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汉字 Pinyin English
(Edward) (Google Translate) (Edward)
大为，听说你得了感冒，现在你身体怎么样？ Dàwéi, tīng shuō nǐ dé le gǎnmào, xiànzài nǐ shēntǐ zěnme yàng? Dawei, I heard you got a cold, how’s your health now?
我去了医院，吃了很多中药。现在我头还有点儿疼。 Wǒ qùle yīyuàn, chīle hěnduō zhōngyào. Xiànzài wǒ tóu hái yǒudiǎnr téng. I went to the hospital, have taken lots of Chinese medicine. I still have a little bit of a headache.
你还应该多休息。 Nǐ hái yīnggāi duō xiūxí. You should rest more.
宋华，我想告诉你一件事儿。 Sòng Huá, wǒ xiǎng gàosù nǐ yī jiàn shìr. Song Hua, I want to tell you something.
什么事儿？ Shénme shìr? What’s up?
我认识了一个漂亮的姑娘，她愿意做我女朋友。我们常常一起散步，一起看电影，喝咖啡，一起听音乐。 Wǒ rènshíle yīgè piàoliang de gūniáng, tā yuànyì zuò wǒ nǚ péngyǒu. Wǒmen chángcháng yīqǐ sànbù, yīqǐ kàn diànyǐng, hē kāfēi, yīqǐ tīng yīnyuè. I’ve met a very pretty girl and she’s willing to be my girlfiend. We often go walking together, watch movies together, drink coffee, listen to music together.
祝贺你！这是好事啊。 Zhùhè nǐ! Zhè shì hǎoshì a. Congratulations! This is great.
谢谢。是好事，可是我的宿舍太小，她不能常来我这儿。我想找一间房子。 Xièxiè. Shì hǎoshì, kěshì wǒ de sùshè tài xiǎo, tā bùnéng cháng lái wǒ zhèr. Wǒ xiǎng zhǎo yī jiàn fángzi. Thanks. It is great, but my dormitory is too small, she cannot often come see me here. I want to find a apartment.
你想租房子？ Nǐ xiǎng zūfángzi? You want to rent an apartment?
是啊，我想租一间有厨房和厕所的房子，房租不能太贵。 Shì a, wǒ xiǎng zū yī jiàn yǒu chúfáng hé cèsuǒ de fángzi, fángzū bùnéng tài guì. Yes, I want to rent an apartment with a kitchen and a toilet, the rent cannot be too expensive though.
星期六，我跟你一起去租房公司，好吗？ Xīngqíliù, wǒ gēn nǐ yīqǐ qù zū fáng gōngsī, hǎo ma? Saturday, you can me can go together to an apartment rental agency, ok?
太好了。 Tài hǎole. That would be great.
好，再见。 Hǎo, zàijiàn. Ok, see you later.
再见。 Zàijiàn. See you.
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那间房子房租太贵，你说，我应该怎么办？ Nà jiān fáng zǐ fángzū tài guì, nǐ shuō, wǒ yīnggāi zěnme bàn? The rent for that apartment is too expensive, what do you think we should do?
你想租还是不想租？ Nǐ xiǎng zū háishì bùxiǎng zū? Do you want to rent it or not?
当然想租。 Dāngrán xiǎng zū. Of course I want to rent it.
我给陆雨平打个电话，让他来帮助我们。 Wǒ gěi Lù Yǔpíng dǎ gè diànhuà, ràng tā lái bāngzhù wǒmen. I’ll give Lu Yuping a call, ask him to help us.
他很忙，会来吗？ Tā hěn máng, huì lái ma? He is very busy, will he come?
他会来。 Tā huì lái. He will come.
喂，哪一位啊？ Wéi, nǎ yī wèi a? Hello, who is this?
我是宋华，我和大为现在在家美租房公司。 Wǒ shì Sòng Huá, wǒ hé Dàwéi xiànzài zài Jiāměi zūfáng gōngsī. It’s me Song Hua, I’m with Dawei at the Jiamei apartment rental agency.
你们怎么在那儿？ Nǐmen zěnme zài nàr? What are you two doing there?
大为要租房子。 Dàwéi yào zū fángzi. Dawei wants to rent an apartment.
你们看没看房子？ Nǐmen kàn méi kàn fángzi? Have you seen an apartment yet?
我们看一间房子。那间房子很好，可是房租有点儿贵。 Wǒmen kàn yī jiàn fángzi. Nà jiān fángzi hěn hǎo, kěshì fángzū yǒudiǎnr guì. We have seen one apartment. That apartment is very good, but the rent is a little expensive.
你们找了经理没有？ Nǐmen zhǎole jīnglǐ méiyǒu? Have you two found the manager?
我们没有找经理。 Wǒmen méiyǒu zhǎo jīnglǐ. We haven’t found the manager.
宋华，这个公司的经理是我朋友，我跟他说一下，请他帮助你们，我想可能没有问题。 Sòng Huá, zhège gōngsī de jīnglǐ shì wǒ péngyǒu, wǒ gēn tā shuō yīxià, qǐng tā bāngzhù nǐmen, wǒ xiǎng kěnéng méiyǒu wèntí. Song Hua, that company’s manager is my friend, I’ll speak to him, ask him to help you, I don’t think there will be any problem.
好啊。晚上我们请你和你朋友吃饭。 Hǎo a. Wǎnshàng wǒmen qǐng nǐ hé nǐ péngyǒu chīfàn. Great. This evening we will treat you and your friend dinner.
好，你们在公司等我，再见。 Hǎo, nǐmen zài gōngsī děng wǒ, zàijiàn. Ok, you wait for me at the company, see you.
再见。 Zàijiàn. See you.
没问题，走吧。 Méi wèntí, zǒu ba. No problem, let’s go.
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