大伟的工作
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大伟的工作

Reading time
3 min
Total words
418
Unique words
207
Avg frequency
#163

Story

běijīng

Today Xiao Li is going to a big company. He wants to find a new job. The company is in Beijing. He takes a car there.

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He enters the company and sees many people. A man says: "Hello, what is your name?" Xiao Li says: "My name is Xiao Li."

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The man says: "Good, wait here." Xiao Li sits down and waits for some time.

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Then, a person comes in. Xiao Li looks at this person and feels he is very much like a friend.

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This person also looks at Xiao Li. He says: "Xiao Li? Is it you?" Xiao Li laughs. "Dawei! It really is you!"

Dawei is Xiao Li's old friend. They were at school together before. Xiao Li has not seen him for many years.

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"Do you work here?" Xiao Li asks. Dawei says: "Yes, I work at this company. I am the person here."

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Xiao Li feels a little embarrassed. He says: "I came to look for work. I want to do things at this company."

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Dawei laughs. He says: "No problem. I can give you this job. But you have to start tomorrow."

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Xiao Li feels this is very strange. He asks: "Tomorrow? Why so fast?" Dawei says: "Because today is the last day of the person who has this job. Tomorrow he is leaving."

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Xiao Li thinks for a moment. The job is very good, but tomorrow is too soon. He says: "Can I think about it?"

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Dawei says: "Yes. Tell me tonight." He gives Xiao Li a phone number. "Call this number."

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Xiao Li walks out of the company. He feels happy, and also a little afraid. A day ago, he had no work. Now he has a job, but he still has not said yes.

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He goes home and sits and thinks. He thinks: this is a good opportunity. I should say yes.

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In the evening, he calls Dawei. He says: "I want this job. I will come tomorrow." Dawei laughs. "Good, friend. See you tomorrow."

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Words in this story

101 words
#Word
1I, me
2you (singular)
4he, him
6at, in, on; to be located at; progressive marker
9not, no
10this
11good, well, OK
12什么what
13to have, there is/are
14then, just, exactly, as soon as
19to say, to speak
20to be (linking verb)
21to go
22very, quite
24to want; will; need to
25also, too, as well
26他们they, them (mixed or male group)
29to think; to want; to miss
30person, people
32一个one (with general measure word)
33to come
36没有do not have; have not; not (past negation)
37to do, to make, to work as
40to give; for (beneficiary marker)
41可以can, may (permission or possibility)
45to arrive; to (destination); result complement
46still, yet; also; even more
47现在now, at present
48这个this one, this (with general measure word)
49can, to be able to (physical capacity)
54not (past negation); to lack
56to walk; to leave, to go
60这里here, this place
63to look, to watch, to read, to see
64matter, affair, thing (abstract)
70告诉to tell, to inform
71为什么why, for what reason
73真的really, truly; genuine
74先生Mr., sir; husband (informal)
77这是this is
82因为because, since
84to resemble, to be like; image, likeness
85这么so, this much, like this
87但是but, however (formal)
92to be called; to call out; to order
93fast, quick; soon; sharp
95觉得to feel, to think, to find (subjective)
98to look for, to seek, to find
103to wait, to wait for
105many, much, more