Intermediate - Hurry Up and Clean Your Room (C2383)

A: 贝贝,你的房间这么乱,快去整理一下。
Bèibei, nǐde fángjiān zhème luàn, kuài qù zhěnglǐ yīxià.
Beibei, your room is so messy. Go clean it up a bit.
B: 我没空,我要玩玩具。
wǒ méikòng, wǒ yào wán wánjù.
I don't have time. I want to play with my toys.
A: 先别玩儿了,下午有客人来。
xiān bié wánr le, xiàwǔ yǒu kèrén lái.
Don't play now. We have guests coming this afternoon.
B: 妈妈帮我嘛。
māma bāng wǒ ma.
Help me, Mom.
A: 乖,自己的事情自己做!把书和玩具收起来。
guāi, zìjǐ de shìqing zìjǐ zuò! bǎ shū hé wánjù shōu qǐlái.
Be good. It's your task so you do it. Pick up your books and your toys.
B: 好吧。
hǎo ba.
Okay.
B: 妈妈,我收好了。
māma, wǒ shōuhǎo le.
Mom, I picked everything up.
A: 啊呀,床上这么多脏衣服,快放到洗衣机里去。
āyā, chuángshàng zhème duō zāng yīfu, kuài fàngdào xǐyījī lǐ qù.
Huh? There are so many dirty clothes on your bed. Go put them in the washing machine.
B: 妈妈,我放好了。
māma, wǒ fànghǎo le.
Mom, I've put them in it.
A: 嗯,不错。你先去客厅,我要擦一下地。
ng4, bùcuò. nǐ xiān qù kètīng, wǒ yào cā yīxià dì.
Okay, not bad. Go to the living room and wipe up the floor.
A: 赵贝贝!你怎么把脏衣服都塞到床底下了?
zhàobèibei! nǐ zěnme bǎ zāng yīfu dōu sāi dào chuáng dǐxià le?
Zhao Beibei. Why did you stuff all of your clothes under your bed?

Key Vocabulary

房间 fángjiān room
乱 luàn messy
整理 zhěnglǐ to arrange
一下 yīxià briefly
玩具 wánjù toy
乖 guāi well-behaved
收 shōu to accept
起来 qǐlái to begin, start
洗衣机 xǐyījī washing machine
客厅 kètīng living room
擦 cā to wipe
塞 sāi to stuff
底下 dǐxià under

Supplementary Vocabulary

撒娇 sājiāo to have a tantrum
分开 fēnkāi to separate, separately
方向 fāngxiàng direction
擦地 cādì to wipe up the floor

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