
A:  一般开一年车会扣几分?
yībān kāi yī nián chē huì kòu jǐ fēn?
In general, how many points do you typically have deducted in a year of driving?
B:  近五年一分也没扣过。
jìn wǔ nián yī fēn yě méi kòu guo.
In the last five years I haven't had one deducted.
A:  有没有事故和违章记录?
yǒumeiyǒu shìgù hé wéizhāng jìlù?
Do you have any record of accidents or violations?
B:  没出过事故。只有几次因为停车被罚款了。
méi chū guo shìgù. zhǐ yǒu jǐ cì yīnwèi tíngchē bèi fákuǎn le.
I've never had an accident. There's only been a few times where I've received parking tickets.
A:  上海和上海周边的路都熟悉吗?
Shànghǎi hé Shànghǎi zhōubiān de lù dōu shúxī ma?
Are you familiar with Shanghai's roads and the roads of the areas surrounding Shanghai?
B:  熟悉。上海、浙江、江苏都很熟。
shúxī. Shànghǎi、 zhèjiāng、 Jiāngsū dōu hěn shú.
Yes. I'm very familiar with Shanghai, Zhejiang, and Jiangsu.
A:  那你的期望薪酬是多少?
nà nǐ de qīwàng xīnchóu shì duōshao?
What is your expected salary?
B:  五千左右吧。
wǔ qiān zuǒyòu ba.
Around 5000 RMB.
A:  谢谢你来参加面试。结果我们过几天会通知你。
xièxie nǐ lái cānjiā miànshì. jiéguǒ wǒmen guò jǐ tiān huì tōngzhī nǐ.
Thanks for coming in for an interview. We'll notify you of the results in a few days.
A:  好,谢谢,再见!
hǎo, xièxie, zàijiàn!
OK, thank you. Goodbye!

Key Vocabulary

师傅shīfusir
开车kāichēto drive a car
驾龄jiàlíngyears one has been driving
lǎoalways
司机sījīdriver
驾照jiàzhàodriver's license
类型lèixíngtype
以前yǐqiánbefore
国企guóqǐstate-owned enterprise
领导lǐngdǎoleader
一般yībānnormally
kòuto deduct
fēnpoint
jìnrecent
事故shìgùaccident
违章wéizhāngviolation
记录jìlùrecord
chūto arise
停车tíngchēto park
bèi[passive marker]
罚款fákuǎnto pay a fine
周边zhōubiānsurrounding
熟悉shóuxīfamiliar
浙江zhèjiāngZhejiang
江苏JiāngsūJiangsu
shóufamiliar
期望qīwàngto expect
薪酬xīnchóucompensation
左右zuǒyòuabout, around
参加cānjiāto participate in
面试miànshìto interview (for a job)
结果jiéguǒresults
guòto pass
通知tōngzhīto notify

Supplementary Vocabulary

驾驶jiàshǐto drive a vehicle
年龄niánlíngage
手动档shǒudòngdǎngmanual transmission
自动档zìdòngdǎngautomatic transmission
国有企业guóyǒu qǐyèstate enterprise
一般性yībānxìnggenerality
加分jiāfēnto add points
发生fāshēngto happen
警察jǐngchápoliceman
除非chúfēiunless
除了chúlebesides
典型diǎnxíngtypical

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