Chinese–English parallel text
电梯
The Lift
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电梯
The Lift
旅馆 lǚguǎn 里 lǐ 有 yǒu 一个 yígè 电梯 diàntī 。 它 tā 非常 fēicháng 小 xiǎo 。
There is a lift in the hotel. It is very small.
上面 shàngmiàn 有 yǒu 一个 yígè 牌子 páizi :“ 一个 yígè 人 rén 。”
There is a sign on it: “One person.”
上面 shàngmiàn 有 yǒu 一张 yìzhāng 纸 zhǐ :“ 电梯 diàntī 今天 jīntiān 坏 huài 了 le 。”
There is a paper on it: “The lift doesn’t work today.”
Nina 每 měi 天 tiān 早上 zǎoshàng 读 dú 那 nà 张 zhāng 纸 zhǐ 。 它 tā 总是 zǒngshì 同一 tóngyī 张 zhāng 纸 zhǐ 。
Nina reads that paper every morning. It is always the same paper.
它 tā 是 shì 黄色 huángsè 的 de 。 它 tā 是 shì 一个 yígè 非常 fēicháng 旧 jiù 的 de 今天 jīntiān 。
It is yellow. It is a very old today.
又 yòu 是 shì 星期一 xīngqīyī , 下午 xiàwǔ 三 sān 点 diǎn 。
It is Monday again, three o’clock in the afternoon.
一个 yígè 男人 nánrén 拿 ná 着 zhe 三 sān 个 gè 大 dà 包 bāo 进来 jìnlái 。
A man comes in with three big bags.
“ 我 wǒ 有 yǒu 预订 yùdìng ,” 他 tā 说 shuō 。“ 十二 shíèr 号 hào 房间 fángjiān 。”
“I have a booking,” he says. “Room twelve.”
Nina 不 bú 再 zài 打扫 dǎsǎo 地板 dìbǎn 。 她 tā 往 wǎng 上 shàng 看 kàn 。
Nina stops cleaning the floor. She looks up.
“ 一 yì 晚 wǎn 八十 bāshí 欧元 ōuyuán ,”Berg 女士 nǚshì 说 shuō 。“ 电梯 diàntī 今天 jīntiān 坏 huài 了 le 。”
“Eighty euros for a night,” Mrs Berg says. “The lift doesn’t work today.”
“ 今天 jīntiān ?” 男人 nánrén 说 shuō 。
“Today?” the man says.
“ 今天 jīntiān 。 请 qǐng 走 zǒu 楼梯 lóutī 。”
“Today. Please use the stairs.”
“ 有 yǒu 无线网 wúxiànwǎng 吗 ma ?”
“Is there wifi?”
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