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ID: 0123 Intermediate
You wouldn’t be here if you weren’t a good, pro-active, self-motivating individual. So we’ll make you a deal. After listening to this lesson, you tell 10 friends about ChinesePod and we’ll tell your boss all of those aforementioned qualities. In this podcast, learn to talk about promotions and getting a raise in Mandarin Chinese. Who knows, maybe with your new found language skills, it'll really happen!
Thu Apr 06 2006 | Jenny, Ken
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SIMPLIFIED PINYIN ENGLISH  
消息 xiāoxi news
升职 shēngzhí to promote
想到 xiǎngdào to think of
态度 tàidu attitude
今天我有好消息。老板告诉我她准备升我做市场部经理。
jīntiān wǒ yǒu hǎo xiāoxi 。lǎobǎn gàosù wǒ tā zhǔnbèi shēng wǒ zuò shìchǎng bù jīnglǐ 。
I got some great news today. My boss told me that she is going to promote me to marketing manager.
太好了！你想到会升职吗？
tài hǎole ！nǐ xiǎngdào huì shēng zhí ma ？
That’s fantastic! Did you expect to get a promotion?
没有。我从来没有想到这么快会升职。但是，老板说我的工作态度和表现都很出色。她说我应该被升职。
méiyǒu 。wǒ cóngláiméiyǒu xiǎngdào zhème kuài huì shēng zhí 。dànshì ，lǎobǎn shuō wǒ de gōngzuò tàidu hé biǎoxiàn dōu hěn chūsè 。tā shuō wǒ yīnggāi bèi shēng zhí 。
No. I never expected to get a promotion so soon. But my boss said that my working attitude and performance are excellent and that I deserve a promotion.
你加多少薪水？
nǐ jiā duōshǎo xīnshuǐ ？
How much of a raise are you getting?
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