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Buying a Second Hand Car

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ID: 2951 Elementary
  Buying a second-hand car can be an exciting and scary prospect. Unless you know a lot about cars, it can be a gamble about what condition the vehicle is in. It's best to do your homework and ask friends around you. That being said, you can get a lovely car much less money. Photo by carolinqua
Tue Sep 06 2016 | Gwilym, Fiona Tian
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SIMPLIFIED PINYIN ENGLISH  
以为 yǐwéi to think mistakenly
本来 běnlái originally
打算 dǎsuàn to plan
二手车 èrshǒu chē second-hand car
我明天要去买车。
wǒ míngtiān yào qù mǎichē 。
I want to go and buy a car tomorrow.
这么快？我以为你下个月才要买。
zhème kuài ？ wǒ yǐwéi nǐ xià ge yuè cái yào mǎi 。
So fast? I thought that you didn't want to buy until next month.
本来打算下个月买，可是我昨天看到了一辆很好的二手车。
běnlái dǎsuàn xià ge yuè mǎi ， kěshì wǒ zuótiān kàndào le yī liàng hěn hǎo de èrshǒu chē 。
I originally planned to buy next month, but yesterday I saw a really nice second-hand car.
哦？我听说二手车质量都不太好。
ò ？ wǒ tīngshuō èrshǒu chē zhìliàng dōu bù tài hǎo 。
Oh? I hear second-hand cars aren't that great.
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