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I Dropped My Phone Down The Toilet

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ID: 2696 Intermediate
We've all been there...dropping your precious smartphone down the lavatory or spilling water over your prized laptop.
Tue May 19 2015 | Gwilym, Fiona Tian
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SIMPLIFIED PINYIN ENGLISH  
接电话 jiē diànhuà to answer the phone
讨论 tǎolùn to discuss
手机 shǒujī cell phone
丢脸 diū liǎn humiliating
你昨天怎么都不接电话？我要跟你讨论报告的事。
nǐ zuótiān zěnme dōu bù jiē diànhuà ？wǒ yào gēn nǐ tǎolùn bàogào de shì 。
Why didn't you pick up your phone yesterday? I wanted to discuss the report with you.
我的手机保修中，明天晚上才能拿...
wǒ de shǒujī bǎoxiū zhōng ，míngtiān wǎnshang cáinéng ná ...
My phone is being repaired, I won't get it back until tomorrow night...
保修？怎么了？
bǎoxiū ？zěnmele ？
It's being repaired? What happened?
唉...说起来真丢脸，上厕所的时候掉到马桶里了。
ài ...shuō qǐlai zhēn diū liǎn ，shàng cèsuǒ de shíhou diào dào mǎtǒng lǐ le 。
Ah... It's actually a little embarrassing, it dropped into the toilet bowl when I was on the toilet.
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