Upper-Intermediate - Funny Business 5 (D1255)

A: 小赵,到哪里了?
Xiǎo Zhào, dào nǎli le?
Xiao Zhao, where are you now?
B: 还没进机场高速路。
hái méi jìn jīchǎng gāosùlù.
We haven't gotten on the highway to the airport yet.
A: 你马上把电话给司机。
nǐ mǎshàng bǎ diànhuà gěi sījī.
Give the phone to the driver right away.
C: 王总吗,有什么指示?
Wáng Zǒng ma, yǒu shénme zhǐshì?
Manager Wang? What do you want me to do?
A: 马上停手!把小赵安全地送到机场。
mǎshàng tíngshǒu! bǎ Xiǎo Zhào ānquán de sòngdào jīchǎng.
Don't go through with it! Deliver Xiao Zhao to the airport safely.
C: 可是,杜老板交代说绝不能改变计划,还特意叮嘱过我,说不用听你的话。
kěshì, Dù lǎobǎn jiāodài shuō jué bùnéng gǎibiàn jìhuà, hái tèyì dīngzhǔ guo wǒ, shuō bùyòng tīng nǐ de huà.
But Ms. Du explained that I absolutely couldn't change the plan. She even explicitly ordered me not to listen to you.
A: 这女人真是蛇蝎心肠!你为她卖命,是犯法的。现在停手还来得及!
zhè nǚrén zhēnshì shéxiēxīncháng! nǐ wèi tā màimìng, shì fànfǎ de. xiànzài tíngshǒu hái láidejí!
That woman is pure evil! You're working so hard for her, and you're breaking the law! There's still time to stop what you're doing!
C: 王总,这可怪不得我。我只知道谁付给我钱,我就给谁干活!
Wáng Zǒng, zhè kě guàibude wǒ. wǒ zhǐ zhīdào shéi fù gěi wǒ qián, wǒ jiù gěi shéi gànhuó!
Manager Wang, you can't blame me for this. I just know that I'll work for whoever pays me.
A: 钱的事好商量,只要你不去伤害小赵。
qián de shì hǎo shāngliang, zhǐyào nǐ bù qù shānghài Xiǎo Zhào.
We can discuss the money issue, as long as you don't hurt Xiao Zhao.
C: 那好!我就成全你!不过,杜老板可是出价10万,王总要是出得比这个少,那就免谈!
nà hǎo! wǒ jiù chéngquán nǐ! bùguò, Dù lǎobǎn kěshì chūjià shíwàn, Wáng Zǒng yàoshì chū de bǐ zhè ge shǎo, nā jiù miǎntán!
Great! I'll help you, then. But Ms. Du is offering a hundred thousand. If you can't offer more than that, there's really nothing for us to talk about!
A: 20万!我出20万!
èrshí wàn! wǒ chū èrshí wàn!
Two hundred thousand! I'll give you two hundred thousand.
C: 20万?好!成交!
èrshí wàn? hǎo! chéngjiāo!
Two hundred thousand? Great-- you got yourself a deal!
B: 王总,你们为什么要除掉我?求求你们放过我吧。
Wáng Zǒng, nǐmen wèishénme yào chúdiào wǒ? qiú qiu nǐmen fàngguò wǒ ba.
Manager Wang, why do you want to get rid of me? I'm begging you, let me go!
A: 小赵,你冷静一下!我已经摆平司机了,你不会有事的。
Xiǎo Zhào, nǐ lěngjìng yīxià! wǒ yǐjīng bǎipíng sījī le, nǐ bùhuì yǒushì de.
Xiao Zhao, calm down. I've already taken care of the driver. Nothing's going to happen to you.
B: 王总,你也是受人幕后指使的吧?你可别再帮别人背黑锅了!
Wáng Zǒng, nǐ yě shì shòu rén mùhòu zhǐshǐ de ba? nǐ kě bié zài bāng biérén bēi hēiguō le!
Manager Wang, someone was ordering you around behind the scenes, right? Don't take the fall for anyone else!
A: 小赵,什么都别说了。你快走吧。你还年轻,我不能害了你。
Xiǎo Zhào, shénme dōu bié shuō le. nǐ kuài zǒu ba. nǐ hái niánqīng, wǒ bùnéng hài le nǐ.
Don't say anything, Xiao Zhao. Quick, get away. You're still young. I can't harm you.
B: 王总,那你怎么办?他们不会轻易放过你的。
Wáng Zǒng, nà nǐ zěnmebàn? tāmen bùhuì qīngyì fàngguò nǐ de.
What are you going to do, then, Manager Wang? They won't just let you get off easy.
A: 我已经想好了。我打算去自首,你自己保重吧!
wǒ yǐjīng xiǎnghǎo le. wǒ dǎsuàn qù zìshǒu, nǐ zìjǐ bǎozhòng ba!
I've already thought it through. I'm going to turn myself in. Take care of yourself!
B: 我跟你一起去,我掌握了关键证据,我们一起去揭发他们!
wǒ gēn nǐ yīqǐ qù, wǒ zhǎngwò le guānjiàn zhèngjù, wǒmen yīqǐ qù jiēfā tāmen!
I'll go with you. I've got the key proof. We'll go expose them together!

Key Vocabulary

指示 zhǐshì to direct; to point out
停手 tíngshǒu to stop what one is doing
交代 jiāodài to brief; to explain
特意 tèyì specially
叮嘱 dīngzhǔ to instruct
蛇蝎心肠 shéxiēxīncháng deeply evil
卖命 màimìng to work very hard; to bust one's hump (coll.)
犯法 fànfǎ to break the law
怪不得 guàibude unable to blame
商量 shāngliang to discuss
伤害 shānghài to harm
成全 chéngquán to help someone do something
出价 chūjià to offer (a sum of money)
免谈 miǎntán not up for discussion
成交 chéngjiāo to successfully conclude a deal
除掉 chúdiào to get rid of
摆平 bǎipíng to take care of; to handle
幕后 mùhòu behind the scenes, in a backroom
指使 zhǐshǐ to make commands
背黑锅 bēi hēiguō to take the blame or take a fall
hài to harm
轻易 qīngyì easily
自首 zìshǒu to turn oneself in to the authorities
保重 bǎozhòng to protect; take care, said during farewells
掌握 zhǎngwò to have a grasp of
关键 guānjiàn crucial
证据 zhèngjù evidence
揭发 jiēfā to expose (criminal behavior)

Supplementary Vocabulary

堕落 duòluò to sink low
责怪 zéguài to blame
删除 shānchú to delete
拍卖 pāimài to sell at auction
蝎子 xiēzi scorpion

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