Intermediate - Wang Guan's Busy Day (C1741)

A: 王冠,我上不了网了,快来帮我看看是什么问题。
Wáng Guàn, wǒ shàngbuliǎo wǎng le, kuài lái bāng wǒ kàn kan shì shénme wèntí.
Wang Guan, I can't get on the internet. Come over here quick and help me find out what the problem is.
B: 好的。是路由器的问题。
hǎo de. shì lùyóuqì de wèntí.
OK. There's a problem with the router.
C: 王冠,服务器掉线了。
Wáng Guàn, fúwùqì diàoxiàn le.
Wang Guan, the server is down.
B: 哦,我去重启一下。
ò, wǒ qù chóngqǐ yīxià.
Oh, I'll go restart it.
D: 王冠,打印机没墨了。
Wáng Guàn, dǎyìnjī méi mò le.
Wang Guan, the printer is out of ink.
B: 这么快就没墨了?我来换一下墨。
zhème kuài jiù méi mò le? wǒ lái huàn yīxià mò.
Out of ink so quickly? I'll replace it.
E: 王冠,我的耳机没声音了。
Wáng Guàn, wǒ de ěrjī méi shēngyīn le.
Wang Guan, my headphones aren't working.
B: 哎哟,你的线插错了。
āiyōu, nǐ de xiàn chā cuò le.
Ugh, the cord is plugged into the wrong jack.
F: 王冠!
Wáng Guàn!
Wang Guan!
B: 什么事?
shénme shì?
What is it?
F: 我的椅子坏了。
wǒ de yǐzi huài le.
My chair is broken.
B: 那你应该去找前台。我是网管,不会修椅子。
nà nǐ yīnggāi qù zhǎo qiántái. wǒ shì wǎngguǎn, bùhuì xiū yǐzi.
Then you should go to the front desk. I'm the network administrator; I can't fix chairs.

Key Vocabulary

上不了网 shàngbuliǎo wǎng to be unable to go online
路由器 lùyóuqì router
服务器 fúwùqì server
掉线 diàoxiàn to lose internet connection
重启 chóngqǐ to restart
打印机 dǎyìnjī printer
ink
huàn to switch
耳机 ěrjī headphones
声音 shēngyīn sound
线 xiàn line, cord
chā to insert
椅子 yǐzi chair
坏了 huài le to be broken
前台 qiántái front desk, receptionist
应该 yīnggāi should
网管 wǎngguǎn network administrator
xiū to repair
méi to not have

Supplementary Vocabulary

机器 jīqì machine
服务 fúwù to serve
服务员 fúwùyuán waiter, waitress
打印 dǎyìn to print
电线 diànxiàn electric cord
洗衣机 xǐyījī washing machine
咖啡机 kāfēijī coffee machine
计算机 jìsuànjī computer
计算器 jìsuànqì calculator
遥控器 yáokòngqì remote control
按摩器 ànmóqì massage machine
规律 guīlǜ routine

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