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 shīfu sir
开车 kāichē to drive a car
驾龄 jiàlíng years one has been driving
lǎo always
司机 sījī driver
驾照 jiàzhào driver's license
类型 lèixíng type
以前 yǐqián before
国企 guóqǐ state-owned enterprise
领导 lǐngdǎo leader
一般 yībān normally
kòu to deduct
fēn point
jìn recent
事故 shìgù accident
违章 wéizhāng violation
记录 jìlù record
chū to arise
停车 tíngchē to park
bèi [passive marker]
罚款 fákuǎn to pay a fine
周边 zhōubiān surrounding
熟悉 shóuxī familiar
浙江 zhèjiāng Zhejiang
江苏 Jiāngsū Jiangsu
shóu familiar
期望 qīwàng to expect
薪酬 xīnchóu compensation
左右 zuǒyòu about, around
参加 cānjiā to participate in
面试 miànshì to interview (for a job)
结果 jiéguǒ results
guò to pass
通知 tōngzhī to notify

Supplementary Vocabulary

驾驶 jiàshǐ to drive a vehicle
年龄 niánlíng age
手动档 shǒudòngdǎng manual transmission
自动档 zìdòngdǎng automatic transmission
国有企业 guóyǒu qǐyè state enterprise
一般性 yībānxìng generality
加分 jiāfēn to add points
发生 fāshēng to happen
警察 jǐngchá policeman
除非 chúfēi unless
除了 chúle besides
典型 diǎnxíng typical

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