EP108 工作狂 Workaholic

 Chinese 101: Talk about a person who is a “workaholic”

 

Language Tips:Are you a workholic?

 

Story of the Day:Be scrupulous about every detai一丝不苟 

 

Dialogue:

 

A:现在都几点了?你怎么还没下班?

 

xiàn zài dōu jǐ diǎn le ?nǐ zěn me hái méi xià bān ?

 

What time is it already? Why are you still working?

 

B:我一到晚上就精神!效率比白天还高!

 

wǒ yī dào wǎn shàng jiù jīng shén !xiào lǜ bǐ bái tiān hái gāo !

 

I feel very energetic when night begins! I have higher efficiency than daytime!

 

A:你真是个工作狂!

 

nǐ zhēn shì gè gōng zuò kuáng !

 

You are really a workaholic!

 

Words & expressions:

 

【现在】xiàn zài: now

 

【几点】jǐ diǎn: what time

 

【下班】xià bān: get off work

 

【晚上】wǎn shàng: night, evening

 

【精神】jīng shén: spirit, enegetic

 

【效率】xiào lǜ: efficient, efficiency

 

【比】bǐ: compare

 

【白天】bái tiān: daytime

 

【高】gāo: high

 

【工作狂】gōng zuò kuáng:workaholic