小黄当秘书Xiaohuang the Secretary

New words

• 秘书mìshū — secretary
• 伙伴huǒbàn — partner
• 投入tóurù — to put in (time, money)
• 精力jīnglì — energy
• 掌握zhǎngwò — to master; to grasp
• 依靠yīkào — to rely on

The story

小林：喂，包子有限公司。不，他不接电话。Hello, Baozi Ltd. No, he doesn't take calls.

小周：喂，包子有限公司。不，他不拍广告。Hello, Baozi Ltd. No, he doesn't do adverts.

小林：又响了！我白天上班，晚上接电话。我没有精力了。It's ringing again! I work all day and answer phones all night. I've got no energy left.

小周：我把全部精力都投入到这儿了。昨天我在喵喵公司睡着了。I've put all my energy in here. Yesterday I fell asleep at Miaomiao.

小林：我昨天回家，鞋也没脱就睡了。I got home yesterday and fell asleep without even taking my shoes off.

小雨：公司要依靠你们。你们是我们的伙伴，也是我们的兄弟姐妹。The company relies on you. You're our partners, and our brothers and sisters.

小周：谢谢。伙伴可以睡觉吗？Thanks. Are partners allowed to sleep?

大卫：我也投入了很多！昨天我接了一个电话！I've put in a lot too! Yesterday I answered a call!

Opening the lesson…