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
累 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
擦 cā 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
记 jì 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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