Intermediate - Tools (C0955)

A 医生,我老婆快生了!
yīshēng, wǒ lǎopó kuài shēng le!
Doctor, my wife is about to give birth!
B 别急,别急。我进去看看。唉,给我把螺丝刀。
bié jí, bié jí. wǒ jìnqù kàn kan. āi, gěi wǒ bǎ luósīdāo.
Don't worry, don't worry. I'll go have a look. Hey, hand me a screwdriver.
A 螺丝刀?!要十字的还是一字的?
luósīdāo? ! yào shízì de háishi yīzì de?
Screwdriver? You want a Phillips or a standard one?
B 随便,快点儿!唉,有榔头吗?
suíbiàn, kuài diǎnr! āi, yǒu lángtou ma?
Whatever, just hurry! Hmm, do you have a hammer?
A 有。
yǒu.
Yes.
B 再给我找把锯子。
zài gěi wǒ zhǎo bǎ jùzi.
Also, find me a saw.
A 哦。给!
ō. gěi!
Oh... here.
B 唉,不行了,累死我了。你有没有电钻?
āi, bùxíng le, lèi sǐ wǒ le. nǐ yǒu méiyǒu diànzuàn?
Hmm, impossible. I'm worn out. Do you have an electric drill?
A 你有没有搞错?你到底想干吗?
nǐ yǒu méiyǒu gǎocuò? nǐ dàodǐ xiǎng gànmá?
Have you lost it? What do you think you're doing?
B 咳,我忘记带药箱的钥匙了......
hāi, wǒ wàngjì dài yàoxiāng de yàoshi le......
Uhhh... I forgot the key to my medical kit.

Key Vocabulary

kuài quickly
shēng to give birth
螺丝刀 luósīdāo screwdriver
十字 shízì cross-shaped
一字 yīzì straight
榔头 lángtou hammer
锯子 jùzi saw
电钻 diànzuàn electric drill
搞错 gǎocuò mistaken
到底 dàodǐ in the end
忘记 wàngjì to forget
dài to bring
药箱 yàoxiāng medical kit
钥匙 yàoshi key

Supplementary Vocabulary

工具 gōngjù tool
老虎钳 lǎohǔqián pliers
扳手 bānshou wrench
斧头 fǔtou ax
剪刀 jiǎndāo scissors
螺丝 luósī screw
钉子 dīngzi nail
难产 nánchǎn difficult labor