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ID: 1961 Upper Intermediate
It seems like an internship is the new "senior thesis." And it's a good thing for business because hey, those interns are cheap! Learn the appropriate language for discussing the prospect of hiring an intern in this business-focused Chinese lesson.
Fri Jun 22 2012 | Jenny, John
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SIMPLIFIED PINYIN ENGLISH  
忙不过来 mángbuguòlai swamped with work, too busy
过劳死 guòláosǐ to be worked to death
一天到晚 yītiāndàowǎn all day long
不景气 bù jǐngqì not prosperous
小旭，那个案子怎么样了？
Xiǎo Xù ，nàge ànzi zěnmeyàng le ？
Xiao Xu, how's that case coming?
张经理，我实在忙不过来了。我都好几天没回家了，连老婆长什么样都快忘了，这样下去肯定过劳死。你必须得给我招个助理了。
Zhāng jīnglǐ ，wǒ shízài mángbuguòlai le 。wǒ dōu hǎo jǐ tiān méi huíjiā le ，lián lǎopó zhǎng shénmeyàng dōu kuài wàng le ，zhèyàng xiàqu kěndìng guòláosǐ 。nǐ bìxū děi gěi wǒ zhāo ge zhùlǐ le 。
Manager Zhang, I'm really too busy. I haven't been home in days; I don't even remember what my wife looks like. If things keep going this way I'll be worked to death. You need to hire me a secretary.
这招不招人不是我说了算，公司有制度，有预算。老板一天到晚地强调市场不景气，要控制预算，我都申请了好几次了，次次都不批。
zhè zhāo bu zhāorén bùshì wǒ shuōlesuàn ，gōngsī yǒu zhìdù ，yǒu yùsuàn 。lǎobǎn yītiāndàowǎn de qiángdiào shìchǎng bù jǐngqì ，yào kòngzhì yùsuàn ，wǒ dōu shēnqǐng le hǎo jǐ cì le ，cìcì dōu bù pī 。
This issue of hiring isn't my decision. The company has regulations and budgets. The boss emphasizes all day long that the market's in a recession, that we need to keep our budget under control. I've applied a bunch of times but got rejected each time.
这老板真抠，还管不管员工死活了。
zhè lǎobǎn zhēn kōu ，hái guǎn bù guǎn yuángōng sǐhuó le 。
This boss is so stingy. He doesn't even care if his employees live or die.
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