Intermediate - Mobile Repair Man (C0871)

A 修电视、冰箱、洗衣机。修电视、冰箱、洗衣机。
xiū diànshì, bīngxiāng, xǐyījī. xiū diànshì, bīngxiāng, xǐyījī.
TV, refrigerator, washing machine repair. TV, refrigerator, washing machine repair.
B 微波炉修吗?
wēibōlú xiū ma?
Can you fix a microwave?
A 修,出了什么问题?
xiū, chū le shénme wèntí?
Yes, what is the problem?
B 不能加热。以前转两分钟就好了,现在二十分钟都不热。
bùnéng jiārè. yǐqián zhuàn liǎng fēnzhōng jiù hǎo le, xiànzài èrshí fēnzhōng dōu bù rè.
It doesn't heat very well. I used to be able to microwave something in two minutes, now even after twenty minutes it's not hot.
A 你买了多久?
nǐ mǎi le duō jiǔ?
How long ago did you buy it?
B 快十年了。
kuài shí nián le.
Almost 10 years ago.
A 噢哟,太老了,还是买个新的吧。
ōyō, tài lǎo le, háishì mǎi ge xīn de ba.
Wow, that is old. You should buy a new one.
B 修不好吗?
xiū bu hǎo ma?
You can't fix it?
A 不合算。
bù hésuàn.
It's not worth it.
B 哦,你回收吗?
ō, nǐ huíshōu ma?
Oh, do you recycle?
A 可以,不过最多四十块。
kěyǐ, bùguò zuìduō sìshí kuài.
Yes, but 40 RMB is the most I'd pay you.
B 啊?那么少?
ǎ? nàme shǎo?
Huh? That's not very much.
A 都是这个价。
dōu shì zhège jià.
That's the price everywhere.

Key Vocabulary

xiū to repair
电视 diànshì television
冰箱 bīngxiāng refrigerator
洗衣机 xǐyījī washing machine
微波炉 wēibōlú microwave oven
出问题 chū wèntí to have a problem arise
加热 jiārè to heat up
zhuàn to rotate
lǎo old
xīn new
修不好 xiū bu hǎo to not be able to repair
合算 hésuàn worthwhile
回收 huíshōu to recycle
jià price

Supplementary Vocabulary

修得好 xiū de hǎo to be able to repair
坏了 huài le broken
huàn to exchange
出事 chūshì to have an accident
家电 jiādiàn electric appliance
家具 jiājù furniture