Intermediate - A Flat Bicycle Tire (C0400)

师傅，我自行车的轮胎没气了，帮我打一下气吧。前后轮都要。
shīfu ，wǒ zìxíngchē de lúntāi méiqì le ，bāng wǒ dǎ dǎ yīxià qì ba 。qiánhòu lún dōu yào 。
Sir, my bike tires are flat, could you add air to them for me? The front and back tire both need air.

好，我现在就给你打。你这车好久没打气了吧？
hǎo ，wǒ xiànzài jiù gěi nǐ dǎ 。nǐ zhè chē hǎojiǔ méi dǎqì le ba ？
Sure, I can do it for you right now. You haven’t put air in them in a long time, have you?

是啊。您顺便帮我检查一下还有没有其它问题。
shì ā 。nín shùnbiàn bāng wǒ jiǎnchá yīxià hái yǒumeiyǒu qítā wèntí 。
Yeah. While you’re at it, could you check it for me, to see if there are any other problems?

行。瞧，你的前轮漏气了。这里有好大一个洞。
xíng 。qiáo ，nǐ de qiánlún lòuqì le 。zhèlǐ yǒu hǎo dà yī ge dòng 。
Sure. Look, your front tire is leaking air. There is a big hole here.

那您帮我补一下吧。还有，链条也松了，骑的时候经常掉。
nā nín bāng wǒ bǔ yīxià ba 。háiyǒu ，liàntiáo yě sōng le ，qí de shíhou jīngcháng diào 。
Oh, can you please patch it for me? Also, the chain is loose. When I’m riding it frequently falls off.

那简单啊，我给你调节一下就行。你看，这样就好了吧。你骑两下看看。
nà jiǎndān ā ，wǒ gěi nǐ tiáojié yīxià jiù xíng 。nǐ kàn ，zhèyàng jiù hǎo le ba 。nǐ qí liǎngxià kànkan 。
That’s simple, I will adjust it a little for you and it will be fine. See, just do this and it’s done. Ride it around a bit and see how it is.

嗯，现在没问题了。您修车的技术真好！
ng4 ，xiànzài méi wèntí le 。nín xiū chē de jìshù zhēn hǎo ！
Wow, there’s nothing wrong with it now. Your repair skills are really good!

呵呵，我这小摊开了很久了。找我的都是回头客。下次要修车记得找我啊。
hēhē ，wǒ zhè xiǎotān kāi le hěn jiǔ le 。zhǎo wǒ de dōu shì huítóukè 。xiàcì yào xiū chē jìde zhǎo wǒ ā 。
Heh heh. I’ve had this little stall for years. All my business is return customers. Next time your bike needs repairing, remember to come and see me.

Vocabulary

轮胎	lúntāi	tire
顺便	shùnbiàn	while you
漏气	lòuqì	to leak air
链条	liàntiáo	chain
调节	tiáojié	to adjust
小摊	xiǎotān	stall
回头客	huítóukè	return customer
数量词	shùliàngcí	number word or measure word
省略	shěnglǜe	leave out; omit
有手艺的人	yǒu shǒuyì de rén	people with a craft
检查身体	jiǎnchá shēntǐ	have a physical examination
检查作业	jiǎnchá zuòyè	examine someone’s homework
紧	jǐn	tight
掉	diào	fall
尝试	chángshì	attempt; try
检验	jiǎnyàn	test
工具	gōngjù	tool