HSK 4 · Exam 1

王经理，下午两点的会定在哪个会议室？

Wáng jīnglǐ, xiàwǔ liǎng diǎn de huì dìng zài nǎ ge huìyìshì?

Manager Wang, which meeting room is the two o'clock meeting in?

本来在五楼的小会议室，市场部先订了，改到八楼的大会议室了。

Běnlái zài wǔ lóu de xiǎo huìyìshì, shìchǎng bù xiān dìng le, gǎi dào bā lóu de dà huìyìshì le.

It was booked in the small meeting room on the fifth floor, but the marketing department booked it first, so it has been moved to the big meeting room on the eighth floor.

小林，这台打印机又坏了，我急着打印给经理看的文件呢。

Xiǎo Lín, zhè tái dǎyìnjī yòu huài le, wǒ jízhe dǎyìn gěi jīnglǐ kàn de wénjiàn ne.

Xiaolin, this printer is broken again, and I'm in a hurry to print the documents for the manager.

你别着急，三楼还有一台，你先去那儿打吧。

Nǐ bié zháojí, sān lóu hái yǒu yì tái, nǐ xiān qù nàr dǎ ba.

Don't worry, there's another one on the third floor. Go print there first.

太好了，谢谢！

Tài hǎo le, xièxie!

Great, thanks!

王经理，我明天想请一天假，去医院看病。

Wáng jīnglǐ, wǒ míngtiān xiǎng qǐng yì tiān jià, qù yīyuàn kàn bìng.

Manager Wang, I'd like to take a day off tomorrow to see a doctor.

可以。你把工作跟小林交接好，别忘了周三还有一个会。

Kěyǐ. Nǐ bǎ gōngzuò gēn Xiǎo Lín jiāojiē hǎo, bié wàngle zhōusān hái yǒu yí ge huì.

All right. Hand your work over to Xiaolin properly, and don't forget there's a meeting on Wednesday.

小谢，下周去上海的火车票买好了吗？

Xiǎo Xiè, xià zhōu qù Shànghǎi de huǒchēpiào mǎi hǎo le ma?

Xiaoxie, have you bought the train tickets to Shanghai for next week?

买好了。本来买的周二的票，可是那个会改到周三了，我得去改票。

Mǎi hǎo le. Běnlái mǎi de zhōu'èr de piào, kěshì nà ge huì gǎi dào zhōusān le, wǒ děi qù gǎipiào.

I originally bought Tuesday tickets, but the meeting has moved to Wednesday, so I need to change them.

小美，听说你是上周新来的？中午跟我们一起吃饭吧，正好认识一下。

Xiǎo Měi, tīngshuō nǐ shì shàng zhōu xīn lái de? Zhōngwǔ gēn wǒmen yìqǐ chīfàn ba, zhènghǎo rènshi yíxià.

Xiaomei, I heard you joined last week? Have lunch with us; a good chance to get to know each other.

太好了，我一直想多认识几个同事。

Tài hǎo le, wǒ yìzhí xiǎng duō rènshi jǐ ge tóngshì.

Great, I've been wanting to get to know more colleagues.

这个月的工资怎么还没有发？

Zhè ge yuè de gōngzī zěnme hái méiyǒu fā?

Why hasn't this month's salary been paid yet?

本来十号发，可是十号正好是星期天，银行不上班，要等到下周一才能到。

Běnlái shí hào fā, kěshì shí hào zhènghǎo shì xīngqītiān, yínháng bù shàngbān, yào děng dào xià zhōuyī cáinéng dào.

It was due on the tenth, but the tenth falls on a Sunday. The bank is closed, so it won't arrive until next Monday.

小周，你怎么把东西搬到窗边来了？

Xiǎo Zhōu, nǐ zěnme bǎ dōngxi bān dào chuāng biān lái le?

Xiaozhou, why did you move your things over by the window?

这边亮一些，离打印机也近，拿文件方便。

Zhèbiān liàng yìxiē, lí dǎyìnjī yě jìn, ná wénjiàn fāngbiàn.

It's brighter here and close to the printer, so it's easy to get documents.

我说呢，原来是为了工作方便。

Wǒ shuō ne, yuánlái shì wèile gōngzuò fāngbiàn.

I see, so it's to make work easier.

李女士，公司年底的晚会定在哪天开？

Lǐ nǚshì, gōngsī niándǐ de wǎnhuì dìng zài nǎ tiān kāi?

Ms Li, which day is the company's year-end party?

定在一月十五号，地点还是去年那个饭店。

Dìng zài yí yuè shíwǔ hào, dìdiǎn háishì qùnián nà ge fàndiàn.

It's set for January 15th, at the same hotel as last year.

节目准备得怎么样了？我们部门想唱歌。

Jiémù zhǔnbèi de zěnmeyàng le? Wǒmen bùmén xiǎng chàng gē.

How are the performances coming along? Our department wants to sing.

可以，你们把歌名这个周五之前发给我，我先排一下顺序。

Kěyǐ, nǐmen bǎ gēmíng zhège zhōuwǔ zhīqián fā gěi wǒ, wǒ xiān pái yíxià shùnxù.

Fine. Send me your song titles before this Friday and I'll put them in order.

王明先生您好，跟您定一下，明天上午十点来我们公司面试。

Wáng Míng xiānsheng nín hǎo, gēn nín dìng yíxià, míngtiān shàngwǔ shí diǎn lái wǒmen gōngsī miànshì.

Hello Mr Wang Ming, let me set this up with you: come to our office at ten tomorrow morning for the interview.

不好意思，我明天上午有个急事，能不能改到下午？

Bù hǎoyìsi, wǒ míngtiān shàngwǔ yǒu ge jíshì, néng bùnéng gǎi dào xiàwǔ?

I'm sorry, something urgent came up tomorrow morning. Could it be moved to the afternoon?

下午我们经理三点以后有空，您三点半来，可以吗？

Xiàwǔ wǒmen jīnglǐ sān diǎn yǐhòu yǒu kòng, nín sān diǎn bàn lái, kěyǐ ma?

Our manager is free after three in the afternoon. Could you come at three thirty?

可以，三点半我一定到。

Kěyǐ, sān diǎn bàn wǒ yídìng dào.

Yes, I'll definitely be there at three thirty.

小林，听说我们下个月要搬到三楼？

Xiǎo Lín, tīngshuō wǒmen xià ge yuè yào bān dào sān lóu?

Xiaolin, I heard we're moving to the third floor next month?

对，公司不要五楼的办公室了，我们全部搬到三楼去。

Duì, gōngsī bú yào wǔ lóu de bàngōngshì le, wǒmen quánbù bān dào sān lóu qù.

Right. The company is giving up the fifth-floor office and we're all moving to the third floor.

那电脑呢？我最怕电脑出问题。

Nà diànnǎo ne? Wǒ zuì pà diànnǎo chū wèntí.

And the computers? I'm most afraid of computer problems.

搬之前把里面的文件都存好，搬完以后先别急着开，等检查完了再用。

Bān zhīqián bǎ lǐmiàn de wénjiàn dōu cún hǎo, bān wán yǐhòu xiān bié jízhe kāi, děng jiǎnchá wán le zài yòng.

Keep all the files safe before the move, and after it don't rush to switch on; wait until they've been checked.

张先生，你上周交的请假条有问题，日期写错了。

Zhāng xiānsheng, nǐ shàng zhōu jiāo de qǐngjiàtiáo yǒu wèntí, rìqī xiě cuò le.

Mr Zhang, there's a problem with the leave form you handed in last week: the date is wrong.

啊？我写的是下周一到周三。

A? Wǒ xiě de shì xià zhōuyī dào zhōusān.

What? I wrote next Monday to Wednesday.

可是表上写的是这个月的一号到三号，你写的是上个月的。

Kěshì biǎo shàng xiě de shì zhège yuè de yí hào dào sān hào, nǐ xiě de shì shàng ge yuè de.

But the form says the 1st to the 3rd of this month; you've written last month's.

真不好意思，我马上再写一张。

Zhēn bù hǎoyìsi, wǒ mǎshàng zài xiě yì zhāng.

I'm really sorry. I'll write a new one right away.

李女士，下周四另一家公司的人要来我们公司参观，你负责安排。

Lǐ nǚshì, xià zhōusì lìng yì jiā gōngsī de rén yào lái wǒmen gōngsī cānguān, nǐ fùzé ānpái.

Ms Li, people from another company are coming to visit ours next Thursday. You're in charge of the arrangements.

好的，他们几点到？一共几个人？

Hǎo de, tāmen jǐ diǎn dào? Yígòng jǐ ge rén?

All right. What time do they arrive? How many are coming?

上午十点到，一共五个人，其中有他们的王经理。

Shàngwǔ shí diǎn dào, yígòng wǔ ge rén, qízhōng yǒu tāmen de Wáng jīnglǐ.

Ten in the morning, five people in total, including their Manager Wang.

我先把会议室准备好，再订午饭。

Wǒ xiān bǎ huìyìshì zhǔnbèi hǎo, zài dìng wǔfàn.

I'll get the meeting room ready first, then order lunch.

小文，这个星期你加了三天班，辛苦你了。

Xiǎo Wén, zhège xīngqī nǐ jiā le sān tiān bān, xīnkǔ nǐ le.

Xiaowen, you've worked overtime three days this week. Thank you for the hard work.

应该的，那份材料今天必须做完，晚一天就来不及了。

Yīnggāi de, nà fèn cáiliào jīntiān bìxū zuò wán, wǎn yì tiān jiù láibují le.

It's my job. The report has to be finished today; a day late and it would be too late.

这样吧，下周你选一天在家休息，工资照发。

Zhèyàng ba, xià zhōu nǐ xuǎn yì tiān zài jiā xiūxi, gōngzī zhào fā.

Here's the deal: pick a day next week to rest at home, with full pay.

真的吗？那太谢谢您了！

Zhēn de ma? Nà tài xièxie nín le!

Really? Thank you so much!

晚会的节目你准备得怎么样了？

Wǎnhuì de jiémù nǐ zhǔnbèi de zěnmeyàng le?

How is your performance for the party coming along?

别提了，我一个人唱歌就紧张，怕唱得不好。

Bié tí le, wǒ yí ge rén chàng gē jiù jǐnzhāng, pà chàng de bù hǎo.

Don't ask. Singing alone makes me nervous; I'm afraid it won't sound good.

没事，去年王经理唱得也不好，大家还是很高兴。

Méishì, qùnián Wáng jīnglǐ chàng de yě bù hǎo, dàjiā háishì hěn gāoxìng.

It's fine. Manager Wang sang badly last year too, and everyone still enjoyed it.

那我跟小美两个人一起唱一首简单的吧，两个人心里也不那么紧张。

Nà wǒ gēn Xiǎo Měi liǎng ge rén yìqǐ chàng yì shǒu jiǎndān de ba, liǎng ge rén xīnli yě bù nàme jǐnzhāng.

Then Xiaomei and I will sing a simple song together; less nerve-racking with two of us.

各位同事，从下个月起，拿办公的东西有了新的办法。大家要什么，先写一张申请表，写清楚名字和数量，每周四以前交给前台。交晚了，就要再等一个星期。另外，请大家按需要申请，不要一次要太多，浪费是不好的习惯。

Gè wèi tóngshì, cóng xià ge yuè qǐ, ná bàngōng de dōngxi yǒu le xīn de bànfǎ. Dàjiā yào shénme, xiān xiě yì zhāng shēnqǐng biǎo, xiě qīngchu míngzi hé shùliàng, měi zhōu sì yǐqián jiāo gěi qiántái. Jiāo wǎn le, jiù yào zài děng yí ge xīngqī. Lìngwài, qǐng dàjiā àn xūyào shēnqǐng, búyào yí cì yào tài duō, làngfèi shì bù hǎo de xíguàn.

Colleagues, starting next month there's a new way to get office supplies. Write an application form saying what you need and how much, and hand it in to the front desk before Thursday each week. If it's late, you'll wait another week. Also, apply according to need: don't ask for too much at once; waste is a bad habit.

通知：这个星期六上午八点到十二点，楼里停电，要检查电路。停电期间，电梯也不能用。请大家提前把电脑里的文件都存好，把电脑关掉。有急事的同事，可以到三楼的小办公室工作。

Tōngzhī: zhège xīngqīliù shàngwǔ bā diǎn dào shí'èr diǎn, lóu li tíngdiàn, yào jiǎnchá diànlù. Tíngdiàn qījiān, diàntī yě bùnéng yòng. Qǐng dàjiā tíqián bǎ diànnǎo lǐ de wénjiàn dōu cún hǎo, bǎ diànnǎo guān diào. Yǒu jíshì de tóngshì, kěyǐ dào sān lóu de xiǎo bàngōngshì gōngzuò.

Notice: this Saturday from eight to twelve in the morning the power will be off in the building so the electrics can be checked. During the outage the lifts won't work either. Please save your computer files in advance and switch your computers off. Colleagues with urgent work can use the small office on the third floor.

今天是我上班的第一天，心里特别紧张。早上我提前半个小时就到了公司，可是我忘带进门要用的卡了，在门口等了好一会儿。同事小林看见我，帮我去前台说了情况，才把我带了进去。坐下以后我又发现，我的电脑还没有弄好。虽然不太顺利，可是大家都对我笑，跟我说欢迎，我心里一下子就舒服多了。

Jīntiān shì wǒ shàngbān de dì yì tiān, xīnli tèbié jǐnzhāng. Zǎoshang wǒ tíqián bàn ge xiǎoshí jiù dào le gōngsī, kěshì wǒ wàng dài jìnmén yào yòng de kǎ le, zài ménkǒu děng le hǎo yíhuìr. Tóngshì Xiǎo Lín kànjiàn wǒ, bāng wǒ qù qiántái shuō le qíngkuàng, cái bǎ wǒ dài le jìnqù. Zuò xià yǐhòu wǒ yòu fāxiàn, wǒ de diànnǎo hái méiyǒu nòng hǎo. Suīrán bú tài shùnlì, kěshì dàjiā dōu duì wǒ xiào, gēn wǒ shuō huānyíng, wǒ xīnli yíxiàzi jiù shūfu duō le.

Today was my first day at work and I was really nervous. I got to the office half an hour early, but I'd forgotten the card you need to get in, and I waited at the door for quite a while. My colleague Xiaolin saw me, explained at the front desk, and brought me in. Once I sat down I found my computer wasn't set up yet. It didn't go smoothly, but everyone smiled and welcomed me, and I felt much better at once.

各位同事：这个周末，我们要把办公室从五楼搬到三楼。请大家周五下班以前把自己的东西收好，写上名字。桌子和椅子不用管，到时候有人帮忙搬。电脑最重要，搬家以前把里面的文件都存好。下周一早上，大家直接到三楼上班，有问题打前台的电话。

Gè wèi tóngshì: zhège zhōumò, wǒmen yào bǎ bàngōngshì cóng wǔ lóu bān dào sān lóu. Qǐng dàjiā zhōuwǔ xiàbān yǐqián bǎ zìjǐ de dōngxi shōu hǎo, xiě shàng míngzi. Zhuōzi hé yǐzi bú yòng guǎn, dàoshíhou yǒu rén bāngmáng bān. Diànnǎo zuì zhòngyào, bānjiā yǐqián bǎ lǐmiàn de wénjiàn dōu cún hǎo. Xià zhōuyī zǎoshang, dàjiā zhíjiē dào sān lóu shàngbān, yǒu wèntí dǎ qiántái de diànhuà.

Colleagues: this weekend we're moving the office from the fifth floor to the third. Pack up your things and label them before you leave work on Friday. Desks and chairs will be moved for you. Computers matter most; save the files inside before the move. Next Monday morning, go straight to the third floor; call the front desk if there are problems.

王经理您好，我是小美。明天上午九点的会开不了了，因为三楼的会议室被别的部门订走了。我想改到后天下午两点，还在原来的会议室。会还是讨论下个月的计划，时间不变，还是一个半小时。您方便的话，回个电话给我，谢谢您。

Wáng jīnglǐ nín hǎo, wǒ shì Xiǎo Měi. Míngtiān shàngwǔ jiǔ diǎn de huì kāi bù liǎo le, yīnwèi sān lóu de huìyìshì bèi bié de bùmén dìng zǒu le. Wǒ xiǎng gǎi dào hòutiān xiàwǔ liǎng diǎn, hái zài yuánlái de huìyìshì. Huì háishì tǎolùn xià ge yuè de jìhuà, shíjiān bú biàn, háishì yí ge bàn xiǎoshí. Nín fāngbiàn de huà, huí ge diànhuà gěi wǒ, xièxie nín.

Hello Manager Wang, this is Xiaomei. Tomorrow's nine o'clock meeting can't go ahead because the third-floor meeting room has been booked by another department. I'd like to move it to two o'clock the day after tomorrow, same meeting room. It's still about next month's plan, still an hour and a half. Please call me back when convenient. Thank you.

通知：下周一开始，办公室要换新电脑。搬新电脑的人来之前，请大家把需要的文件先发到自己的邮箱里。新电脑到了以后，先放在一边，等老张来装。装好以后，先改密码，再看一看能不能正常用。有什么问题，打电话找我。

Tōngzhī: xià zhōuyī kāishǐ, bàngōngshì yào huàn xīn diànnǎo. Bān xīn diànnǎo de rén lái zhīqián, qǐng dàjiā bǎ xūyào de wénjiàn xiān fā dào zìjǐ de yóuxiāng li. Xīn diànnǎo dào le yǐhòu, xiān fàng zài yìbiān, děng Lǎo Zhāng lái zhuāng. Zhuāng hǎo yǐhòu, xiān gǎi mìmǎ, zài kàn yi kàn néng bùnéng zhèngcháng yòng. Yǒu shénme wèntí, dǎ diànhuà zhǎo wǒ.

Notice: from next Monday the office is getting new computers. Before they arrive, please email the files you need to your own mailbox. When the new computers arrive, leave them to one side and wait for Old Zhang to install them. Once they're installed, change the password first, then check it works properly. Call me with any problems.

上个月我做工资表的时候，把两个同事的工资数写错了。发工资那天，一个人多拿了八百块，另一个人少拿了八百块。我发现以后，想了半天，还是把这件事告诉了经理。经理没有生气，他跟我一起去银行，把多拿的钱还了回去，又把钱给了少拿的那位同事。

Shàng ge yuè wǒ zuò gōngzī biǎo de shíhou, bǎ liǎng ge tóngshì de gōngzī shù xiě cuò le. Fā gōngzī nà tiān, yí ge rén duō ná le bā bǎi kuài, lìng yí ge rén shǎo ná le bā bǎi kuài. Wǒ fāxiàn yǐhòu, xiǎng le bàn tiān, háishì bǎ zhè jiàn shì gàosu le jīnglǐ. Jīnglǐ méiyǒu shēngqì, tā gēn wǒ yìqǐ qù yínháng, bǎ duō ná de qián huán le huíqù, yòu bǎ qián gěi le shǎo ná de nà wèi tóngshì.

Last month, while preparing the payroll, I wrote two colleagues' salary figures wrong: on payday one of them received 800 yuan too much and the other 800 yuan too little. After thinking it over for a long while, I told the manager about it anyway. He wasn't angry; he went to the bank with me to return the extra money and gave the missing 800 to the colleague who had been underpaid.

各位同事：公司今年安排的旅游定在下个月十五号，去城外的山里玩一天。想去的人在周五以前告诉前台，方便我们订车和订饭。那天早上七点在公司门口上车，请大家别迟到。山里早上有点凉，记得带一件外套，穿舒服的鞋。家人也可以一起参加，一个大人可以带一个孩子。

Gè wèi tóngshì: gōngsī jīnnián ānpái de lǚyóu dìng zài xià ge yuè shíwǔ hào, qù chéngwài de shān li wán yì tiān. Xiǎng qù de rén zài zhōuwǔ yǐqián gàosu qiántái, fāngbiàn wǒmen dìng chē hé dìng fàn. Nà tiān zǎoshang qī diǎn zài gōngsī ménkǒu shàng chē, qǐng dàjiā bié chídào. Shān li zǎoshang yǒudiǎn liáng, jìde dài yí jiàn wàitào, chuān shūfu de xié. Jiārén yě kěyǐ yìqǐ cānjiā, yí ge dàrén kěyǐ dài yí ge háizi.

Colleagues: this year's company trip is set for the 15th of next month, a day in the hills outside town. Tell the front desk by Friday if you want to come, so we can book the bus and the food. The bus leaves from the office gate at seven that morning; don't be late. It's a bit cool in the hills; bring a jacket and wear comfortable shoes. Family can come too; one adult may bring one child.

上个月，经理让我带一个小组，做新的计划。可是真开始做了，我才发现，带别人跟自己做事完全不一样。以前我只要做好自己的事，现在要关心每个人的工作，谁遇到困难，我就跟他一起想办法。一个月下来，虽然累，可是我学到了很多。我觉得，有机会就要试一试，不试怎么知道呢？

Shàng ge yuè, jīnglǐ ràng wǒ dài yí ge xiǎozǔ, zuò xīn de jìhuà. Kěshì zhēn kāishǐ zuò le, wǒ cái fāxiàn, dài biérén gēn zìjǐ zuò shì wánquán bù yíyàng. Yǐqián wǒ zhǐ yào zuò hǎo zìjǐ de shì, xiànzài yào guānxīn měi ge rén de gōngzuò, shéi yùdào kùnnan, wǒ jiù gēn tā yìqǐ xiǎng bànfǎ. Yí ge yuè xiàlái, suīrán lèi, kěshì wǒ xué dào le hěn duō. Wǒ juéde, yǒu jīhuì jiù yào shì yi shì, bú shì zěnme zhīdao ne?

Last month the manager put me in charge of a small team on a new plan. But once it started I realized leading others is completely different from doing the work yourself. Before, I only had to do my own job well; now I have to care about everyone's work, and whenever someone gets stuck I think through solutions with them. A month on, I'm tired, but I've learned so much. Take the chance when it comes; how do you know until you try?

很多年轻人问我，在公司要不要多加班。我的看法是：班该加就加，但是身体更重要。记得我年轻的时候，为了做好一个计划，连着一个月天天晚上十一点才走。计划是做好了，可是身体也坏了，在医院住了一个星期。从那以后我明白了，把事情做得又快又好，比坐得久更重要。白天认真做事，少聊天，很多班就不用加了。

Hěn duō niánqīngrén wèn wǒ, zài gōngsī yào bú yào duō jiābān. Wǒ de kànfǎ shì: bān gāi jiā jiù jiā, dànshì shēntǐ gèng zhòngyào. Jìde wǒ niánqīng de shíhou, wèile zuò hǎo yí ge jìhuà, lián zhe yí ge yuè tiāntiān wǎnshang shíyī diǎn cái zǒu. Jìhuà shì zuò hǎo le, kěshì shēntǐ yě huài le, zài yīyuàn zhù le yí ge xīngqī. Cóng nà yǐhòu wǒ míngbai le, bǎ shìqing zuò de yòu kuài yòu hǎo, bǐ zuò de jiǔ gèng zhòngyào. Báitiān rènzhēn zuò shì, shǎo liáotiān, hěn duō bān jiù bú yòng jiā le.

Young people often ask me whether they should work late. My view: stay late when it's truly needed, but health matters more. When I was young I worked till eleven at night for a month straight to finish a plan. The plan got done, but my health broke and I spent a week in hospital. Since then I've understood: doing things well and fast beats sitting long hours. Work seriously in the day, chat less, and much of the overtime disappears.

各位同事：从今天起，三楼的会议室有了新的规定。第一，要用会议室，必须提前一天在门上的表里写名字。第二，开完会以后，请把桌子擦干净，椅子放好，把黑板上写的字擦掉。第三，会议时间最长两个小时，如果还需要，要再写一次名字。希望大家一起让会议室又干净又安静。

Gè wèi tóngshì: cóng jīntiān qǐ, sān lóu de huìyìshì yǒu le xīn de guīdìng. Dì yī, yào yòng huìyìshì, bìxū tíqián yì tiān zài mén shàng de biǎo li xiě míngzi. Dì èr, kāi wán huì yǐhòu, qǐng bǎ zhuōzi cā gānjing, yǐzi fàng hǎo, bǎ hēibǎn shàng xiě de zì cā diào. Dì sān, huìyì shíjiān zuì cháng liǎng ge xiǎoshí, rúguǒ hái xūyào, yào zài xiě yí cì míngzi. Xīwàng dàjiā yìqǐ ràng huìyìshì yòu gānjing yòu ānjìng.

Colleagues: from today the third-floor meeting room has new rules. First, to use it you must sign the sheet on the door one day in advance. Second, after a meeting wipe the table clean, put the chairs back and wipe the board. Third, meetings can last at most two hours; if you need longer, sign again. Let's all keep the room clean and quiet.

小谢是我最好的同事，我们进公司那天就认识了。下个月，他要去南方的城市工作，因为他的妻子在那边。今天中午，我们几个同事一起请他吃饭。吃饭的时候，大家说起了这几年一起做事的日子，有说有笑。我们都跟他说，以后常联系，放假的时候回来玩。吃饭以后，看着他坐车走了，我心里有点难受，但是更多的是为他高兴。

Xiǎo Xiè shì wǒ zuì hǎo de tóngshì, wǒmen jìn gōngsī nà tiān jiù rènshi le. Xià ge yuè, tā yào qù nánfāng de chéngshì gōngzuò, yīnwèi tā de qīzi zài nàbiān. Jīntiān zhōngwǔ, wǒmen jǐ ge tóngshì yìqǐ qǐng tā chīfàn. Chīfàn de shíhou, dàjiā shuō qǐ le zhè jǐ nián yìqǐ zuò shì de rìzi, yǒu shuō yǒu xiào. Wǒmen dōu gēn tā shuō, yǐhòu cháng liánxì, fàngjià de shíhou huílái wán. Chīfàn yǐhòu, kànzhe tā zuò chē zǒu le, wǒ xīnli yǒudiǎn nánshòu, dànshì gèng duō de shì wèi tā gāoxìng.

Xiaoxie is my closest colleague; we met on our first day at the company. Next month he's moving to a city in the south, where his wife is. Today at noon a few of us took him out for lunch. Over the meal we told stories from our years working together, laughing the whole time. We all told him to keep in touch and come back on holidays. Watching his bus leave, I felt sad, but mostly happy for him.