Intermediate - Driving in the Snow (C2358)

A: 喂,大勇,我是莉莉。
wéi, dà yǒng, wǒ shì .
Hello, Da Yong? This is Li Li.
B: 那么早什么事啊?
nàme zǎo shénme shì ā?
It's so early. Is something wrong?
A: 外面下雪了。我没办法上班了。
wàimian xiàxuě le. wǒ méi bànfǎ shàngbān le.
It snowed outside. I can't get to work.
B: 这里经常下雪啊,我看看。雪不大,没事儿。
zhèlǐ jīngcháng xiàxuě ā, wǒ kàn kan. xuě bùdà, méishìr.
It snows here often. Let me go take a look. It didn't snow much. It's no big deal.
A: 我不会开车啊,上海几乎不下雪。
wǒ bùhuì kāichē ā, Shànghǎi jīhū bù xiàxuě.
I can't drive in snow. It almost never snows in Shanghai.
B: 这样啊。你先清理玻璃和灯,然后发动车子,不要马上开,预热一下。
zhèyàng ā. nǐ xiān qīng lǐ bōli hé dēng, ránhòu fādòng chēzi, bù yào mǎshàng kāi, rè yīxià.
Oh is that so? Clean off your windows and lights then start the car. Don't drive it immediately, though. Let it warm up first.
A: 喂,好了吗?
wéi, hǎo le ma?
Hey, are you done?
B: 好了,冷死我了。
hǎo le, lěng sǐ wǒ le.
Yeah. I'm freezing.
A: 等一下要慢慢开,特别是转弯的时候。不然很容易打滑。
děng yīxià yào mànmàn kāi, tèbié shì zhuǎnwān de shíhou. bùrán hěn róngyì dǎ huá.
When you start driving you'll want to drive slowly, especially when making turns. Otherwise it'll be easy for your car to slide around.
B: 哦。
ò.
Ah.
A: 要离前面的车子远点,不要用力踩油门和刹车,要一点一点踩。
yào lí qiánmian de chēzi yuǎn diǎnr, bù yào yòng lì cǎi yóumén hé shāchē, yào yīdiǎn yīdiǎn cǎi.
You'll need to stay a bit further away from the car in front of you. Don't step too hard on the gas or breaks; you only need to step on them a little bit.
B: 太危险了。大勇,还是你来接我吧。
tài wēixiǎn le. dà yǒng, háishì nǐ lái jiē wǒ ba.
It's too dangerous. Da Yong, why don't you just come and pick me up?
A: 啊?!
ā?!
Huh?!

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