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Noisy Renovations

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ID: 2162 Intermediate
Picture a peaceful Saturday morning, getting rest after a long work when. Then - wham! wham! wham! - you're awoken by the sound of someone hammering away. In this lesson, someone is rudely awoken by renovations in their neighbor's apartment.
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SIMPLIFIED PINYIN ENGLISH  
tíng to stop
qiāo to tap, knock
楼下 lóuxià downstairs
chǎo noisy
喂喂喂,你们停一下,别敲了。
wèi wèi wèi ,nǐmen tíng yīxià ,bié qiāo le 。
Hey! Hey! Hey! Stop for a second. Stop the banging!
你是谁啊?
nǐ shì shéi a ?
Who are you?
我是住在你们楼下的。你们这么吵,让我们怎么睡觉?
wǒ shì zhù zài nǐmen lóuxià de 。nǐmen zhème chǎo ,ràng wǒmen zěnme shuìjiào ?
I live in the floor below you. You all are so noisy. How are we supposed to sleep?
不好意思哦。我们在装修房子。
bùhǎoyìsi o 。wǒmen zài zhuāngxiū fángzi 。
I'm sorry. We are renovating the apartment.
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