Key Vocabulary: 报到 - bàodào - to report for duty 跑龙套 - pǎolóngtào - to play a small role 公家 - gōngjiā - the public 单位 - dānwèi - work unit (place of employment) 铁饭碗 - tiěfànwǎn - secure employment (lit. iron rice bowl) 生锈 - shēngxiù - to rust 私人 - sīrén - private 升职 - shēngzhí - to get promoted (at work) 靠谱 - kàopǔ - reliable 半吊子 - bàndiàozi - dabbler; sb who is not deeply engaged in something 踢皮球 - tīpíqiú - pass the buck (lit. kick a ball) 打太极 - dǎtàijí - dodge responsibilities (lit. Tai Chi Chinese martial arts) 宁愿 - nìngyuàn - would rather 卷铺盖 - juǎnpūgài - to pack one's things and leave 周旋 - zhōuxuán - to socialize; to deal with 见人说人话，见鬼说鬼话 - jiànrénshuōrénhuàjiànguǐshuōguǐhuà - to be flexible and know what to say in different situations and to different people. (lit. speak the words of human when meeting one, speak the words of ghost when meeting one. ) 拍马屁 - pāimǎpì - to flatter; to butter sb up 墙头草 - qiángtóucǎo - sb who goes whichever way the wind blows; sb with no mind of one's own; easily swayed person 耳边风 - ěrbiānfēng - lit. wind past your ear; fig. sth you don't pay much attention to; in one ear and out the other
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