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Stuck in the Elevator

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ID: 2662 Elementary
What to do when stuck in the elevator? Well number one is to not panic, and number two is to press the intercom and explain the situation to the guard. Learn how to do all of this in today's lesson.
Tue Mar 24 2015 | Fiona Tian, Gwilym
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SIMPLIFIED PINYIN ENGLISH  
怎么了 zěnmele what's wrong
电梯 diàntī elevator
动 dòng to move
掉下去 diàoxiàqù to fall down
啊！怎么了？电梯怎么不动了？
ā ！zěnmele ？diàntī zěnme bú dòng le ？
Huh! What is the matter? Why isn't the elevator moving?
电梯坏了！怎么办？怎么办？会不会掉下去？
diàntī huài le ！zěnme bàn ？zěnme bàn ？huì búhuì diào xiàqu ？
The elevator is broken! What now? What now? Will it fall down the shaft?
不会掉下去啦！不要乱按！按那个红色的按钮，叫人来救我们。
búhuì diào xiàqu la ！bú yào luàn àn ！àn nàge hóngsè de ànniǔ ，jiàorén lái jiù wǒmen 。
It won't fall! Don't press keep pressing random buttons! Press the red one there, to call someone to help us.
红色的、红色的，按了！
hóngsè de 、hóngsè de ，àn le ！
The red one, the red one, I pressed it!
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