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IN THIS LESSON
ID: 1985 Intermediate
With the number of vehicles on the roads in China increasing, drinking and driving has become a bigger problem in recent years. Sobriety checkpoints are even becoming a common sight in big cities like Shanghai and Beijing. In this lesson, we'll see how these things develop in Chinese.
Thu Jul 26 2012 | Dilu, John
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SIMPLIFIED PINYIN ENGLISH  
测 cè to test
赶时间 gǎn shíjiān to be in a hurry
酒精 jiǔjīng alcohol
含量 hánliàng content
停车！停车！
tíngchē ！tíngchē ！
Stop the car! Stop the car!
怎么了？
zěnmele ？
What's wrong?
过来测一下，有没有喝酒。
guòlai cè yīxià ，yǒumeiyǒu hējiǔ 。
Come over here and let us test if you've been drinking or not.
警察同志，我赶时间。
jǐngchá tóngzhì ，wǒ gǎn shíjiān 。
Officer, I'm in a real hurry.
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