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 wǎngto be unable to go online
路由器lùyóuqìrouter
服务器fúwùqìserver
掉线diàoxiànto lose internet connection
重启chóngqǐto restart
打印机dǎyìnjīprinter
ink
huànto switch
耳机ěrjīheadphones
声音shēngyīnsound
线xiànline, cord
chāto insert
椅子yǐzichair
坏了huài leto be broken
前台qiántáifront desk, receptionist
应该yīnggāishould
网管wǎngguǎnnetwork administrator
xiūto repair
méito not have

Supplementary Vocabulary

机器jīqìmachine
服务fúwùto serve
服务员fúwùyuánwaiter, waitress
打印dǎyìnto print
电线diànxiànelectric cord
洗衣机xǐyījīwashing machine
咖啡机kāfēijīcoffee machine
计算机jìsuànjīcomputer
计算器jìsuànqìcalculator
遥控器yáokòngqìremote control
按摩器ànmóqìmassage machine
规律guīlǜroutine

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