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A Concerned Colleague (下)

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ID: 3077 Upper Intermediate
  This is part two of the conversation has last week between two co-workers and some old-wives tales for curing colds and mosquito bites. Find out what happens when the boss turns up to her house to check in on here. A Concerned Colleague（上).
Fri May 12 2017 | Constance Fang, Fiona Tian
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SIMPLIFIED PINYIN ENGLISH  
倒楣鬼 dǎoméiguǐ unlucky person
蹭饭 cèngfàn to beg for food
堂堂 tángtáng stately; majestic appearance
嘱咐 zhǔfù to exhort
门铃声）
ménlíng shēng ）
(The doorbell rings)
是你的好同事，我来关心你这个倒楣鬼了！
shì nǐ de hǎo tóngshì ，wǒ lái guānxīn nǐ zhè ge dǎoméiguǐ le ！
It's me, your favourite colleague, I've come to see how Mr Unlucky is doing!
真是谢谢你了！我正在煮东西吃呢！你下班不回家吃饭，来看我干嘛？来蹭饭呀？
zhēn shì xièxie nǐ le ！wǒ zhèng zài zhǔ dōngxi chī ne ！nǐ xiàbān bù huíjiā chīfàn ，láikàn wǒ gànma ？lái cèngfàn ya ？
Thank you so much! I was just cooking some food! Why'd you come to see me straight after work without going home to eat? Have you come to beg for food?
我堂堂部门经理，还需要蹭你家的饭吗？是给你带威士忌来了，我怕你刚刚没听到我的细心嘱咐。
wǒ tángtáng bùmén jīnglǐ ，hái xūyào cèng nǐ jiā de fàn ma ？shì gěi nǐ dài wēishìjì lái le ，wǒ pà nǐ gānggāng méi tīng dào wǒ de xìxīn zhǔfù 。
I'm a department manager, why would I need to beg you for food? I brought whiskey for you, I was worried you didn't hear my well-meaning suggestion just now.
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