This afternoon I had my first formal project meeting with my boss, Mrs Shi. I bombed! I made the huge mistake of preparing for the session in English and then spent a lot of time translating sentences (badly) in my head. It was painful for both of us!
My Chinese is fine in informal situations and I don't mind that it takes me much longer to say things than my rapid fire English delivery - but when I have to access my business vocubulary and the verbs that you would use for your boss (rather than in regular speech), I am a bumbling mess.
We muddled through and got some decisions made but it had made me realise how much work I have to do, not only on this huge project, but also on my Chinese ability.
Once more into the breech!
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