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

xiūto repair
电视diànshìtelevision
冰箱bīngxiāngrefrigerator
洗衣机xǐyījīwashing machine
微波炉wēibōlúmicrowave oven
出问题chū wèntíto have a problem arise
加热jiārèto heat up
zhuànto rotate
lǎoold
xīnnew
修不好xiū bu hǎoto not be able to repair
合算hésuànworthwhile
回收huíshōuto recycle
jiàprice

Supplementary Vocabulary

修得好xiū de hǎoto be able to repair
坏了huài lebroken
huànto exchange
出事chūshìto have an accident
家电jiādiànelectric appliance
家具jiājùfurniture