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@ 30720 Teacher Salary and Perks
A: 我們今天來談談你的合同。合同期限是一年。
woˇmen j¯ıntia¯ n la´i ta´ntan nˇı de he´tong. he´tong q¯ıxia`n sh`ı y¯ı nia´n.
Today we are going talk about your contract. The term of the contract is for one year.
B: 好的。這個沒問題。
haˇo de. zhe`ge me´iwe`nt´ı.
OK. That is no problem.
A: 老師的工資是每個月七千。
laˇosh¯ı de go¯ ngz¯ı sh`ı meˇige yue` q¯ı qia¯ n .
Compensation for teachers is 7,000 per month.
B: 哦。學校有住的地方嗎？
o. xue´xia`o yoˇu zhu` de d`ıfang ma?
Oh. Is there a place to live at the school?
A: 學校提供住宿，是免費的。
xue´xia`o t´ıgo¯ ng zhu`su`, sh`ı miaˇnfe`i de.
The school provides accommodation, and it is free.
B: 那我的簽證怎麼辦？
na`
woˇ
de qia¯ nzhe`ng zeˇnme ba`n?
Now what do I do about my visa?
A: 學校會給你辦工作簽證。這個你不用擔心。還有
什麼問題嗎？
xue´xia`o hu`ı geˇi nˇı ba`n go¯ ngzuo` qia¯ nzhe`ng. zhe`ge nˇı bu`-
yo`ng da¯ nx¯ın. ha´i yoˇu she´nme we`nt´ı ma?
The school will arrange a work visa for you. You don’t have to worry about that. Do you have any other questions?
B: 學校可以報銷我的往返機票嗎？
xue´xia`o keˇyˇı ba`oxia¯ o woˇ de waˇngfaˇn j¯ıpia`o ma?
Can the school reimburse me for my return plane ticket?
A: 可以，但是你必須工作滿一年。
keˇyˇı, da`nsh`ı nˇı b`ıxu¯
go¯ ngzuo`
maˇn y¯ı nia´n.
Yes, but you must work for a full year.
B: 哦。我的假期是怎樣的？
o. woˇ de jia`q¯ı sh`ı zeˇnya`ng de?
Oh. What kind of vacation time do I get?
A: 所有中國的假期你都有。而且你還可以在這裡免
費學習中文。不錯吧？
suoˇyoˇu Zho¯ ngguo´
de jia`q¯ı nˇı do¯ u yoˇu.
e´rqieˇ
nˇı ha´i keˇyˇı za`i
zhe`lˇı miaˇnfe`i xue´x´ı Zho¯ ngwe´n. bu`cuo` ba?
All the Chinese holidays you will get off. Plus you can study Chinese for free here. Not bad, hey?
B: 挺不錯的。不過我還要考慮一下。
tˇıng bu`cuo`
de. bu`guo`
woˇ
ha´i ya`o kaˇolu`¨
y¯ıxia` .
Pretty good. But I still need to think it over for a while.
---Key Vocabulary---
合同 he´tong contract
期限 q¯ıxia`n time limit, deadline
工資 go¯ ngz¯ı salary
提供 t´ıgo¯ ng to provide
住宿 zhu`su` accommodation
免費 miaˇnfe`i free
簽證 qia¯ nzhe`ng visa
報銷 ba`oxia¯ o to reimburse
往返 waˇngfaˇn to go and return
假期 jia`q¯ı vacation time
考慮 kaˇolu`¨ to consider
---Supplementary Vocabulary---
薪水 x¯ınshuˇı salary
月薪 yue`x¯ın monthly salary
年薪 nia´nx¯ın annual salary
福利 fu´l`ı benefits
到期 da`oq¯ı to expire
過期 guo`q¯ı overdue
籤合同 qia¯ n he´tong to sign a contract
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