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Adjusting the Screen

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ID: 2426 Intermediate
For some, adjusting the settings on a computer monitor is a piece of cake. For others, it might as well be brain surgery. In this lesson, listen in as two roommates attempt to dim a monitor and prove how bright they really are.
Mon Apr 21 2014 | Jenny, Shanell
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SIMPLIFIED PINYIN ENGLISH  
屏幕 píngmù screen
难受 nánshòu troubled
无所谓 wúsuǒwèi to be indifferent
抓紧 zhuājǐn to grasp firmly
哎，你的电脑屏幕那么亮，你看着不难受吗？
āi ，nǐde diànnǎo píngmù nàme liàng ，nǐ kànzhe bù nánshòu ma ？
Hey, your computer screen is so bright. Don't you find it hard to look at?
哎，无所谓了，我要抓紧时间。
āi ，wúsuǒwèi le ，wǒ yào zhuājǐn shíjiān 。
Hey, I don't care. I need to hurry up.
你是无所谓，我有所谓啊，太亮了影响我睡觉。
nǐ shì wúsuǒwèi ，wǒ yǒusuǒwèi ā ，tài liàng le yǐngxiǎng wǒ shuìjiào 。
You don't care, but I care. If it's too bright I won't be able to sleep.
是吗？那真不好意思啊，我调调。屏幕亮度怎么调啊，真真，你知道吗?
shì ma ？nà zhēn bùhǎoyìsi ā ，wǒ tiáotiáo 。píngmù liàngdù zěnme tiáo ā ，zhēnzhēn ，nǐ zhīdào ma ?
Really? Then I'm sorry. I'll change it. How do you change the screen's brightness? Zhenzhen, do you know?
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