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End of the Year Bonus Surprise

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ID: 1351 Intermediate
It's the end of the Chinese year, and you know what that means! No, we're not talking about long waits in the ticket line at the train station. And we're not talking about fireworks, either. We're talking about the very exciting end of the year bonus. Let's just hope it was a good year... if not, you might have to scratch that new flat screen off of your shopping wishlist!
Fri Feb 05 2010 | Jenny, John
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SIMPLIFIED PINYIN ENGLISH  
发 fā to send out
年终奖 niánzhōngjiǎng end of the year bonus
工资 gōngzī wages, salary
花 huā to spend
怎么还不发年终奖？
zěnme hái bù fā niánzhōngjiǎng ？
How come the end of the year bonuses still haven't been sent out?
快了吧！
kuài le ba ！
We should get them soon!
我的工资都花光了，就等着年终奖呢！
wǒ de gōngzī dōu huā guāng le ，jiù děng zhe niánzhōngjiǎng ne ！
I spent all of my salary already. I'm just waiting for my end of the year bonus.
我也是，我想买个好相机，再换个新手机。
wǒ yě shì ，wǒ xiǎng mǎi ge hǎo xiàngjī ，zài huàn ge xīn shǒujī 。
Me too. I want to buy a good camera and also get a new phone.
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