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Part Time Work - 打工

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ID: 2693 Upper Intermediate
It's good getting a part time job. It teaches you about time management and you learn lots of life skills along the way. It also means you can make a little bit of money rather than rely on your parents all the time. Listen in as someone goes in for an interview for a part time job.
Wed May 13 2015 | Fiona Tian, Constance Fang
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SIMPLIFIED PINYIN ENGLISH  
应征 yìngzhēng to apply for a job
面谈 miàntán to talk in person; to interview
连锁餐厅 liánsuǒ cāntīng restaurant chain
三班制 sānbānzhì three shift system
欢迎光临！
huānyíng guānglín ！
Good morning, sir!
你好，我想应征工读生，我前两天骑车经过，看到你们贴了广告，不过现在没了不知道...
nǐhǎo ，wǒ xiǎng yìngzhēng gōngdúshēng ，wǒ qiánliǎngtiān qíchē jīngguò ，kàndào nǐmen tiē le guǎnggào ，búguò xiànzài méi le bù zhīdào ...
Hello, I'd like to apply for a part time position. I passed by on my scooter the day before yesterday and saw you had posted a recruitment notice, but it has gone now. I don't know if...
没事，我们还没找到人，你去那边那张桌子坐一下，我一会儿就来。
méishì ，wǒmen hái méi zhǎodào rén ，nǐ qù nàbiān nà zhāng zhuōzi zuò yíxià ，wǒ yìhuǐr jiù lái 。
It's fine, we still haven't found anyone. Please take a seat by that table and I'll be back in a minute.
好的好的，谢谢。
hǎo de hǎo de ，xièxie 。
OK, thanks.
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