Intermediate - Not So SIM-ple (C2418)

A: 您好,请问有什么能帮您的?
nínhǎo, qǐngwèn yǒu shénme néng bāng nín de?
Hello. May I ask if there's something I can help you with?
B: 您好,我想剪卡。我买了新的手机,原来的SIM卡不能用。
nínhǎo, wǒ xiǎng jiǎn kǎ. wǒ mǎi le xīnde shǒujī, yuánlái de SIM kǎ bù néng yòng.
Hello. I want to trim my card. I bought a new cell phone and I can't use my original SIM card.
A: 您想要小卡对吧,行。
nín xiǎng yào xiǎo kǎ duì ba, xíng.
You want a mini card, right? Okay.
B: 要收钱吗?
yào shōu qián ma?
Do I need to pay?
A: 不用,剪卡免费。剪好了。
bùyòng, jiǎn kǎ miǎnfèi. jiǎn hǎo le.
No. Trimming a card is free. It's done.
B: 谢谢。咦?怎么塞不进去。您能帮我看看吗?
xièxie. yí? zěnme sāi bù jìnqù. nín néng bāng wǒ kànkan ma?
Thanks. Huh? Why won't the card fit in? Can you help me take a look?
A: 您这台是iPhone5是吧?
nín zhè tái shì iPhone 5 shì ba?
Your cell is an iPhone5, right?
B: 是啊。
shì a.
Yes.
A: iPhone5不能用小卡,只有iPhone4才用小卡。
iPhone 5 bù néng yòng xiǎo kǎ, zhǐyǒu iPhone 4 cái yòng xiǎo kǎ.
iPhone5's can't use mini cards. Only the iPhone4 can use a mini card.
B: 那怎么办?
nà zěnmebàn?
Then what do I do?
A: 没关系,您可以更换一张nano-sim卡。它比小卡更小,是iPhone5专用的。
méiguānxì, nín kěyǐ gēnghuàn yī zhāng nano- sim kǎ. tā bǐ xiǎo kǎ gèng xiǎo, shì iPhone 5 zhuān yòng de.
No problem. You can change it to a nano SIM card. This is smaller than a mini and it's specifically used in the iPhone5.
B: 那这个要收钱吗?
nà zhè gè yào shōu qián ma?
Do I have to pay for this?
A: 第一次是免费的。如果以后您要补卡,就要收20元手续费。
dìyī cì shì miǎnfèi de. rúguǒ yǐhòu nín yào bǔ kǎ, jiùyào shōu èrshì yuán shǒuxù fèi.
It's free the first time. If you need to replace a card later, you need to pay 20 kuai for the processing fee.
B: 好的,谢谢。
hǎode, xièxie.
Ok. Thanks.

Key Vocabulary

jiǎn to cut
card
shōu to accept
免费 miǎnfèi free
sāi to stuff
tái measure word for machines
只有 zhǐyǒu only to have
关系 guānxì relationship
更换 gēnghuàn to exchange
zhuān specifically for
如果 rúguǒ if
to repair
手续 shǒuxù process, operation
fèi fee

Supplementary Vocabulary

特殊 tèshū special, particular
行李 xíngli luggage
旅行 lǚxíng to travel
鸡爪 jīzhuǎ chicken feet
正式 zhèngshì formal
专门 zhuānmén professional
污染 wūrǎn pollution
糟糕 zāogāo to be messed up
身份证 shēnfènzhèng ID card
护照 hùzhào passport

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