出差 Going on a Business Trip in Chinese

下xià星期一xīngqīyī，我wǒ要yào和hé经理jīnglǐ一起yìqǐ去qù上海Shànghǎi出差chūchāi。

Next Monday, I'm going to Shanghai on a business trip with my manager.

这zhè是shì我wǒ第一次dì-yī cì出差chūchāi，心里xīnli又yòu高兴gāoxìng又yòu有点儿yǒudiǎnr担心dānxīn。

It's my first business trip, so I feel both excited and a little worried.

星期天xīngqītiān晚上wǎnshang，我wǒ把bǎ衣服yīfu和hé电脑diànnǎo都dōu放fàng进jìn了le行李箱xínglixiāng。

On Sunday evening, I put my clothes and my computer into the suitcase.

第二天dì-èr tiān早上zǎoshang六liù点diǎn，我们wǒmen就jiù坐zuò出租车chūzūchē去qù机场jīchǎng了le。

At six o'clock the next morning, we took a taxi to the airport.

飞机fēijī上shang，经理jīnglǐ告诉gàosu我wǒ：“到dào了le上海Shànghǎi，我们wǒmen先xiān去qù宾馆bīnguǎn，再zài去qù见jiàn客人kèrén。”

On the plane, the manager told me: "When we arrive in Shanghai, we'll go to the hotel first, then go meet the clients."

下午xiàwǔ我们wǒmen开kāi了le三sān个gè小时xiǎoshí的de会huì，客人kèrén对duì我们wǒmen非常fēicháng满意mǎnyì。

In the afternoon we had a three-hour meeting, and the clients were very satisfied with us.

晚上wǎnshang，经理jīnglǐ请qǐng我wǒ吃chī了le上海Shànghǎi最zuì有名yǒumíng的de菜cài。

In the evening, the manager treated me to Shanghai's most famous dishes.

这zhè次cì出差chūchāi很hěn快kuài就jiù结束jiéshù了le，我wǒ觉得juéde自己zìjǐ学到xuédào了le很hěn多duō，真zhēn不bú错cuò！

The business trip ended quickly; I feel I learned a lot — it was really great!

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Key words 生词

出差chūchāito go on a business trip

经理jīnglǐmanager

担心dānxīnto worry

行李箱xínglixiāngsuitcase

满意mǎnyìsatisfied

结束jiéshùto end; to finish

把 + object + verb + result

The 把 structure moves the object before the verb to show what is done to it, with a result after the verb.

我把衣服和电脑都放进了行李箱。

先……再……

'First ..., then ...' — states the order of two planned actions.

我们先去宾馆,再去见客人。

对……满意

'Satisfied with ...' — 对 introduces the target of the feeling.

客人对我们非常满意。

1. 我和谁一起去上海出差?

2. 到了上海,他们先去哪儿?

3. 下午的会开了多长时间?

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