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Jan 2025
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Upper-intermediate | Negotiating a Deadl...

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So you're working in a Chinese company, and your boss is really piling on the work, with unrealistic deadlines. What are you going to do? In today's lesson, we see how a conscientious translator is able to skillfully talk her manager into extending the deadline. (Yeah, acquiring this skill is going to take some practice!) Episode link: https://www.chinesepod.com/1478

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