We're excited to announce that 席爱娜 Xi Aina (Diana) has just published "The Workaholic", a new Beginner level Mandarin Chinese lesson, on Language Mentor! 

Lesson Script

The Workaholic
Gong1zuo4kuang2
工作狂

Vocabulary
Ci2hui4
词汇

A:

King - also a family name
Wang2


B:

Boss
Lao3ban3
老板

A:

Suggestion or acknowledgement particle
Ba


B:

Office
Ban4gong1shi4
办公室

A:

Embarrassed
Bu4hao3yi4si
不好意思

B:

Work
Gong1zuo4
工作

A:

To think or believe incorrectly
Yi3wei2
以为

B:

Some
Yi4xie1
一些

A:

To rest
Xiu1xi
休息

B:

Disturb
Da3rao3
打扰

Announcer:

Dialogue
Dui4hua4
对话

A:

Hello.
Wei4.
喂。

B:

Young Wang.
Xiao3 Wang2.
小王。

A:

Hello boss.
Wei4, lao3ban3.
喂,老板。

B:

May I ask you a question?
Wo3 ke3yi3 wen4 ni3 yi2 ge4 wen4ti2 ma?
我可以问你一个问题吗?

A:

Go ahead - ask.
Wen4 ba.
问吧。

B:

Where are you?
Ni3 zai4 nar3?
你在哪儿?

A:

I - at - office.
Wo3 zai4 ban4gong1shi4.
我在办公室。

B:

You - doing - what?
Ni3 zai4 zuo4 shen2me?
你在做什么?

A:

I - not do anything.
Wo3 mei2 zuo4 shen2me.
我没做什么。

B:

You - not do anything - then why - at office?
Ni3 mei2 zuo4 shen2me na4 wei4shen2me zai4 ban4gong1shi4?
你没做什么那为什么在办公室?

A:

Embarrassed - boss, ...
Bu4hao3yi4si, lao3ban3, ...
不好意思,老板,……

now I - at office - working.
xian4zai4 wo3 zai4 ban4gong1shi4 gong1zuo4.
现在我在办公室工作。

B:

I thought - work all finished.
Wo3 yi3wei2 gong1zuo4 dou1 zuo4wan2 le.
我以为工作都做完了。

A:

Right, boss, work all finished.
Dui4, lao3ban3, gong1zuo4 dou1 zuo4wan2 le.
对,老板,工作都做完了。

But I feel work - done - not well.
Dan4shi4 wo3 jue2de gong1zuo4 zuo4 de bu4 hao3.
但是我觉得工作做得不好。

Some work - done - not well.
Yi4xie1 gong1zuo4 zuo4 de bu4 hao3.
一些工作做得不好。

B:

You work too much.
Ni3 gong1zuo4 tai4 duo1 le.
你工作太多了。

Too tired.
Tai4 lei4 le.
太累了。

You need rest.
Ni3 xu1yao4 xiu1xi.
你需要休息。

A:

I like working.
Wo3 xi3huan1 gong1zuo4.
我喜欢工作。

I'm a workaholic!
Wo3 shi4 yi2 ge4 gong1zuo4kuang2!
我是一个工作狂!

B:

Then I won't disturb you.
Na4 wo3 bu4 da3rao3 ni3 le.

那我不打扰你了。 


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