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ID: 1895 Intermediate
Graphs, charts, diagrams, tables... if you're in a white-collar office environment, chances are you're going to be discussing these kinds of figures on a regular basis. Today's dialogue features two employees preparing for a daily meeting. Learn how to talk about trends, sales figures, quarters and other business terms in this intermediate lesson.
Thu Mar 22 2012 | John, Dilu
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SIMPLIFIED PINYIN ENGLISH  
张 zhāng [measure word]
电视机 diànshìjī television set
一直 yīzhí continuously
上升 shàngshēng to increase
小徐，你先看看这张图表，下午开会要用。
Xiǎo Xú ，nǐ xiān kàn kan zhè zhāng túbiǎo ，xiàwǔ kāihuì yào yòng 。
Xiao Xu, take a look at this diagram. It'll be used in the meeting this afternoon.
好的。去年电视机的销量不错，一直在上升。
hǎo de 。qùnián diànshìjī de xiāoliàng bùcuò ，yīzhí zài shàngshēng 。
OK. Last year's TV sales weren't bad. They've been continually rising.
上升了多少？
shàngshēng le duōshao ？
How much did they rise?
第一季度的销量是800台，第四季度的销量是1000台，上升了百分之二十五。
dì yī jìdù de xiāoliàng shì bābǎi tái ，dì sì jìdù de xiāoliàng shì yīqiān tái ，shàngshēng le bǎifēnzhī èrshí wǔ 。
800 units were sold in the first quarter and 1000 units were sold in the fourth; the sales rose by 25 percent.
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