16：把表波快三分钟

拨

bō - set aside, allocate; poke, set, dial（a clock）

经理

jīng lǐ （manager）

秘书

mì shū （secretary）

优点

yōudiǎn

good point; merit; strength

缺点

quē diǎn - shortcoming; weakness; drawback

守时

shǒushí -to be on time

准时

zhǔnshí (on time, punctual)

爱惜

aìxī

to cherish; to treasure; to use sparingly

浪费

làngfèi (waste; squander, extravagant)

取得

qǔdé (to obtain; to acquire; to gain)

成功

chénggōng - successful

计算

jìsuàn - calculate，estimate

提前

(tíqián)

in advance; ahead of time

当时

dāngshí - then; at that time

堵车

dǔchē - traffic jam

放弃

fàngqì

abandon, give up

一路

yílù - whole journey

不满

bùmǎn - discontent, dissatisfied, resentful

解释

jiěshì

to explain; to interpret

难道

nándào - Do you mean to say...

访问

fǎngwèn - visit (formally)

领导

lǐngdǎo

leader; to lead

客户

kè hù - customer, client

好处

hǎochu

advantage; benefit

离职

lízhí

quit （job）

（手）表

shǒu biǎo - watch

情况

qíngkuàng - situation; condition

原来

yuánlái - as a matter of fact; original; former

表示

biǎo shì - to show; to express

举行

jǔxíng

to hold (a meeting, ceremony etc)

欢迎

huānyíng

welcome; be received favorably

乘坐

chéng zuò - take (bus, train, airplane and etc.)

严重

yánzhòng - serious, grave, critical

原因

yuán yīn - reasons

因此

yīn cǐ - therefore; consequently

位

wèi

m.w. for people

愿意

yuànyì - be willing to

商店

shāngdiàn

store;shop

鞋店

xiédiàn - shoe store

旅店

lǚ diàn (hostel)

食品店

shí pǐn diàn

grocery store, food store

花店

huā diàn (flower store)

运动

yùndòng - exercise/sports

玫瑰

méi gui - rose

上门

shàngmén - door-to-door，call; visit; drop in; come or go to see sb.

上街

shàng jiē (to go shopping, to go downtown)

上路

shàng lù - begin a journey; set out on a journey

上场

shàngchǎng

appear on stage

读

dú

（to read）

演员

yǎnyuán

actor/actress

出场

chūchǎng

(v.) appear on the scene, come on stage

出发

Chūfā: To set out; to depart

成绩

chéng jì -achievement , grades

可惜

kě xī - 'what a pity'; 'too bad'

理由

(lǐyóu) reason

初级

chūjí - beginner level

必须

bìxū

must, need to

按时

ànshí (timely, on time)

如期

rúqī

as scheduled; on schedule

自由

zìyóu

free; unconstrained

关系

guān xi - connection; relationship

着急

zháojí

worried, anxious

增加

zēng jiā - to increase; to raise

工资

gōngzī - salary, pay

态度

tàidu

attitude/manner

批评

pīpíng - criticism; to criticize

复述

(fù shù) to repeat， retell

结果

jiéguǒ

as a result; result

夫妻

[ fū qī ] couple; husband and wife

吵架

chǎojià

to quarrel; to have a row

羡慕

xiànmù - to envy; admire

其实

qíshí - actually，as a matter of fact

简单

jiǎn dān

easy; simple

约好

yuēhǎo

to fix time/place for a meeting

成为

chéngwéi turn into; become