Chinese 101: Talk about someone is fired by the boss
Grammar: 看起来;刚才/刚;passive sentences with “被”
Language Tips:Popular Chinese expression of “be fired”:炒鱿鱼
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Dialogue:
A:小李怎么看起来愁眉苦脸的?
xiǎo lǐ zěn me kàn qǐ lái chóu méi kǔ liǎn de?
Why Mr. Lee seems so sad?
B:我听说他没有通过试用期,刚刚被老板辞退了!
wǒ tīng shuō tā méi yǒu tōng guò shì yòng qī ,gāng gāng bèi lǎo bǎn cí tuì le !
I heard that he didn’t pass the trial period, he was just fired by the boss!
A:啊,真是太惨了!
ā ,zhēn shì tài cǎn le !
Oh, that’s terrible!
Words & expressions:
【怎么】zěn me: how, why
【看起来】kàn qǐ lái: look, seem
【愁眉苦脸】chóu méi kǔ liǎn: a sad face
【听说】tīng shuō: heard
【通过】tōng guò: pass
【试用期】shì yòng qī: trail period
【刚刚】gāng gāng: just
【被】bèi:
【老板】lǎo bǎn: boss
【辞退】cí tuì: fire, dismiss
【惨】cǎn: poor, terrible
