我记得 你下个月合同就要到期了
“I recall your contract expires next month.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
没事 什么没事
“It's fine. It's not fine.”
我记得 你下个月 合同 就要 到期了
“I recall your contract expires next month.”
我会和人力资源说
“I'll tell HR not to renew your contract.”
“Don't worry about your job security; I have the leverage to handle this with HR for you.”
In Chinese corporate culture, having a senior colleague or mentor intervene with HR regarding contract renewals can be critical for job security and career progression.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
be about to / soon will
A fundamental grammatical structure indicating an imminent event in the near future.
contract expires
A standard workplace and business collocation used for agreements, leases, or employment contracts ending.
Functions alongside '就要' to mark an imminent change of state.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“I happen to have contracts with me.”
“I'll pay you back when I get paid next month.”
“I'll go over the contract again tonight,”
“Are we not going to see you tomorrow?”
“♪ Across the ends of the earth, we won't stop ♪ You must remember our promise!”
“I'll pay you back the rest by the end of the month. It's a small amount.”