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Custom-Made Furniture

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ID: 2300 Intermediate
Due to the relatively low cost of materials and labor, China is a great place to have custom furniture made for your home. In this lesson, someone invites a designer over to their house to measure for a custom wardrobe.
Fri Oct 18 2013 | Dilu, John
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SIMPLIFIED PINYIN ENGLISH  
家具 jiājù furniture
设计师 shèjìshī designer
简约 jiǎnyuē simple
风格 fēnggé style
你好。我是新艺公司的家具设计师。
nǐhǎo 。wǒ shì Xīnyì gōngsī de jiājù shèjìshī 。
Hello. I am a furniture designer from Xinyi.
你好你好，请进请进。
nǐhǎo nǐhǎo ，qǐng jìn qǐng jìn 。
Hello. Please come in.
谢谢。上次你说喜欢简约风格，我今天就是来看房间，量尺寸，然后出设计图。
xièxie 。shàngcì nǐ shuō xǐhuan jiǎnyuē fēnggé ，wǒ jīntiān jiùshì lái kàn fángjiān ，liáng chǐcùn ，ránhòu chū shèjì tú 。
Thanks. Last time you said you liked a more simple style. Today I'm here to look at your room, take measurements and then make a sketch.
好，主卧在这边。
hǎo ，zhǔwò zài zhèbiān 。
Okay, the master bedroom is there.
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