公司来了两个实习生，我是他们的主管。
有一天，吃完午饭后，我看见他们中的一个正在玩手机。
我走过去问她：“我这正好有一份文件要翻译，你有时间帮忙完成一下吗？
这份文件不在她的工作量里面，不过我看她似乎有空，就打算让她锻炼一下。
她回答：“有啊，可是我只是个实习生啊。
”我当时突然不知道说什么好，愣了一下，说：“是的。
”然后就离开了。
我觉得这个实习生很“短视”。
没错，她现在只是个实习生，工资很低，而且她已经完成了自己的工作。
但是，她可能因此错过了一个更好的未来。
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| Chinese | Pinyin | English |
|---|---|---|
| 公司 | gōng sī | company; firm; corporation |
| 来 | lái | to come |
| 了 | le | (completed action marker) / (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) |
| 两 | liǎng | two / both / some / a few |
| 个 | gè | classifier for people or objects in general |
| 实习生 | shí xí shēng | intern (esp. a student in practical training) |
| 我 | wǒ | I; me; my |
| 是 | shì | to be (followed by substantives only) |
| 他们 | tā men | they; them |
| 的 | de | possessive particle (of; 's) / modifying particle (used after an attribute to modify a noun or to form a nominal expression) |
| 主管 | zhǔ guǎn | person in charge / manager |
| 有一天， | ||
| 吃 | chī | to eat; to consume / to eat at |
| 完 | wán | to finish / to be over |
| 午饭 | wǔ fàn | lunch |
| 后 | hòu | afterwards / after |
| 看见 | kàn jiàn | to see; to catch sight of |
| 中 | zhōng | within; among; in |
| 一 | yī | one / single / a (article) |
| 正在 | zhèng zài | to be in the process of (doing sth); to be currently ...-ing |
| 玩 | wán | to play / to have fun / to trifle with / to keep sth for entertainment |
| 手机 | shǒu jī | cell phone; mobile phone |
| 走 | zǒu | to walk / to go / to run / to move (of vehicle) / to visit / to leave / to go away / to die (euph.) / to change (shape, form, meaning) |
| 过去 | guò qù | to go over; to pass by |
| 问 | wèn | to ask; to inquire |
| 她 | tā | she |
| 这 | zhè | here |
| 正好 | zhèng hǎo | to happen to / to chance to / by chance / it just so happens that |
| 有 | yǒu | to have; there is |
| 份 | fèn | classifier for gifts, newspaper, magazine, papers, reports, contracts etc |
| 文件 | wén jiàn | document / file |
| 要 | yào | will; shall; about to / need to; should / if |
| 翻译 | fān yì | to translate / to interpret |
| 你 | nǐ | you |
| 时间 | shí jiān | time |
| 帮忙 | bāng máng | to help / to lend a hand / to do a favor / to do a good turn |
| 完成 | wán chéng | to complete; to accomplish |
| 一下 | yī xià | (after a verb) a bit; a little (indicating brief duration, or softening the tone, or suggesting giving sth a try) |
| 吗 | ma | (question particle for "yes-no" questions) |
| 不 | bù | no; not so |
| 在 | zài | (of sb or sth) to be (located) at |
| 工作 | gōng zuò | job / work / task |
| 量 | liàng | capacity / quantity / amount |
| 里面 | lǐ miàn | inside / interior |
| 不过 | bù guò | but / however |
| 看 | kàn | to see; to look at / to read / to watch / to visit; to call on / to consider; to regard as / to look after / to treat (a patient or illness) / to depend on / to feel (that) / (after a verb) to give it a try / to watch out for |
| 似乎 | sì hū | it seems; seemingly; as if |
| 有空 | yǒu kòng | to have time (to do sth) |
| 就 | jiù | merely; nothing else but; simply; just; precisely; exactly |
| 打算 | dǎ suàn | to plan / to intend / to calculate |
| 让 | ràng | to permit / to let sb do sth / to have sb do sth / to make sb (feel sad etc) |
| 锻炼 | duàn liàn | to toughen / to temper / to engage in physical exercise / to work out / (fig.) to develop one's skills / to train oneself |
| 回答 | huí dá | to reply; to answer / reply; answer |
| 啊 | a | modal particle ending sentence, showing affirmation, approval, or consent |
| 可是 | kě shì | but; however |
| 只 | zhǐ | only; merely; just |
| 当时 | dāng shí | then; at that time |
| 突然 | tū rán | sudden; abrupt; unexpected |
| 知道 | zhī dào | to know; to become aware of |
| 说 | shuō | to speak; to talk; to say |
| 什么 | shén me | what? |
| 好 | hǎo | good / appropriate; proper |
| 愣 | lèng | to look distracted / to stare blankly |
| 然后 | rán hòu | then; after that; afterwards |
| 离开 | lí kāi | to depart; to leave |
| 觉得 | jué de | to think that ...; to feel that ... |
| 这个 | zhè ge | (pronoun) this / (adjective) this |
| 很 | hěn | very; quite |
| 短视 | duǎn shì | (usually fig.) shortsighted / myopic |
| 没 | méi | (negative prefix for verbs) have not; not |
| 错 | cuò | mistake |
| 现在 | xiàn zài | now; at present; currently |
| 工资 | gōng zī | wages; pay |
| 低 | dī | low |
| 而且 | ér qiě | (not only ...) but also / moreover / in addition / furthermore |
| 已经 | yǐ jīng | already |
| 自己 | zì jǐ | oneself; (attributive) one's own |
| 但是 | dàn shì | but; however |
| 可能 | kě néng | might (happen) / maybe / perhaps |
| 因此 | yīn cǐ | thus; consequently; as a result |
| 错过 | cuò guò | to miss (train, opportunity etc) |
| 更 | gèng | more / even more / further / still / still more |
| 未来 | wèi lái | future / tomorrow |