EP88 加班 Work Overtime
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Chinese 101: Talk about working for extra hours
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Grammar: Spoken language “来着”;
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Language Tips: Reasons for working extra hours & How to stop working long hours
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Story of the Day: Make a frantic last-minute effort 临时抱佛脚 lín shí bào fó jiǎo
Dialogue:
A:今天你可以准时下班吗?
jīn tiān nǐ kě yǐ zhǔn shí xià bān ma?
Can you get off your work on time today?
B:不一定,我还有一些工作没有完成。
bù yī dìng , wo hái yǒu yī xiē gōng zuò méi yǒu wán chéng.
Not sure. I still have some work to finish.
A:看来你今天又要加班了,会很晚吗?
kàn lái nǐ jīn tiān yòu yào jiā bān le, huì hěn wǎn ma?
It seems that you are going to work overtime today. Until very late?
B:不会太晚的,大约一小会儿就能搞定。
bú huì tài wǎn de, dà yuē yī xiǎo huì ér jiù néng gǎo dìng.
It won’t be too late. I can get it done in a short while.
Words & Expressions:
【准时】zhǔn shí:on time
【下班】xià bān: get off from work
【不一定】bú yī dìng: it depends, not sure
【一些】yī xiē: some
【完成】wán chéng: done, finish
【加班】jiā bān: working extra hours
【大约】dà yuē: about
【一小会儿】yī xiǎo huì ér: a short while
【搞定】gǎo dìng: get sth. done
Hosts: Liu Min & Jessica
Programme Editor: Lu Chang
Producer: Lu Chang
