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Detective Li 1: The Bath House Murder

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ID: 1677 Upper Intermediate
In part 1 of this detective story, we follow Detective Li and his assistant Xiao You on a trip to the bath house. Follow along and learn some Chinese as Detective Li applies his powers of deduction to this murder case.
Mon May 23 2011 | Dilu, John
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SIMPLIFIED PINYIN ENGLISH  
警校 jǐngxiào police academy
安排 ānpái to arrange
公安局 gōng'ānjú Public Security Bureau
刑侦科 xíngzhēnkē Criminal Investigation Department
小尤刚从警校毕业，就被安排到了市公安局的刑侦科，跟随大名鼎鼎的李探长。
Xiǎo Yóu gāng cóng jǐngxiào bìyè ，jiù bèi ānpái dào le shì gōng\'ānjú de xíngzhēnkē ，gēnsuí dàmíngdǐngdǐng de Lǐ tànzhǎng 。
After graduating from the police academy, Xiao You was assigned to the PSB's Criminal Investigation Department and placed under the leadership of the famous Detective Li.
这天上午，小尤早早地来到了局里。
zhètiān shàngwǔ ，Xiǎo Yóu zǎo zǎo de láidào le jú lǐ 。
This morning, Xiao You arrived at the station bright and early.
就在李探长给小尤介绍工作的时候，一份最新的案情报告被送了进来。
jiù zài Lǐ tànzhǎng gěi Xiǎo Yóu jièshào gōngzuò de shíhou ，yī fèn zuìxīn de ànqíng bàogào bèi sòng le jìnlai 。
Just as Detective Li was briefing Xiao You about her responsibilities, a report of a new case came in.
探长告诉小尤：“15分钟前在大发浴室发生了一起刑事案件，你先到现场了解情况，我马上就到。”
tànzhǎng gàosu Xiǎo Yóu ：“shíwǔ fēnzhōng qián zài Dàfā yùshì fāshēng le yī qǐ xíngshì ànjiàn ，nǐ xiān dào xiànchǎng liǎojiě qíngkuàng ，wǒ mǎshàng jiù dào 。”
The detective said to Xiao You, “15 minutes ago, a crime occurred at the Dafa Bathhouse. Get over to the scene of the crime now and see what's happened. I'll be there soon."
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