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The Interview at the Night Market

夜市里的面试

Yèshì lǐ de miànshì

8:22 min video · 15 sentences · 7 key words

Transcript with pinyin and English

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  1. 小林 Xiǎo Lín王姐，您说的面试在这儿吗？Wáng Jiě, nín shuō de miànshì zài zhèr ma?Sister Wang, is the interview you mentioned really here?
  2. 王姐 Wáng Jiě对啊，我的公司就在夜市里。Duì a, wǒ de gōngsī jiù zài yèshì lǐ.Yes, my company is right in the night market.
  3. 王姐 Wáng Jiě快来，晚会要开始了。Kuài lái, wǎnhuì yào kāishǐ le.Come quick, the party is about to start.
  4. 小林 Xiǎo Lín请问，我的工作是什么？Qǐngwèn, wǒ de gōngzuò shì shénme?Excuse me, what will my job be?
  5. 王姐 Wáng Jiě先别问，快穿上这个。Xiān bié wèn, kuài chuānshang zhège.Don't ask yet, put this on quickly.
  6. 王姐 Wáng Jiě客人快要来了，你要热情一点儿。Kèrén kuàiyào lái le, nǐ yào rèqíng yìdiǎnr.Customers are about to arrive, so be a bit friendly.
  7. 小林 Xiǎo Lín您好，欢迎，这是我们的小吃。Nín hǎo, huānyíng, zhè shì wǒmen de xiǎochī.Hello, welcome, these are our snacks.
  8. 王姐 Wáng Jiě他们是旅客，你会说英语吗？Tāmen shì lǚkè, nǐ huì shuō yīngyǔ ma?They are travellers. Can you speak English?
  9. 小林 Xiǎo Lín我会一点儿，他们说得很快。Wǒ huì yìdiǎnr, tāmen shuō de hěn kuài.I can a little, but they speak very fast.
  10. 小林 Xiǎo Lín他们想照相，我们怎样做？Tāmen xiǎng zhàoxiàng, wǒmen zěnyàng zuò?They want to take a photo. What should we do?
  11. 王姐 Wáng Jiě笑一笑，生意就会好。Xiào yi xiào, shēngyi jiù huì hǎo.Smile, and business will be good.
  12. 王姐 Wáng Jiě你看，客人越来越多了。Nǐ kàn, kèrén yuèláiyuè duō le.Look, more and more customers are coming.
  13. 王姐 Wáng Jiě晚上快十二点了，面试结束了。Wǎnshang kuài shí èr diǎn le, miànshì jiéshù le.It's almost midnight, the interview is over.
  14. 王姐 Wáng Jiě你卖得比我还好，明天来上班吧。Nǐ mài de bǐ wǒ hái hǎo, míngtiān lái shàngbān ba.You sold even better than me. Come to work tomorrow.
  15. 小林 Xiǎo Lín真的吗？谢谢您，我太高兴了！Zhēnde ma? Xièxie nín, wǒ tài gāoxìng le!Really? Thank you, I'm so happy!

About this lesson

Xiao Lin has a job interview, but the interviewer is late and asks to meet at a busy night market. The interviewer turns out to be a stall owner, and the real test is selling.

How to practise

  1. Listen to each sentence first with no subtitles, and guess what it means.
  2. Then read it with pinyin and English while the teacher explains it, with one useful point.
  3. Repeat it out loud in the 跟读 · Your turn pause, then follow the whole conversation at the end.

Key words 生词

ChinesePinyinEnglishLevel
面试miànshìinterviewHSK 4
夜市yèshìnight marketHSK 7-9
晚会wǎnhuìpartyHSK 2
旅客lǚkètravellerHSK 2
怎样zěnyànghowHSK 2
热情rèqíngfriendlyHSK 2
照相zhàoxiàngtake a photoHSK 2

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