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At the Department Store
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Zài Bǎihuò Shāngdiàn
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Ladies! What would you like to see?
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Xiaǒjie, nǐmen xiǎng kànkan shénme dōngxi?
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We are just browsing. Mingfen, look!
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Wǒmen guàngguang. Míngfēn, nǐ kàn…
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Do you think that blouse is pretty?
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Nà jiàn chènshān hǎo kàn ma?
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Not bad. Excuse me, how much is that blouse?
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Búcuò. Duìbùqí, nèi jiàn chènshān duōshǎo qián?
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Forty-nine kuai, eight mao, and four fen.
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Sìshí jiǔ kuài bā máo sì fēn qián.
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Your shirts are too expensive.
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Nǐ zhèr de chènshān tài guì le!
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This one is cheaper, only twenty kuai and five mao.
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Zhè jiàn piányi, zhǐ yào èrshí kuài wǔ máo.
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Mingfen, do you like this one?
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Míngfēn, nǐ xǐhuan zhè jiàn ma?
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It's too small. I don't like it.
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Zhè jiàn tài xiǎo le, wǒ bù xǐhuan.
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Let's take a look at the ties.
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Wǒmen kànkan lǐngdài ba.
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This tie isn't bad. How much does it cost?
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Zhè tiáo bú cuò. Qǐngwèn, zhè tiáo lǐngdài zěnme mài?
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Ties are seven kuai, eight mao, and five fen each.
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Qī kuài bā máo wǔ yì tiáo.
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We want four. Can you charge us a little less?
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Wǒmen xiǎng mǎi sì tiáo. Néng bù néng piányi yìdǐanr?
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I'm sorry, we don't bargain here.
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Duìbùqǐ, wǒmen zhèr bù jiǎngjià.
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Mingfen, I don't want to buy anything. Let's go.
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Míngfēn, wǒ bù xiǎng mǎi le. Wǒmen zǒu ba.
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Okay. Well look at the watermelons across the street.
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Hǎo, wǒmen qù kànkan duìmiàn de xīguā.
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Right now watermelons are really cheap, only three mao a jin.
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Xiànzài hěn piányi, sān máo qián yì jīn.
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Let's go.
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Hǎo, wǒmen zǒu.
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At the hotel's front desk.
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Zài lǚguǎn guìtái.
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My name is Wang Bing. My company reserved a room for me.
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Wǒ jiào Wáng Bīng. Wǒ de gōngsī bāng wǒ dìngle yì jiān fángjiān.
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Welcome, Mr Wang.
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Huāngyíng nín, Wáng xiānsheng.
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May I ask you if you're traveling alone?
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Qíngwèn, nín yí ge rén lái ma?
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Do you need a single room or a double room?
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Yào dānrén fáng háishì shuāngrén fáng?
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I am here by myself and I need a single room.
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Wǒ zhǐ yǒu yí ge rén, yào dānrén fáng.
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How long will you be staying?
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Zhù duōjiǔ?
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I'll be staying for two weeks.
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Wvo zhù liǎng ge xīngqī.
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There's only one single room left right now.
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Wǒmen xiànzài zhǐ shèngxia yí ge dānrén fángjiān.
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It's on the third floor, but it doesn't have air conditioning.
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Zài sān lóu, kěshì méi yǒu kōngtiáo.
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There are two other vacant rooms on the first floor.
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Yī lóu yǒu liǎng ge kōng fángjiān...
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They have air conditioning but they are double rooms.
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...dōu yǒu kōngtiáo. Kěshì, shì shuāngrén fáng.
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Which would you prefer?
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Nín yào nǎ yì zhǒng?
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Strange! The room I reserved was an air-conditioned single room.
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Qíguài! Wǒ dìng de fángjiān shì yǒu kōngtiáo de dānrén fángjiān!
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We're truly sorry.
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Zhēn duìbùqǐ.
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There have been so many tourists for the last couple of weeks.
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Zhè jǐ ge xīngqī lǚkè tài duō.
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Every hotel in Beijing is completely full.
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Běijīng měi ge lǚguǎn duō kěmǎn le.
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Then, how much is it for a double room?
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Nànem shuāngrén fáng de jiàqián zěnme suàn?
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It's thirty dollars extra per day. Sorry!
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Měitiān duō jiā sānshí kuài qián ba. Zhēn baòqiàn!
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That's too bad! Fine, fine.
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Dǎoméi! Hǎo ba! Hǎo ba!
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Summer in Beijing is very hot so I'll take a double room.
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Běijīng de xiàtiān tài rè, wǒ jiù zh¡u shuāngrén fáng ba.
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Okay. Your room number is 116.
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Hǎo. Nǐ de fángjiān shì yī yī liù hào.
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Here's your key. Thanks.
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Zhè shì fángjiān yàoshi. Xièxie.
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Sight-seeing. Preparing to go to Datong
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Yóulǎn. Zhǔnbèi dào Dàtóng qù.
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Yanfang, have you ever been to Datong?
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Yànfāng, nǐ qùguò Dàtóng měiyǒu?
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I've never been. How many times have you been?
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Wǒ méi qùguò. Zhè shì nǐ dì jǐ cì zhǔnbèi dào Dàtóng qù?
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This is the third time.
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Dì sān cì.
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The places in Datong are full of culture and history.
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Dàtóng de dìfāng yǒu wénhuà yǒu lìshǐ.
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Very interesting.
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Fēicháng yǒu yìsi.
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I bet in the summer there are a lot of tourists.
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Wǒ xiǎng xiàtiān de shíhòu kěnéng yǒu hěn duō de yóukè.
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We should reserve a room.
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Wǒmen yīnggāi dìng yí ge fángjiān.
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Okay, I don't have a whole lot of money right now.
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Hǎo. Xiànzài wǒ de qián bù duō.
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Do you think we could stay in a student dorm?
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Wǒmen kě bù kěyi zài yí ge xuéshēng sùshè zhù?
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Do you know?
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Nǐ zhīdào ma?
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I'm sure we can.
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Dāngrán kěyǐ.
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Datong has the Yungang Caves, and nearby there's geology college.
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Dàtóng yǒu Yúngǎng Shíkū. Dìzhì Dàxué lí nèibiānr hěn jin.
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We can probably stay there.
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Wǒmen zài nàr zhù dàgài méiyǒu wèntí.
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That way we could spend a day at the Yungang Caves..
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Zhèyàng wǒmen kěyǐ yì tiān qù kàn Yúngǎng Shíkū...
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…and then take the bus another day to see the Hanging Temple.
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…ránhòu yì tiān zuò gōnggòng qìchē dào Xuánkōng Sì qù.
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What century are the caves from?
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Yúngǎng Shíkū shì nǎge niándài de?
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They're from the fifth century.
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Shì dì wǔ shìjì de.
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They were built for worshiping Buddha. How interesting!
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Jiùshì wèile bài fó jiàn de. Tǐng yǒu yìsi.
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At a restaurant. Eating Beijing Duck
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Zài fànguán. Chī Běijīng Kǎoyā.
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Stone! How did you sleep last night?
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Shí, nǐ zuótiān wǎnshàng shuì de zěnmeyàng?
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Did you sleep well? Do you have jet lag?
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Shuì de hǎo ma? Xiànzài yǒu méiyǒu shíchā?
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I slept well last night.
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Wǒ shuì de hěn hǎo.
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As soon as I got into the room, I went to bed right away.
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Zuówǎn yí jìn fángjiān, wǒ jiù shuìjiào le.
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So I don't have jet lag at all.
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Suǒyǐ méi shíchā.
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Great!
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Tài hǎo le!
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How about I treat you to Beijing duck to welcome you?
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Wǒ qǐng nǐ qù chī Běijīng kǎoyā, gěi nǐ jiēfēng. Zěnmeyàng?
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Okay! I am hungry.
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Hǎo a! Wǒ xiànzài è le!
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At the restaurant.
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Zài fànguán.
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Gentlemen, this is our menu.
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Xiānsheng, zhè shì wǒmen de càidān.
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What would you like to order?
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Nǐmen xiǎng diǎn shénme?
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I'm not familiar with the dishes.
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Wǒ bú tài shúxi càimíng.
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Li, why don't you order?
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Lǐ, nǐ bāng wǒ jiào ba.
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Let's have Beijing duck.
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Hǎo. Wǒmen lái yí ge Běijīng kǎoyā.
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Stone, do you like spicy food?
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Shí, nǐ chī bù chī là de?
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I like sweet, sour, and spicy food.
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Tián de, suān de, là de, wǒ dōu chī.
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...but nothing bitter.
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wǒ jiùshì bù chī kǔ de.
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Fine. We'll also have Gongbao chicken…
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Hǎo. Wǒmen yào yí ge Gōngbǎo jī dīng..
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...tofu with brown sauce, and stir-friend vegetables.
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… yí ge hóngshāo dòufu, zài chǎo yì pán qīngcài.
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Would you gentlemen like steamed rice or dumplings?
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Liǎng wèi xiānsheng yào mǐfàn háishì yào jiǎozi?
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How about some rice?
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Lái yìdiǎn mǐfàn ba.
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What would you like to drink?
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Nǐmen hē shénme yǐnliào?
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Stone, do you want beer or juice?
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Shí nǐ xiǎng hē píjiǔ háishì guǒzhī?
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How about a couple of bottles of Qingdao beer? Great!
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Wǒmen lái liǎng píng Qīngdǎo píjiù, zěnmeyàng? Hǎo!
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There's been a robbery!
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Bèi dào le!
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At Qingyue and Haixing's house
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Zài Qīngyuè hé Hāixīng de jiā.
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Haixing, how come the door is open?
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Hǎixīng, mén zěnme kāizhe?
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Didn't you lock the door before you left?
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Nǐ chūmén yǐqián méiyǒu suǒ mén ma?
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No way! I remember I locked the door before I left.
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Bú huì ba! Wǒ jìde chūmén de shíhoù, wǒ suǒhǎo mén le.
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Strange! The windows are also open.
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Zhēn qíguài! Chuānghù yě shì kāizhe.
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Oh no! Did a burglar come in and steal something?
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Āiyā! Bú shì zéi jìn lái tōu dōngxi?
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Go check to see if anything is missing.
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Nǐ gǎnkuài qù kànkan, yǒu méiyǒu dōngxi diū le?
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Damn! All of the drawers in the bedroom are open.
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Zāogāo! Wǒshì de chōutì dōu kāizhe.
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The clothes in the closets are gone.
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Yīguì lǐ de yīfu yě bú jiàn le.
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Qingyue, our TV and radio have disappeared, too.
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Qīngyuè, wǒmen de diànshì, shōuyīnjī yě dōu bú jiàn le.
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Call the police right away!
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Nǐ gǎnkuài dǎ diànhuà gěi jǐngchá a!
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But the telephone is gone, too.
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Kěshi diànhuà yě bú jiàn le.
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How about this:
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Zhèyàng ba:
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I'll walk to the police station down the road to report the case…
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Wǒ xǒulù qù qiánmiàn de pàichūsuǒ bàoàn.
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…and you go next door and talk to Mrs. Wang.
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Nǐ dào wènwen Wáng tàitai.
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Maybe she saw the burglar.
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Yěxǔ tā kàndào zéi le.
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I'll go right now.
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Wǒ xiànzài jiù qù.
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