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Lao Wang's Office 1: A New Manager

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ID: 0921 Intermediate
You spend more time with them than your wife, best friend, children combined. You love them, you hate them, you want to kill them, yet you kiss them drunk at the annual Christmas party. They are your office mates. Office politics, office parties, office romance... there's no escaping the drama. Get some more of it here, in a Chinese office you won't soon forget.
Mon Jun 23 2008 | Jenny , John
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SIMPLIFIED PINYIN ENGLISH  
听说 tīngshuō to hear said
老板 lǎobǎn boss
经理 jīnglǐ manager
权力 quánlì authority
吴刚，听说了吗？新老板要来了。
Wú Gāng ，tīngshuō le ma ？xīn lǎobǎn yào lái le 。
Wu Gang, did you hear? The new boss will be here soon.
啊？那老王怎么办？
ǎ ？nà Lǎo Wáng zěnme bàn ？
Huh? What is Mr. Wang going to do?
还是经理，但没什么权力。
hái shì jīnglǐ ，dàn méi shénme quánlì 。
Still a manager--but not much authority.
你们在说新老板啊？他是海归！
nǐmen zài shuō xīn lǎobǎn a ？tā shì hǎiguī ！
You're talking about the new boss huh? He studied abroad!
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