分配任务Who Does What

New words

• 分配fēnpèi — to assign, hand out
• 配合pèihé — to cooperate, work together
• 成员chéngyuán — member
• 之间zhījiān — between, among
• 指导zhǐdǎo — to guide, coach
• 制定zhìdìng — to draw up (a plan, rules)

The story

大卫：工厂生产的机器人太重了，不能动。所以，我制定了一个新计划。The robots the factory made are too heavy to move. So I've drawn up a new plan.

大卫：现在我来分配任务。Now I'm going to hand out the tasks.

大卫：这个任务分配给小周：让机器人变轻、变快。This task goes to Xiaozhou: make the robot lighter and faster.

大卫：这个任务分配给小林：拍广告视频。This task goes to Xiaolin: shoot the advert.

大卫：这个任务分配给包子：试机器人。This task goes to Baozi: test the robot.

包子：喵。Meow.

大卫：我们部门刚成立，有三个成员，还有一只猫。大家要好好配合！Our department's only just been set up. It has three members, plus a cat. Everyone has to work together properly!

小林：组长，那你给自己分配了什么任务？Team leader, and what task did you give yourself?

Opening the lesson…