Chinese–English parallel text
电话
The Telephone
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电话
The Telephone
Berg 女士 nǚshì 的 de 前台 qiántái 后面 hòumiàn 有 yǒu 一个 yígè 大 dà 钟 zhōng 。
There is a big clock behind Mrs Berg’s desk.
它 tā 说 shuō 三 sān 点 diǎn 。 今天 jīntiān 是 shì 星期五 xīngqīwǔ 下午 xiàwǔ 。
It says three o’clock. It is Friday afternoon.
Berg 女士 nǚshì 拿 ná 她的 tāde 外套 wàitào 。 这 zhè 是 shì 新 xīn 的 de 。
Mrs Berg takes her coat. That is new.
“ 医生 yīshēng 想要 xiǎngyào 看 kàn 我 wǒ ,” 她 tā 说 shuō 。“ 坐 zuò 在 zài 这里 zhèlǐ 。”
“The doctor wants to see me,” she says. “Sit here.”
“ 你 nǐ 生病 shēngbìng 了 le 吗 ma ?”
“Are you sick?”
“ 没有 méiyǒu 。 坐 zuò 。”
“No. Sit.”
“ 在 zài 前台 qiántái 吗 ma ?”
“At the desk?”
“ 接 jiē 电话 diànhuà 。 不要 búyào 用 yòng 电脑 diànnǎo 。”
“Answer the telephone. Don’t use the computer.”
“ 我 wǒ 说 shuō 什么 shénme ?”
“What do I say?”
“ 电梯 diàntī 今天 jīntiān 坏 huài 了 le 。”
“The lift doesn’t work today.”
她 tā 出去 chūqù 。Nina 坐 zuò 在 zài 前台 qiántái 后面 hòumiàn 。
She goes out. Nina sits behind the desk.
那 nà 是 shì 一把 yìbǎ 好 hǎo 椅子 yǐzi 。Max 坐 zuò 在 zài 她的 tāde 鞋 xié 上 shàng 。
It is a good chair. Max sits on her shoe.
很 hěn 安静 ānjìng 。 钟 zhōng 是 shì 好 hǎo 的 de 。 电梯 diàntī 不 bú 是 shì 。
It is quiet. The clock works. The lift doesn’t.
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