Hello readers!

On account of the entries bunching up near 月底 (the end of the month) I quite 遗憾 (regret).  好在 (fortunately) my day job work 负担 (burden) shall become somewhat lighter over the coming days.  The reason for this is that I have hired a 助理 (assistant) who is very much on the ball.  After she 到位 (got to the job) she already has demonstrated an ability to 任职 (take on the responsibilities of the job) and act appropriately based on some simple 原则 (principles).  It is great to be able to 分配 (assign) 任务 (tasks) when the work couldn’t be completed otherwise.  Readers, comment on what industry you’re involved in and I’ll do my best to tell you the Chinese!

月底 yue4di3 – end of the month
遗憾 yi2han4 – regret
好在 hao3zai4 – fortunately
负担 fu4dan1 – burden
助理 zhu4li3 – assistant
到位 dao4wei4 – to begin a job
原则 yuan2ze2 – principle
任职 ren4zhi2 – to take the responsibilities of the job
分配 fen1pei4 – assign
任务 ren4wu4 – task, objective