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ID: 4180 Elementary
When the boss ain’t happy, ain’t nobody happy. What can the sales guy do? (Hint: It does NOT involve going on vacation!)
Tue Apr 23 2019 | Elijah, Kathy
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SIMPLIFIED | PINYIN | ENGLISH | |
---|---|---|---|
怎么这么 | zěnmezhème | how come it's so... | |
不景气 | bùjǐngqì | slack | |
订单 | dìngdān | (purchase) order | |
淡季 | dànjì | off season; slow business season |
唉,怎么这么不景气?
ài ,zěnmezhème bùjǐngqì ?
(Sigh) How come the business is so bad?
喂?
wèi ?
Hello?
上个月的订单怎么这么少?
shànggèyuè de dìngdān zěnmezhème shǎo ?
Why are there so few orders last month?
我也没办法,现在是淡季。
wǒ yě méi bànfǎ ,xiànzài shì dànjì 。
I can't do anything about this. It's the low season now.
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