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Calling the Locksmith
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ID: 2280 Intermediate
You've just taken the trash out when you discover you've locked yourself out of your apartment. What can you do? In this lesson, someone calls a friend for help in just this sort of situation.
Fri Sep 20 2013 | Vera, John
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SIMPLIFIED | PINYIN | ENGLISH | |
---|---|---|---|
钥匙 | yàoshi | key | |
打扫 | dǎsǎo | to clean | |
卫生 | wèishēng | clean-up, hygiene | |
把 | bǎ | to take |
小程,你带钥匙了吗?
Xiǎo Chéng ,nǐ dài yàoshi le ma ?
Xiao Cheng, did you bring your key?
带了,怎么了?
dài le ,zěnmele ?
I brought it. What's up?
我打扫卫生,把自己关在门外了。进不去了。
wǒ dǎsǎo wèishēng ,bǎ zìjǐ guān zài ménwài le 。jìn bu qù le 。
I was cleaning up and I locked myself outside. I can't get in.
哎呀,我在出差,今天不回去。
āiyā ,wǒ zài chūchāi ,jīntiān bù huíqu 。
Oh no! I'm on a business trip. I'm not coming back today.
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