小周没有信心Xiaozhou's Nerves

New words

• 信心xìnxīn — confidence
• 的话dehuà — if (要是 / 如果…的话)
• 眼yǎn — eye; a glance (看一眼)
• 感受gǎnshòu — feeling; to feel
• 往往wǎngwǎng — often, tend to

The story

张经理：小周，商人要十个广告。星期五你给我说明一下广告计划。Xiaozhou, the businessman wants ten ads. On Friday you'll present the ad plan to me.

小周：我？一个人？Me? On my own?

张经理：一个人。On your own.

小周：大卫哥，我没有信心。要是我说错了的话，怎么办？David, I've got no confidence. What if I say something wrong?

大卫：说错了没关系，重新说就行。If you get it wrong, no problem, just start again.

小周：要是张经理不高兴的话，我就完了。If Manager Zhang isn't happy, I'm finished.

小林：张经理永远不高兴。没关系。Manager Zhang is never happy. Don't worry about it.

大卫：别着急。第一次往往都这样。我第一次开会，也特别紧张。Don't panic. The first time is always like this. At my first meeting, I was really nervous too.

Opening the lesson…