Intermediate - Blown Fuse (C1416)

A: 啊,停电了!
ā, tíngdiàn le!
Ah, the power went out!
B: 糟糕,我写的博客还没保存。
zāogāo, wǒ xiě de bókè hái méi bǎocún.
That stinks. I didn't save the blog I was writing.
A: 奇怪,别人家里有电。
qíguài, biérén jiā lǐ yǒu diàn.
Strange, other people have power in their homes.
B: 可能是我们家保险丝断了。
kěnéng shì wǒmen jiā bǎoxiǎnsī duàn le.
Maybe our fuse blew.
A: 那怎么办?
nà zěnme bàn?
Then what should we do?
B: 别急,我可以修。手电筒在哪儿?
bié jí, wǒ kěyǐ xiū. shǒudiàntǒng zài nǎr?
Don't worry. I can fix it. Where's the flashlight?
A: 好像在桌子上。我去拿。
hǎoxiàng zài zhuōzi shàng. wǒ qù ná.
I think it's on the table. I'll go get it.
A: 找不到手电筒。蜡烛行不行?
zhǎobudào shǒudiàntǒng. làzhú xíng bu xíng?
I can't find the flashlight. Is a candle all right?
B: 可以。我的打火机呢?
kěyǐ. wǒ de dǎhuǒjī ne?
Sure. Where's my lighter?
A: 我怎么知道?我们还是打电话叫物业来修吧!
wǒ zěnme zhīdào? wǒmen háishì dǎ diànhuà jiào wùyè lái xiū ba!
How should I know? Let's just call property management and have them come fix it!
B: 那你有物业的电话吗?
nà nǐ yǒu wùyè de diànhuà ma?
Well do you have property management's number?
A: 你怎么什么都问我!不管了,我去睡觉了!
nǐ zěnme shénme dōu wèn wǒ! bù guǎn le, wǒ qù shuìjiào le!
Why are you asking me for everything?! I'm not going to worry about it. I'm going to bed!

Key Vocabulary

停电 tíngdiàn to lose power
糟糕 zāogāo oh no, terrible
博客 bókè blog
保存 bǎocún to save
奇怪 qíguài strange, weird
diàn electricity
保险丝 bǎoxiǎnsī fuse
duàn to break
xiū to repair
手电筒 shǒudiàntǒng flashlight
蜡烛 làzhú candle
打火机 dǎhuǒjī lighter
物业 wùyè property management
不管了 bù guǎn le 'I'm not dealing with it'
guǎn to manage, to deal with

Supplementary Vocabulary

小区 xiǎoqū apartment complex
安排 ānpái to plan
没电 méi diàn to have no power
偶尔 ǒuěr occasionally
杭州 Hángzhōu Hangzhou
二线城市 èrxiàn chéngshì second-tier city

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