Upper-Intermediate - My Scooter Won't Start (D0809)

A 师傅,我的摩托车有些小毛病。麻烦你帮我看一下吧。
shīfu, wǒ de mótuōchē yǒuxiē xiǎo máobìng. máfan nǐ bāng wǒ kàn yīxià ba.
Sir, there's something wrong with my motorbike. Can you take a look for me?
B 什么毛病?
shénme máobìng?
What the problem?
A 天气冷发动很困难。
tiānqì lěng fādòng hěn kùnnan.
When the weather is cold it is difficult to start.
B 我看看......我帮你调一下化油器。
wǒ kàn kan......wǒ bāng nǐ tiáo yīxià huàyóuqì.
Let me take a look... I'll adjust your carburetor a bit.
A 对了,它最近这样抖动得很厉害,而且加速时感觉没有力量。
duìle, tā zuìjìn zhèyàng dǒudòng de hěn lìhai, érqiě jiāsù shí gǎnjué méiyǒu lìliàng.
Yeah, lately when I start it up it shakes quite a bit. Plus, when I accelerate I don't feel any power.
B 嗯。是火花塞的问题。得换一个了。你有多久没换机油?
ng4. shì huǒhuāsāi de wèntí. děi huàn yī ge le. nǐ yǒu duō jiǔ méi huàn jīyóu?
Hmm. That would be your spark plugs. You need to replace them. How long has it been since you changed your oil?
A 不知道......
bù zhīdào......
I don't know...
B 每开3000到5000公里要准时换机油。
měi kāi sān qiān dào wǔ qiān gōnglǐ yào zhǔnshí huàn jīyóu.
You need to schedule an oil change every 3,000 to 5,000 kilometers.
A 哦,这样啊,我才知道。
ō, zhèyàng a, wǒ cái zhīdào.
Oh, really. Now I know.
B 好了。你骑一下试试吧。有问题的话,再来找我。
hǎo le. nǐ qí yīxià shì shi ba. yǒu wèntí dehuà, zài lái zhǎo wǒ.
OK. Drive it for a bit and see how it is. If you have any problems, come back and see me.
A 好多了!谢谢师傅!
hǎo duō le! xièxie shīfu!
Much better! Thank you sir!

Key Vocabulary

摩托车 mótuōchē motorcycle
毛病 máobìng malfunction
发动 fādòng to start
tiáo to adjust
化油器 huàyóuqì carburetor
抖动 dǒudòng to shake
加速 jiāsù to accelerate
力量 lìliàng power
火花塞 huǒhuāsāi sparkplug
huàn to change
机油 jīyóu oil
准时 zhǔnshí punctually

Supplementary Vocabulary

发动机 fādòngjī engine
刹车 shāchē brake
修理 xiūlǐ to repair
减速 jiǎnsù to slow down