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| Business Chinese for Beginners Season 1 Lesson 13 - Asking a Coworker for Help in Chinese |
| INTRODUCTION |
| Michael: Hi everyone, and welcome back to ChineseClass101.com. This is Business Chinese for Beginners Season 1 Lesson 13 - Asking a Coworker for Help in Chinese. Michael here. |
| Dehua: 大家好！(Dàjiā hǎo!) I'm Dehua. |
| Michael: In this lesson, you’ll learn how to ask for help. The conversation takes place at an office. |
| Dehua: It's between Mark and Linda. |
| Michael: The speakers are co-workers; therefore, they will use informal Chinese. Okay, let's listen to the conversation. |
| DIALOGUE |
| 马浩然: 你可以帮我看看这合同吗？ |
| (Mǎ Hàorán: Nǐ kěyǐ bāng wǒ kàn kan zhè hétong ma?) |
| 张丽: 没问题，让我先回复这些电邮。什么时候需要？ |
| (Zhāng Lì: Méi wèntí, ràng wǒ xiān huífù zhèxiē diànyóu. Shénme shíhòu xūyào?) |
| 马浩然: 昨天，可是迟到总比不到好嘛！ |
| (Mǎ Hàorán: Zuótiān, kěshì chídào zǒng bǐ bù dào hǎo ma!) |
| 张丽: 好吧，用邮件传给我吧。我下午看一下。 |
| (Zhāng Lì: Hǎo ba, yòng yóujiàn chuán gěi wǒ ba. Wǒ xiàwǔ kàn yīxià.) |
| 马浩然: 太好啦！那个财务报告你也可以帮忙吗？ |
| (Mǎ Hàorán: Tài hǎo la! Nàgè cáiwù bàogào nǐ yě kěyǐ bāngmáng ma?) |
| 张丽: 你自己做不到吗？ |
| (Zhāng Lì: Nǐ zìjǐ zuò bù dào ma?) |
| 马浩然: 我下个星期要跟财务总监开会，我会非常感谢你的帮忙。 |
| (Mǎ Hàorán: Wǒ xià gè xīngqī yào gēn cáiwù zǒngjiān kāihuì, wǒ huì fēicháng gǎnxiè nǐ de bāngmáng.) |
| 张丽: 好吧！我会看看。 |
| (Zhāng Lì: Hǎo ba! Wǒ huì kàn kan.) |
| Michael: Listen to the conversation one time slowly. |
| 马浩然: 你可以帮我看看这合同吗？ |
| (Mǎ Hàorán: Nǐ kěyǐ bāng wǒ kàn kan zhè hétong ma?) |
| 张丽: 没问题，让我先回复这些电邮。什么时候需要？ |
| (Zhāng Lì: Méi wèntí, ràng wǒ xiān huífù zhèxiē diànyóu. Shénme shíhòu xūyào?) |
| 马浩然: 昨天，可是迟到总比不到好嘛！ |
| (Mǎ Hàorán: Zuótiān, kěshì chídào zǒng bǐ bù dào hǎo ma!) |
| 张丽: 好吧，用邮件传给我吧。我下午看一下。 |
| (Zhāng Lì: Hǎo ba, yòng yóujiàn chuán gěi wǒ ba. Wǒ xiàwǔ kàn yīxià.) |
| 马浩然: 太好啦！那个财务报告你也可以帮忙吗？ |
| (Mǎ Hàorán: Tài hǎo la! Nàgè cáiwù bàogào nǐ yě kěyǐ bāngmáng ma?) |
| 张丽: 你自己做不到吗？ |
| (Zhāng Lì: Nǐ zìjǐ zuò bù dào ma?) |
| 马浩然: 我下个星期要跟财务总监开会，我会非常感谢你的帮忙。 |
| (Mǎ Hàorán: Wǒ xià gè xīngqī yào gēn cáiwù zǒngjiān kāihuì, wǒ huì fēicháng gǎnxiè nǐ de bāngmáng.) |
| 张丽: 好吧！我会看看。 |
| (Zhāng Lì: Hǎo ba! Wǒ huì kàn kan.) |
| Michael: Listen to the conversation with the English translation. |
| 马浩然: 你可以帮我看看这合同吗？ |
| (Mǎ Hàorán: Nǐ kěyǐ bāng wǒ kàn kan zhè hétong ma?) |
| Mark: "Would you check this contract for me?" |
| 张丽: 没问题，让我先回复这些电邮。什么时候需要？ |
| (Zhāng Lì: Méi wèntí, ràng wǒ xiān huífù zhèxiē diànyóu. Shénme shíhòu xūyào?) |
| Linda: "No problem. I just need to answer some emails. When is the deadline?" |
| 马浩然: 昨天，可是迟到总比不到好嘛！ |
| (Mǎ Hàorán: Zuótiān, kěshì chídào zǒng bǐ bù dào hǎo ma!) |
| Mark: "Yesterday, but, you know, better late than never." |
| 张丽: 好吧，用电邮传给我吧。我下午看一下。 |
| (Zhāng Lì: Hǎo ba, yòng diànyóu chuán gěi wǒ ba. Wǒ xiàwǔ kàn yīxià.) |
| Linda: "Okay, send it to my email, please. I will look at it in the afternoon." |
| 马浩然: 太好啦！那个财务报告你也可以帮忙吗？ |
| (Mǎ Hàorán: Tài hǎo la! Nàgè cáiwù bàogào nǐ yě kěyǐ bāngmáng ma?) |
| Mark: "Great! Could you also help me with this financial report?" |
| 张丽: 你自己做不到吗？ |
| (Zhāng Lì: Nǐ zìjǐ zuò bù dào ma?) |
| Linda: "Can't you handle it?" |
| 马浩然: 我下个星期要跟财务总监开会，我会非常感谢你的帮忙。 |
| (Mǎ Hàorán: Wǒ xià gè xīngqī yào gēn cáiwù zǒngjiān kāihuì, wǒ huì fēicháng gǎnxiè nǐ de bāngmáng.) |
| Mark: "I have a meeting with the financial director next week, and I'd really appreciate your help." |
| 张丽: 好吧！我会看看。 |
| (Zhāng Lì: Hǎo ba! Wǒ huì kàn kan.) |
| Linda: "Okay, I'll check." |
| POST CONVERSATION BANTER |
| Michael: We looked at how to ask a colleague for help in the previous lesson, and in this lesson we also heard a conversation where someone asked for help. |
| Dehua: Although it’s good to ask for help if you need it, there are some dos and don’ts. |
| Michael: Let’s talk a little about those. |
| Dehua: When you ask for help, try to provide potential solutions. |
| Michael: That’s a good idea. It shows that you’ve thought about the issue yourself, first. |
| Dehua: It makes it seem like a group effort and not just you passing it off onto other people. |
| Michael: I suppose that if you’re the type of person that always helps others, people will be more willing to help you, too. |
| Dehua: That’s right. If you never help others and always need help yourself, they will think you’re unqualified. |
| Michael: What is a good way to ask for help? |
| Dehua: You can say 可以请你帮个忙吗？(Kěyǐ qǐng nǐ bāng gè máng ma?) |
| Michael: "May I ask you a favor?" |
| Dehua: You’ll probably get help without any resentment. |
| Michael: Okay, now onto the vocab. |
| VOCAB LIST |
| Michael: Let’s take a look at the vocabulary from this lesson. The first word is... |
| Dehua: 帮(bāng) [natural native speed] |
| Michael: "to help" |
| Dehua: 帮(bāng) [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Dehua: 帮(bāng) [natural native speed] |
| Michael: Next we have... |
| Dehua: 合同(hétong) [natural native speed] |
| Michael: "contract; agreement" |
| Dehua: 合同(hétong) [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Dehua: 合同(hétong) [natural native speed] |
| Michael: Next we have... |
| Dehua: 先(xiān) [natural native speed] |
| Michael: "first" |
| Dehua: 先(xiān) [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Dehua: 先(xiān) [natural native speed] |
| Michael: Next we have... |
| Dehua: 回复(huífù) [natural native speed] |
| Michael: "to reply" |
| Dehua: 回复(huífù) [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Dehua: 回复(huífù) [natural native speed] |
| Michael: Next we have... |
| Dehua: 电邮(diànyóu) [natural native speed] |
| Michael: "e-mail" |
| Dehua: 电邮(diànyóu) [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Dehua: 电邮(diànyóu) [natural native speed] |
| Michael: Next we have... |
| Dehua: 迟到(chídào) [natural native speed] |
| Michael: "late; tardiness" |
| Dehua: 迟到(chídào) [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Dehua: 迟到(chídào) [natural native speed] |
| Michael: Next, |
| Dehua: 财务报告(cáiwù bàogào) [natural native speed] |
| Michael: "financial report" |
| Dehua: 财务报告(cáiwù bàogào) [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Dehua: 财务报告(cáiwù bàogào) [natural native speed] |
| Michael: Next, |
| Dehua: 财务总监(cáiwù zǒngjiān) [natural native speed] |
| Michael: "financial director" |
| Dehua: 财务总监(cáiwù zǒngjiān) [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Dehua: 财务总监(cáiwù zǒngjiān) [natural native speed] |
| Michael: Next we have... |
| Dehua: 开会(kāihuì) [natural native speed] |
| Michael: "meeting" |
| Dehua: 开会(kāihuì) [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Dehua: 开会(kāihuì) [natural native speed] |
| Michael: And last... |
| Dehua: 感谢 [natural native speed] |
| Michael: "to be grateful; to appreciate" |
| Dehua: 感谢 [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Dehua: 感谢 [natural native speed] |
| KEY VOCAB AND PHRASES |
| Michael: Let's have a closer look at the usage of some of the words and phrases from this lesson. The first word is... |
| Dehua: 回复电邮(huífù diànyóu) |
| Michael: meaning "to reply to emails." |
| Michael: Let’s look at this phrase in more detail. |
| Dehua: First is 回复(huífù), this means "to reply." Next is 电邮 (diànyóu). |
| Michael: That means "email." |
| Dehua: 回复(huífù) is a verb that means "answer" or "reply." |
| Michael: "Email" can be broken down to literally mean "electronic" and "mail," too. |
| Dehua: Literally, 电(diàn) means "electricity" and 邮(yóu) is "mail." |
| Michael: Can you give us an example using this phrase? |
| Dehua: Sure. For example, you can say... 我想学一些回复邮件的技巧。(Wǒ xiǎng xué yīxiē huífù yóujiàn de jìqiǎo.) |
| Michael: … which means "I want to learn some email replying techniques." |
| Michael: Okay, what's the next word? |
| Dehua: 签合同(qiān hétóng) |
| Michael: meaning "to sign a contract." |
| Michael: This is the last phrase for this lesson. |
| Dehua: 签 (qiān) means "to sign." Next is 合同 (hétóng). |
| Michael: This means "contract, agreement." |
| Dehua: You can also say 签协议(qiān xiéyì) as this means "contract," too. |
| Michael: It’s the written document between two or more parties that enter into an agreement with the same terms and conditions. |
| Dehua: For example a 保密协议 (bǎomì xiéyì) "non-disclosure agreement." |
| Michael: Can you give us an example using this phrase? |
| Dehua: Sure. For example, you can say... 租房子的时候需要签合同。(Zū fángzi de shíhòu xūyào qiān hétóng.) |
| Michael: ... which means "When you rent a house, you need to sign a contract." |
| Michael: Okay, now onto the lesson focus. |
Lesson focus |
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| Michael: In this lesson, you'll learn about asking for help from your coworker. |
| Michael: When asking for help, it’s polite to start with a question. |
| Dehua: Most of the time we use 你可以帮我...吗？ (nǐ kěyǐ bāng wǒ ... ma?) |
| Michael: "Would you help me…?" |
| Dehua: You can use this in business and also daily life. |
| Michael: You just put your request into the sentence. |
| Dehua: For example, 你可以帮我复印这文件吗？(Nǐ kěyǐ bāng wǒ fùyìn zhè wénjiàn ma?) |
| Michael: "Would you help me photocopy this document?" |
| Dehua: 你可以帮我订机票吗？(Nǐ kěyǐ bāng wǒ dìng jīpiào ma?) |
| Michael: "Could you please book the flight tickets for me?" |
| Dehua: 你可以帮我打电话给办公室吗？(Nǐ kěyǐ bāng wǒ dǎ diànhuà gěi bàngōngshì ma?) |
| Michael: "Would you help me to make a phone call to the office?" If a colleague helps you, then you should thank them for their help. |
| Dehua: It’s only polite! |
| Michael: Here are some common expressions that you can use. |
| Dehua: 谢谢您。(Xièxiè nín.) |
| Michael: "Thank you." |
| Dehua: 万分感谢。(Wànfēn gǎnxiè.) |
| Michael: "Thanks a million." |
| Dehua: 我衷心感谢你。(Wǒ zhōngxīn gǎnxiè nǐ.) |
| Michael: "I am really grateful to you." |
| Dehua: 谢谢你的帮忙。(Xièxiè nǐ de bāngmáng.) |
| Michael: "Thank you for your help." |
| Dehua: 幸好有你的帮忙，谢谢。(Xìnghǎo yǒu nǐ de bāngmáng, xièxiè.) |
| Michael: "I am so lucky to have had your help, thank you." |
| Dehua: 谢谢你为我所做的一切。(Xièxiè nǐ wèi wǒ suǒ zuò de yīqiè.) |
| Michael: "Thank you for everything you’ve done for me." |
Outro |
| Michael: Okay, that’s all for this lesson. Thank you for listening, everyone, and we’ll see you next time! Bye! |
| Dehua: 再见！(Zàijiàn!) |
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