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I Forgot to Turn Off the Gas!

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ID: 2716 Elementary
Have you ever left the house and wondered if you switched off the gas? Well in today's scenario it turns out they actually did. And neither of them have keys to get back in. What to do?
Mon Jun 22 2015 | Gwilym, Fiona Tian
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SIMPLIFIED PINYIN ENGLISH  
瓦斯 wǎsī gas (loanword)
快 kuài quickly
进去 jìnqù to go in
钥匙 yàoshi key
啊！瓦斯没关！快开门，我进去关瓦斯。
ā ！wǎsī méi guān ！kuài kāimén ，wǒ jìnqù guān wǎsī 。
Ah! I forgot to turn the gas off! Quick, open the door, I'll go in and turn it off.
你有钥匙，自己开就好啦。
nǐ yǒu yàoshi ，zìjǐ kāi jiù hǎo la 。
You have a key, open it yourself.
我没带钥匙啊，我以为你带了。
wǒ méi dài yàoshi ā ，wǒ yǐwéi nǐ dài le 。
I didn't bring my key, I thought you brought yours.
我也没带啊，我以为你带了。
wǒ yě méi dài ā ，wǒ yǐwéi nǐ dài le 。
I didn't bring mine either, I thought you brought yours.
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