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Park your Bike

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ID: 2578 Elementary
So you might question the validity of Katie Melua's survey of bike ownership, but there's still a lot of bicycles in Beijing, which leads to parking problems. Listen to this lesson for some helpful tips on how not to get shouted at when you're parking your bike.
Wed Nov 19 2014 | Jenny, Elliott
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SIMPLIFIED PINYIN ENGLISH  
停 tíng to park
大爷 dàye sir
帮个忙 bānggemáng help me out
马上 mǎshàng at once
哎，这里不能停自行车。
āi ，zhèlǐ bùnéng tíng zìxíngchē 。
Hey, you can't park your bike here.
大爷，帮个忙。我马上出来。
dàye ，bānggemáng 。wǒ mǎshàng chūlái 。
Sir, give me a break. I'll be back out in a minute.
不行，停那里。那边儿有个存车处。
bùxíng ，tíng nàlǐ 。nàbiānr yǒu gè cúnchēchù 。
No, park there. There's a bike shed there.
大妈，停一次多少钱？
dàmā ，tíng yī cì duōshǎo qián ？
Madame, how much is it to park?
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