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48 original HSK 2 lessons
Stage 5 · Lesson 30

A first day of work experience

Ask about first-day work tasks and make a plan.

16 new words2 sessions · 20–25 minutes each0/38 correct without hintsReview the preceding lesson

Listen, read, and retell

Pass 1: understand the situation. Pass 2: hide meanings and read. Pass 3: retell it in your own words.

Conversation

安安
我wǒ明天míng tiān开kāi始shǐ实shí习xí,先xiān去qù公司gōng sī的de办bàn公gōng室shì找zhǎo经jīng理lǐ。同tóng事shì说shuō要yào带dài上shàng银yín行háng卡kǎ,我wǒ有点儿yǒu diǎn er紧jǐn张zhāng。

I begin work experience tomorrow and will first meet the manager at the company office. A colleague mentioned bringing a bank card and I feel nervous.

小禾
先xiān问wèn清qīng楚chu单dān位wèi要yào什么shén me,不bù懂dǒng就jiù问wèn。银yín行háng卡kǎ和hé信xìn用yòng卡kǎ不bù是shì同tóng一yī种zhǒng卡kǎ,不要bù yào只zhǐ听见tīng jiàn卡kǎ就jiù随suí便biàn拿ná。

Clarify what the workplace requires. Bank cards and credit cards are not the same; do not bring just any card after hearing the word card.

安安
我wǒ以yǐ前qián打dǎ工gōng的de收shōu入rù不bù多duō,也yě没méi做zuò过guò办bàn公gōng室shì的de事shì。经jīng理lǐ会huì不bù会huì一下yī xià让ràng我wǒ做zuò很hěn难nán的de工作gōng zuò?

My earlier part-time income was modest and I have not worked in an office. Will the manager assign difficult tasks immediately?

小禾
可以kě yǐ先xiān问wèn今天jīn tiān的de计jì划huà,把bǎ打dǎ算suàn做zuò的de事shì写xiě下xià来lái。比bǐ如rú打dǎ印yìn几jǐ张zhāng纸zhǐ,或huò者zhě看kàn看kàn公司gōng sī网wǎng站zhàn上shàng的de介jiè绍shào。

Ask about the day's plan and note what you intend to do, such as printing a few pages or reading the company website.

Extension reading

第dì二èr天tiān,安ān安ān在zài办bàn公gōng室shì见jiàn到dào了le同tóng事shì。经jīng理lǐ先xiān说shuō明míng工作gōng zuò安ān排pái,又yòu请qǐng她tā去qù银yín行háng确què认rèn自zì己jǐ需xū要yào问wèn的de问题wèn tí,没有méi yǒu让ràng她tā把bǎ不bù懂dǒng的de资zī料liào随suí便biàn发fā给gěi别bié人rén。

The next day Anan meets her colleagues. The manager explains the schedule and asks her to clarify her questions at the bank rather than casually sending unfamiliar documents.

她tā发fā现xiàn,实shí习xí不bù只zhǐ是shì把bǎ事shì情qing做zuò完wán,也yě包bāo括kuò学xué会huì问wèn问题wèn tí、保bǎo护hù自zì己jǐ的de信xìn息xī。下班xià bān前qián,她tā把bǎ完成wán chéng的de工作gōng zuò和hé明天míng tiān的de计jì划huà写xiě好hǎo。

She finds that work experience also means asking questions and protecting personal information. Before leaving, she records completed tasks and tomorrow's plan.

Names and helper expressions

小禾 · Xiao He; 安安 · Anan. These supporting phrases aid understanding and are not added to the new HSK 2 vocabulary list.

介绍 jiè shào
introduce
确认 què rèn
confirm
保护 bǎo hù
protect
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