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Evading Nosy Questions

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ID: 0770 Intermediate
There's a little busybody in all of us. Now is your chance... all those questions you always wanted to ask but didn't have the guts to. In this podcast, get past your western conservative-ism and learn to be nosy with the best of 'em, in Mandarin. You've graduated to using a Chinese squat toilet stall with no door... might as well have a conversation about income to pass the time while you're there.
Wed Jan 23 2008 | Jenny, John
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SIMPLIFIED PINYIN ENGLISH  
职员 zhíyuán staff member
待遇 dàiyù remuneration
一般 yībān average
工资 gōngzī wages
听说你现在在大公司工作啊。
tīngshuō nǐ xiànzài zài dà gōngsī gōngzuò a 。
I heard that you work at a big company now.
我只是小职员。
wǒ zhǐshì xiǎo zhíyuán 。
I'm just a lowly staff member.
那也不一样。待遇一定很好吧？
nà yě bù yīyàng 。dàiyù yīdìng hěn hǎo ba ？
It's not the same. The salary must be very good, no?
一般。
yībān 。
It's average.
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