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Second-hand Bicycle

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ID: 1548 Upper Intermediate
"Second-hand" isn't just one option when buying a bicycle; for many consumers, it's a whole way of life. In this lesson, we cover a range of topics, from broken-down bikes to second-hand philosophy.
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散架 sǎnjià to fall apart
铃儿 língr bell
脚蹬子 jiǎodēngzi pedal
diào to fall off
大强,你上次借给我的自行车怎么没骑两下就散架了。
Dàqiáng ,nǐ shàngcì jiè gěi wǒ de zìxíngchē zěnme méi qí liǎng xià jiù sǎnjià le 。
Da Qiang, what's up with that bike you lent me before? It fell apart before I'd hardly even ridden it.
你不会小心点儿骑吗?
nǐ bùhuì xiǎoxīn diǎnr qí ma ?
Can't you ride a little more carefully?
我怎么不小心啊?你那辆车,除了铃儿不响,其他哪儿都响。这就算了,可我才骑了五分钟,脚蹬子就掉了,链条也断了。
wǒ zěnme bù xiǎoxīn a ?nǐ nà liàng chē ,chúle língr bù xiǎng ,qítā nǎr dōu xiǎng 。zhè jiù suàn le ,kě wǒ cái qí le wǔ fēnzhōng ,jiǎodēngzi jiù diào le ,liàntiáo yě duàn le 。
How was I not careful? That bike of yours – the bell doesn't make any sound, but the rest of it sure does. That wasn't a big deal, but then after riding it for 5 minutes, the pedal fell off and the chain snapped.
哎呀,坏了就扔了吧,反正是二手的,值不了几个钱。明天咱一起去二手货市场再淘一辆。
āiyā ,huài le jiù rēng le ba ,fǎnzhèng shì èrshǒu de ,zhíbuliǎo jǐ ge qián 。míngtiān zán yīqǐ qù èrshǒuhuò shìchǎng zài táo yī liàng 。
Oh geez. If it's broken, just throw it out. It's second-hand anyway, it's hardly even worth anything. Let's go to the second-hand market tomorrow and look around for another good one.
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