Lesson 129 · 找工作 · The job
又加班了Overtime Again
New words
- 加班jiābān — to work overtime
- 压力yālì — pressure, stress
- 任务rènwu — task
- 完成wánchéng — to finish, complete
- 实在shízài — really, truly
- 搞gǎo — to do, make
The story
张经理:大家听着。这个任务很重要。Listen up, everyone. This task is very important.
张经理:别的公司也在做新产品,比赛很激烈!Other companies are making new products too. The competition is fierce!
张经理:星期一以前,你们必须完成新产品的名字和介绍。By Monday, you must finish the new product's name and description.
小林:星期一?今天已经星期五了!Monday? Today's already Friday!
张经理:所以,今天晚上你们加班。So you're working overtime tonight.
大卫:又加班?这个星期第四次了……新记录!Overtime again? That's the fourth time this week... a new record!
小林:唉,这个任务怎么搞啊?Sigh, how are we going to pull this off?
大卫:十点了。名字呢?介绍呢?我们什么都没完成!It's ten o'clock. The name? The description? We haven't finished anything!
Opening the lesson…