day 175budgets and layoffs

budgets and layoffs

Talk about budgets, layoffs and paying bills, and say “both A and B” with 既 A，也 B.

today’s words

• 合約 héyuē · contract
• 退回 tuìhuí · return, send back
• 預算 yùsuàn · budget
• 供 gōng · provide, supply
• 開除 kāichú · fire, expel
• 工會 gōnghuì · trade union
• 膨脹 péngzhàng · expand, swell
• 衰退 shuāituì · decline, decay
• 繳 jiǎo · pay (a bill, a fee)
• 折合 zhéhé · convert into, be equal to
• 兼 jiān · do two jobs at once, double as
• 收據 shōujù · receipt
• 裁員 cáiyuán · cut staff, lay off
• 向來 xiànglái · always (up to now)
• 修正 xiūzhèng · revise, correct
• 優良 yōuliáng · excellent, fine
• 再度 zàidù · once again (written)
• 照常 zhàocháng · as usual

sentences

• 這個工作既有意思，也能學到很多東西。 · This job is both interesting and a great way to learn.
• 她既是我的同事，也是我的好朋友。 · She’s my colleague and my good friend too.
• 經濟衰退，很多公司開始裁員。 · The economy is shrinking, and many companies have started cutting jobs.
• 他把合約退回去，請對方修正。 · He sent the contract back and asked the other side to revise it.
• 颱風過了，商店明天照常營業。 · The typhoon has passed: shops will open as usual tomorrow.