Intermediate - A Robotic Solution? (C2378)

A: 今天地板怎么这么脏?别玩游戏了,快去打扫。
jīntiān dìbǎn zěnme zhème zāng? bié wán yóuxì le, kuài qù dǎsǎo.
Why is the floor so dirty today? Don't play video games. Go sweep up.
B: 我好累,今天工作忙死了!老婆,你去吧。
wǒ hǎo lèi, jīntiān gōngzuò máng sǐ le! lǎopó, nǐ qù ba.
I'm so tired. I was so busy at work today. Honey, you do it.
A: 又是我!每天都是我!
yòu shì wǒ! měitiān dōu shì wǒ!
Me! I do it every day!
B: 那我们买个扫地机器人吧?
nà wǒmen mǎi gè sǎodì jīqìrén ba?
Then why don't we buy a sweeping robot?
A: 扫地机器人?
sǎodì jīqìrén?
A sweeping robot?
B: 是啊,新产品!可以扫地、擦地。以后你就有时间看电视剧,我也能打游戏了!
shì a, xīn chǎnpǐn! kěyǐ sǎodì、 cā dì. yǐhòu nǐ jiù yǒu shíjiān kàn diànshìjù, wǒ yě néng dǎ yóuxì le!
Yeah, it's a new product. It can sweep and wipe up the floor. After that, you'll have time to watch TV and I'll be able to play video games!
A: 能扫地毯吗?
néng sǎo dìtǎn ma?
Can it clean the carpets?
B: 能啊。地板,地毯都可以,全自动。
néng ā. dìbǎn, dìtǎn dōu kěyǐ, quánzìdòng.
It can! It can do both wooden floors and carpets. It's completely automatic.
A: 很大吗?
hěn dà ma?
Is it big?
B: 不太大,圆形的。
bùtài dà, yuánxíng de.
It's not big. It's round.
A: 能扫得干净吗?
néng sǎo de gānjìng ma?
Can it get everything clean?
B: 我们周末去电器城看看吧。
wǒmen zhōumò qù diànqì chéng kàn kan ba.
Let's go to the electronics mall over the weekend to take a look.
A: 好……那你先去扫地吧!
hǎo…… nà nǐ xiān qù sǎodì ba!
Okay... but you've still got to sweep up first!
B: 还记着呢。
hái jì zhe ne.
You still remember!

Key Vocabulary

地板 dìbǎn floor
打扫 dǎsǎo to sweep, clean
lèi tired
忙死了 máng sǐ le to be extremely busy
老婆 lǎopó wife
扫地 sǎodì to sweep the floor
机器人 jīqìrén robot
产品 chǎnpǐn product
to wipe
电视剧 diànshìjù TV show
打游戏 dǎ yóuxì to play games
地毯 dìtǎn rug
全自动 quánzìdòng completely automatic
圆形 yuánxíng round
周末 zhōumò weekend
电器 diànqì electrical appliance
to remember

Supplementary Vocabulary

洗衣机 xǐyījī washing machine
面包机 miànbāojī bread machine
形状 xíngzhuàng shape
电脑城 diànnǎochéng computer city, computer mall
玩具城 wánjùchéng toy city, toy mall

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