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ID: 0070 Pre Intermediate
You Freddie Mercury and David Bowie know about being under pressure? Did they ever have to compete with 1.4 billion other people? In this Intermediate lesson, Ken and Jenny take time out of their hectic lives to help you talk about yours. In this podcast, learn how to talk in Mandarin Chinese about pressure at work, salaries and job satisfaction.
Sun Dec 25 2005 | Jenny, Ken
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SIMPLIFIED PINYIN ENGLISH  
好像 hǎoxiàng to seem to be
压力 yālì pressure
有可能 yǒu kěnéng possibly
下班 xiàbān to get off work
王先生，你好像很忙。压力大吗？
Wáng xiānsheng ，nǐ hǎoxiàng hěn máng 。yālì dà ma ？
Mr. Wang, you seem very busy. Are you under too much pressure?
有可能。我的老板给我很大压力。我很早上班，很晚下班。周末经常加班。
yǒu kěnéng 。wǒ de lǎobǎn gěi wǒ hěn dà yālì 。wǒ hěn zǎo shàngbān ，hěn wǎn xiàbān 。zhōumò jīngcháng jiābān 。
Maybe. My boss gives me a lot of pressure. I start work very early and finish very late. I often work overtime on the weekend.
你在这家公司工作了多久？
nǐ zài zhè jiā gōngsī gōngzuò le duōjiǔ ？
How long have you been with that company?
在这家公司做了八年多了。但是我对我的薪水不太满意。薪水太低。
zài zhè jiā gōngsī zuò le bā nián duō le 。dànshì wǒ duì wǒ de xīnshuǐ bùtài mǎnyì 。xīnshuǐ tài dī 。
I’ve worked with this company for over eight years. But I’m not satisfied with my salary. My salary is too low.
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