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🇨🇳 Mandarin Chinese · Advanced Level 2

PART 1 · LESSON 8 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES

The Penalty Clause

Sit with Lawyer Zhao over the penalty clause: hear that under the contract you owe a penalty, ask how much, hear ten percent under clause eight, work it out to about twenty thousand, say you can afford it, and say that if you're wrong, you pay.

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THE STORY

A lawyer's office above a bank in Hangzhou, the contract open on the desk, Lawyer Zhao in his glasses and Owen across from him.

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赵 律师， 您好。zhào lǜshī, nín hǎoLawyer Zhao, hello. Politely.
按 合同。àn hétongunder the contract, according to the contract
欧文 先生， 按 合同， 要 付 违约金。ōuwén xiānsheng, àn hétong, yào fù wéiyuējīnMister Owen, under the contract, you must pay the penalty.
违约金 是 多少？wéiyuējīn shì duōshaoHow much is the penalty?
按 第 八 条， 百分之 十。àn dì bā tiáo, bǎifēnzhī shíUnder clause eight, ten percent.
百分之 十 是 多少 钱？bǎifēnzhī shí shì duōshao qiánHow much money is ten percent?
大概 两万 块。dàgài liǎngwàn kuàiAbout twenty thousand kuai.
赔 得 起。péi de qǐcan afford to pay it back, word for word compensate able rise
两万 块， 我们 赔 得 起。liǎngwàn kuài, wǒmen péi de qǐTwenty thousand, we can afford to pay.
还 有 重新 发货 的 运费。hái yǒu chóngxīn fāhuò de yùnfèiThere's also the freight for shipping again.

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