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Getting Tough on Employees

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ID: 0181 Upper Intermediate
In the mid-80’s, you responded with a resounding “YES, I AM” to NKOTB’s query of “Are you tuff enuf?” Now, we’re still sure it rings true, but just in case you need to have a lil’ come-to-Jesus meeting with some less-than-productive employees, you’ll be able to do it using Mandarin Chinese as well (after this lesson, of course)!
Wed Jul 19 2006 | Jenny, John
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SIMPLIFIED PINYIN ENGLISH  
宁愿 nìngyuàn would rather
表现 biǎoxiàn expression
应付 yìngfu to deal with
准备 zhǔnbèi to prepare
我现在能跟你谈谈吗？
wǒ xiànzài néng gēn nǐ tántan ma ？
Can I talk to you for a minute?
当然。
dāngrán 。
Of course.
最近，你的表现不太好。是不是工作上有什么困难？
zuìjìn ，nǐ de biǎoxiàn bùtài hǎo 。shì bu shì gōngzuò shàng yǒu shénme kùnnan ？
Your performance hasn’t been very good recently. Are you having any trouble with work?
没有。我觉得可以应付。
méiyǒu 。wǒ juéde kěyǐ yìngfu 。
No, I can handle it.
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