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Recovering a Cell Phone Number

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ID: 0995 Intermediate
Be it stolen, lost, lent, or otherwise--all is not gone. You're wandering the streets of China, forlornly calling out in search of long lost friends whose phone numbers you never wrote down. Get down to the phone company. With a little rigmarole, you'll be waiting by the phone for your friends to reconnect in no time. Get back your phone number, and your life, with this podcast on recovering your lost number.
Thu Sep 25 2008 | Jenny , John
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SIMPLIFIED PINYIN ENGLISH  
丢 diū to lose
卡号 kǎhào card
挂失 guàshī to report the loss of something
如果 rúguǒ if
你好，我的手机丢了，该怎么办？
nǐhǎo ，wǒ de shǒujī diū le ，gāi zěnme bàn ？
Hello, I lost my cell phone. What should I do?
先把卡号挂失吧。如果还想用这个号，就补办一张。手机密码是多少？
xiān bǎ kǎhào guàshī ba 。rúguǒ hái xiǎng yòng zhè ge hào ，jiù bǔbàn yī zhāng 。shǒujī mìmǎ shì duōshǎo ？
First report the lost number. If you still want to use this number, then you can reapply for it. What is your cell phone password?
不记得了。
bù jìde le 。
I can't remember.
卡是用本人身份证办理的吗？
kǎ shì yòng běnrén shēnfènzhèng bànlǐ de ma ？
Did you use your own ID card to apply for the SIM card?
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