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A Flat Bicycle Tire

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ID: 0400 Intermediate
A flat bike tire is like a bad hair day, in that… erm, neither are…. uh, fun. In this podcast, learn how to tell the repairman that you have a flat tire (which is inevitable!), and how to ask him to help you repair it, and your bicycle, using Mandarin Chinese. ChinesePod: the pink basket on the ride of life.
Thu Jan 18 2007 | Jenny, John
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SIMPLIFIED PINYIN ENGLISH  
轮胎 lúntāi tire
顺便 shùnbiàn while you're at it
漏气 lòuqì to leak air
链条 liàntiáo chain
师傅，我自行车的轮胎没气了，帮我打一下气吧。前后轮都要。
shīfu ，wǒ zìxíngchē de lúntāi méiqì le ，bāng wǒ dǎ dǎ yīxià qì ba 。qiánhòu lún dōu yào 。
Sir, my bikes' tires are flat, could you pump some air for me? The front and back tire both needs air.
好，我现在就给你打。你这车好久没打气了吧？
hǎo ，wǒ xiànzài jiù gěi nǐ dǎ 。nǐ zhè chē hǎojiǔ méi dǎqì le ba ？
Sure, I can do it for you right now. You haven’t pump air in them in a long time, have you?
是啊。您顺便帮我检查一下还有没有其它问题。
shì ā 。nín shùnbiàn bāng wǒ jiǎnchá yīxià hái yǒumeiyǒu qítā wèntí 。
Yeah. While you’re at it, could you check it for me, to see if there are any other problems?
行。瞧，你的前轮漏气了。这里有好大一个洞。
xíng 。qiáo ，nǐ de qiánlún lòuqì le 。zhèlǐ yǒu hǎo dà yī ge dòng 。
Sure. Look, your front tire is leaking air. There is a big hole here.
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