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A Visit by the Police

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ID: 0945 Upper Intermediate
Inspired by many a Shanghai late-night party, be it mahjong with hard of hearing participants getting riled up on baijiu, or a laowai house party, period. Party styles differ, but sleeping neighbors get just as cranky on both sides of the wall. Listen to this podcast, and be ready to explain yourself in Chinese when you get the dreaded police knock at 11:00pm.
Thu Jul 17 2008 | Jenny , John
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SIMPLIFIED PINYIN ENGLISH  
接到 jiēdào to receive
居民 jūmín resident
报警 bàojǐng to report to police
投诉 tóusù to make a complaint
进来，门没锁！
jìnlai ，mén méi suǒ ！
Come in, it's not locked!
喂，你过来一下。
wèi ，nǐ guòlai yīxià 。
Hey, come here for a second.
哦，是警察同志啊，什么事？
ō ，shì jǐngchá tóngzhì a ，shénme shì ？
Oh, it's a police officer. What is it?
我们接到居民报警，投诉你们噪音太大。
wǒmen jiēdào jūmín bàojǐng ，tóusù nǐmen zàoyīn tài dà 。
We've received a complaint from your neighbor about loud noise.
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