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ID: 2487 Upper Intermediate
Feel stuck in a job that doesn't challenge you? Time for a career change? We all need good advice from time to time to guide us in the right direction. Listen in as one person get the advice he needs.
Tue Jul 15 2014 | Jenny, David
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SIMPLIFIED PINYIN ENGLISH  
月薪 yuèxīn monthly income
鸡毛蒜皮 jīmáosuànpí trivial matters
成就感 chéngjiùgǎn sense of accomplishment
事事如意 shìshìrúyì everything to turn out as you wish
我想辞职了。
wǒ xiǎng cízhí le 。
I want to hand in my resignation.
什么？怎么突然要辞职？
shénme ？zěnme tūrán yào cízhí ？
What? How come you want to resign all of a sudden?
哎，月薪那么低。再说，工作环境又不好，每天做的还都是一些鸡毛蒜皮的小事，一点成就感也没有。这离我的预期差距也太大了。
āi ，yuèxīn nàme dī 。zàishuō ，gōngzuò huánjìng yòu bù hǎo ，měitiān zuò de hái dōu shì yīxiē jīmáosuànpí de xiǎoshì ，yīdiǎn chéngjiùgǎn yě méiyǒu 。zhè lí wǒde yùqī chājù yě tài dà le 。
Why, the monthly income is so low. Besides, the work environment is also not good. Everyday I just do insignificant little jobs and there is no sense of accomplishment. This is too far from what I expected.
现在哪有事事如意的工作呢？你不要“眼高手低”了。
xiànzài nǎ yǒu shìshìrúyì de gōngzuò ne ？nǐ bùyào “yǎngāoshǒudī ”le 。
Nowadays, where can you find work that is exactly what you wish for? You shouldn't have high standards that your abilities can't match.
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