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A Business Dinner with a Supplier

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ID: 0488 Intermediate
Sound formal? Well, maybe… until the booze comes out. What does drunk sound like in Mandarin Chinese? Listen in to this podcast as we revisit our Canadian businessman as he meets with a supplier for a business dinner, and find out. And remember, once you can understand slurred drunken jabber in Mandarin, you get to move to the next level.
Tue Apr 17 2007 | Jenny, John
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SIMPLIFIED PINYIN ENGLISH  
久仰 jiǔyǎng to have the pleasure of meeting someone
幸会 xìnghuì glad to meet someone
潜力 qiánlì potential
打交道 dǎ jiāodào to deal with
李经理，久仰大名，这次终于见面了！
Lǐ jīnglǐ ，jiǔyǎng dàmíng ，zhècì zhōngyú jiànmiàn le ！
Mr. Li, pleased to meet you. Now we can finally meet each other.
你好！幸会、幸会啊。怎么样，我们公司的样品你们还满意吗？
nǐhǎo ！xìnghuì 、xìnghuì a 。zěnmeyàng ，wǒmen gōngsī de yàngpǐn nǐmen hái mǎnyì ma ？
Hello Peter! It's great to meet you. So, how did it go? Are you satisfied with our company's samples?
太满意了！加拿大总公司看了你们的东西，夸个不停。大家都说肯定能受市场欢迎。
tài mǎnyì le ！Jiānádà zǒnggōngsī kàn le nǐmen de dōngxi ，kuā ge bùtíng 。dàjiā dōu shuō kěndìng néng shòu shìchǎng huānyíng 。
Very satisfied! When the Canadian head office saw them, they couldn't stop praising them. Everyone says they'll do well on the market.
呵呵，有钱大家赚，现在不是讲究双赢吗？Peter, 今天一定要给我个面子，一起吃顿饭。
hēhē ，yǒuqián dàjiā zhuàn ，xiànzài bù shì jiǎngjiū shuāngyíng ma ？Peter, jīntiān yīdìng yào gěi wǒ ge miànzi ，yīqǐ chī dùn fàn 。
Ha ha. There's money to be made by everyone, and what we want to strive for is a win-win situation. Peter, today must give me face. Let's go for dinner together.
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