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(Shāngwù diànhuà lǐyí) 商务电话礼仪 Business Etiquette – Make a phone call
商务电话礼仪 (shāngwù diànhuà lǐyí) Business Etiquette—Make a phone call (Listen to the Chinese nursery rhyme related to making a pone call.)
Key learning points preview:
商务电话 (shāngwù diànhuà): n. make a call for business purpose
保持联系 (bǎochí liánxì): v. to keep in …
Answer to Do You Know What “意思 (Yìsi)” Really Means? Find out Now!
Answers: B
Analysis: Xiǎo Lǐ: Lǎo Wáng, jìndù zěnmeyàng la? 小李:老王,进度怎么样啦? Xiao Li: Lao Wang, how’s the progress?
Lǎo Wáng: Nǐ yě tà bùgòu yìsi le, wǒmen dōu bǎ gōngzuò zuò wán le nǐ cái lái. 老王:你也太不够意思了,我们都把工作做完了你才来。 Lao Wang: You’re not a stand-up guy. We …
Do You Know What “意思 (Yìsi)” Really Means? Find out Now!
Xiǎo Lǐ: Lǎo Wáng, jìndù zěnmeyàng la? 小李:老王,进度怎么样啦? Xiao Li: Lao Wang, how’s the progress?
Lǎo Wáng: Nǐ yě tài ______ le, wǒmen dōu bǎ gōngzuò zuò wán le nǐ cái lái. 老王:你也太 ______了,我们都把工作做完了你才来。 Lao Wang: You’re …
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Zhàn zhēng …
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Nǐ xǐ huan kàn diàn yǐng ma? (你喜欢看电影吗?)
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2. Nán yǎn …
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zhāng lěi gěi lǐng dǎo sòng hóng bāo shí,èr rén de duì huà pō yǒu yì si。 张 磊 给 领 导 送 红 包 时,二 人 的 对 话 颇 有 …
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