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My Scooter Won't Start

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ID: 0809 Upper Intermediate
  You've got a malfunction at the junction. You've tried kicking, pleading, swearing, coaxing--all to no avail. Look for the big greasy black sidewalk and call in the big guns. You were born to be wild and you're sporting your no helmet coolio, so throw in some spark plugs, pretend it's a Harley (though your legs are hitting the handlebars) and listen to this podcast to get your motor runnin'.
Sun Mar 02 2008 | Jenny, John
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SIMPLIFIED PINYIN ENGLISH  
摩托车 mótuōchē motorcycle
毛病 máobìng malfunction
发动 fādòng to start
调 tiáo to adjust
师傅，我的摩托车有些小毛病。麻烦你帮我看一下吧。
shīfu ， wǒ de mótuōchē yǒuxiē xiǎo máobìng 。 máfan nǐ bāng wǒ kàn yīxià ba 。
Sir, there's something wrong with my motorbike. Can you take a look for me?
什么毛病？
shénme máobìng ？
What the problem?
天气冷发动很困难。
tiānqì lěng fādòng hěn kùnnan 。
When the weather is cold it is difficult to start.
我看看......我帮你调一下化油器。
wǒ kàn kan ...... wǒ bāng nǐ tiáo yīxià huàyóuqì 。
Let me take a look... I'll adjust your carburetor a bit.
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