The Morning Meeting (Part 2)

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九jiǔ点diǎn,李安lǐ ān到dào公司gōng sī。At nine o'clock, Li An arrives at the company.他tā先xiān和hé同事tóng shì开kāi早会zǎo huì。He first has a morning meeting with his colleagues.经理jīng lǐ说shuō今天jīn tiān要yào讨论tǎo lùn新的xīn de广告guǎng gào活动huó dòng。The manager says they will discuss a new advertising campaign today.李安lǐ ān在zài笔记本bǐ jì běn上shàng写下xiě xià重点zhòng diǎn。Li An writes down the key points in his notebook.

会议huì yì结束jié shù后hòu,他tā和hé设计师shè jì shī一起yī qǐ讨论tǎo lùn图片tú piàn。After the meeting, he discusses images with the designer.“颜色yán sè太tài深shēn了le,”他说tā shuō,“要yào明亮míng liàng一点yī diǎn。”"The color is too dark," he says, "make it a bit brighter."

十shí一点yī diǎn,他tā打电话dǎ diàn huà给gěi客户kè hù,确认què rèn广告guǎng gào时间shí jiān。At eleven, he calls a client to confirm the ad schedule.忙máng了le一yī上午shàng wǔ,他tā终于zhōng yú可以kě yǐ喝hē口水kǒu shuǐ休息xiū xi一下yī xià。After a busy morning, he finally gets a drink and takes a short rest.

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