Intermediate - Mobile Repair Man (C0871)

A 修电视、冰箱、洗衣机。修电视、冰箱、洗衣机。
xiū diànshì, bīngxiāng, xǐyījī. xiū diànshì, bīngxiāng, xǐyījī.
TV, refrigerator, washing machine repair. TV, refrigerator, washing machine repair.
B 微波炉修吗?
wēibōlú xiū ma?
Can you fix a microwave?
A 修,出了什么问题?
xiū, chū le shénme wèntí?
Yes, what is the problem?
B 不能加热。以前转两分钟就好了,现在二十分钟都不热。
bùnéng jiārè. yǐqián zhuàn liǎng fēnzhōng jiù hǎo le, xiànzài èrshí fēnzhōng dōu bù rè.
It doesn't heat very well. I used to be able to microwave something in two minutes, now even after twenty minutes it's not hot.
A 你买了多久?
nǐ mǎi le duō jiǔ?
How long ago did you buy it?
B 快十年了。
kuài shí nián le.
Almost 10 years ago.
A 噢哟,太老了,还是买个新的吧。
ōyō, tài lǎo le, háishì mǎi ge xīn de ba.
Wow, that is old. You should buy a new one.
B 修不好吗?
xiū bu hǎo ma?
You can't fix it?
A 不合算。
bù hésuàn.
It's not worth it.
B 哦,你回收吗?
ō, nǐ huíshōu ma?
Oh, do you recycle?
A 可以,不过最多四十块。
kěyǐ, bùguò zuìduō sìshí kuài.
Yes, but 40 RMB is the most I'd pay you.
B 啊?那么少?
ǎ? nàme shǎo?
Huh? That's not very much.
A 都是这个价。
dōu shì zhège jià.
That's the price everywhere.

Key Vocabulary

修 xiū to repair
电视 diànshì television
冰箱 bīngxiāng refrigerator
洗衣机 xǐyījī washing machine
微波炉 wēibōlú microwave oven
出问题 chū wèntí to have a problem arise
加热 jiārè to heat up
转 zhuàn to rotate
老 lǎo old
新 xīn new
修不好 xiū bu hǎo to not be able to repair
合算 hésuàn worthwhile
回收 huíshōu to recycle
价 jià price

Supplementary Vocabulary

修得好 xiū de hǎo to be able to repair
坏了 huài le broken
换 huàn to exchange
出事 chūshì to have an accident
家电 jiādiàn electric appliance
家具 jiājù furniture