Intermediate - DIY With Electronics (C2570)

A: 爸爸,遥控车不能转弯了!
bàba, yáokòngchē bùnéng zhuǎnwān le!
Dad, the remote control car won't turn!
B: 我看看。是电池装反了?
wǒ kànkan. shì diànchí zhuāng fǎn le?
Let me see. Is the battery in the wrong way?
A: 给你。这是遥控器。
gěi nǐ. zhè shì yáokòngqì.
Here you go. This is the remote.
B: 嗯。好像是有点问题。要不我们拆开看看?
ng4. hǎoxiàng shì yǒudiǎnr wèntí. yàobu wǒmen chāikāi kàn kan?
OK. It doesn't seem to be working. Let's open it up and have a look?
A: 好的。那我出去玩啦。
hǎode. nà wǒ chūqù wán la.
OK. Then I'll go out to play.
B: 那可不行,我们要一起解决。帮我把工具箱拿来吧。
nā kě bùxíng, wǒmen yào yīqǐ jiějué. bāng wǒ bǎ gōngjùxiāng ná lái ba.
No way, we have to work it out together. Can you bring me my toolbox?
B: 好,螺丝都拆下来了,我们看看内部构造。
hǎo, luósī dōu chāi xiàlái le, wǒmen kànkan nèibù gòuzào.
OK, I've taken out the screws, let's look inside.
A: 有好多电线。
yǒu hǎoduō diànxiàn.
There are so many wires.
B: 你看这里的电线接头断了。
nǐ kàn zhèlǐ de diànxiàn jiētóu duàn le.
Look, the wire has disconnected here.
A: 那怎么办?
nà zěnmebàn?
So what do we do?
B: 需要焊接一下。你看,这是电烙铁和焊锡。加热以后,涂点松香,把电线焊接上去。
xūyào hànjiē yīxià. nǐ kàn, zhè shì diànlàotiě hé hànxī. jiārè yǐhòu, tú diǎnr sōngxiāng, bǎ diànxiàn hànjiē shàngqu.
It needs to be soldered. Look, this is a soldering iron and solder. When it's hot, you put on a bit of pine resin, and solder the wire back in place.
A: 味道好奇怪。
wèidao hǎo qíguài.
The smell is so strange.
B: 行了,你再试试?
xíng le, nǐ zài shìshi?
It's fixed now, try it again!
A: 修好了。爸爸真棒!
xiū hǎo le. bàba zhēn bàng!
It's fixed. Dad you're brilliant!
B: 那当然。
nà dāngrán.
Of course I am.

Key Vocabulary

遥控车 yáokòngchē remote control car
fǎn the wrong way, upside down
遥控器 yáokòngqì remote-control
要不 yàobu how about
chāi to take off, to remove
解决 jiějué to resolve
工具箱 gōngjùxiāng toolbox
螺丝 luósī screw
内部 nèibù interior
构造 gòuzào structure
接头 jiētóu connection point
焊接 hànjiē to solder, to weld
电烙铁 diànlàotiě electric soldering iron
焊锡 hànxī soldering tin
加热 jiārè to heat
to smear, to brush
松香 sōngxiāng pine resin

Supplementary Vocabulary

承认 chéngrèn to acknowledge
解释 jiěshì to explain
连接 liánjiē to connect
宜家 yíjiā IKEA
机器 jīqì machine
固定 gùdìng fixed, regular
灯泡 dēngpào light bulb
专业 zhuānyè professional
胶水 jiāoshuǐ glue

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