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Lao Wang's Office 11: Wang in the Doghouse

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ID: 1166 Intermediate
Poor Lao Wang just can't get a break. No sooner does he get fired than his old lady gets on his case. Listen to today's Chinese lesson to learn about the pain of domestic strife in Mandarin.
Fri May 22 2009 | Jenny , John
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SIMPLIFIED PINYIN ENGLISH  
谈 tán to discuss
项目 xiàngmù project
结果 jiéguǒ result
投资 tóuzī to invest
王根宝，家里快没钱了，你打算怎么办？
Wáng Gēnbǎo ，jiālǐ kuài méi qián le ，nǐ dǎsuàn zěnme bàn ？
We are nearly out of money. What do you plan to do, Wang Genbao?
老婆，我在谈好几个项目呢。
lǎopó ，wǒ zài tán hǎo jǐ ge xiàngmù ne 。
Darling, I'm talking over a few projects.
去、去、去，不要跟我说项目。没一次有结果。
qù 、qù 、qù ，bù yào gēn wǒ shuō xiàngmù 。méi yīcì yǒu jiéguǒ 。
Go on, go on. Don't tell me about projects. Not a single one has come to anything.
这次真的有人要投资。我已经谈得差不多了。
zhècì zhēnde yǒurén yào tóuzī 。wǒ yǐjīng tán de chàbuduō le 。
This time, there's really someone who wants to invest. I've already basically got it done.
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