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Cam: It’s great that another weekend is coming and welcome to Chinese Studio.  Wo shi Cam.
YJ:  wo shi Yajie. This week we talked a<\/em>bout appliances in the office. Time for us to have a quick review.
Cam: Yes. Let’s hear Sentences in the Week.<\/p>\n

Sentences in the Week<\/strong>
My computer isn’t working. \u6211\u7684\u7535\u8111\u574f\u4e86\u3002(wo3 de dian4nao3 huai4 le.) Put it in the filing cabinet. \u628a\u5b83\u653e\u5230\u6587\u4ef6\u67dc\u91cc(ba3 ta1 fang4 dao4 wen2jian4 gui4 li). May I use the photocopier? \u80fd\u7528\u4e00\u4e0b\u590d\u5370\u673a\u5417\uff1f(neng2 yong4 yi2 xia4 fu4yin4ji1 ma?) All in today’s Chinese Studio.<\/p>\n

YJ: As usual, let’s take a brief review of the words we learned this week. Ready? Let’s go…The first one is office. Cam, what’s the Chinese for that?
Cam: \u529e\u516c\u5ba4\u3002(ban4gong1shi4), right?
YJ: Right. \u529e\u516c\u5ba4\u3002(ban4gong1shi4). Then how a<\/em>bout computer? 
Cam: It’s \u7535\u8111 (dian4nao3),electro<\/em>nic brain. I do remember that.
YJ: Good. Now comes to printer.
Cam: Printer in Chinese is\u6253\u5370\u673a(da3yin4ji1), right?
YJ: yes. The last one is photocopier.
Cam: Is it \u590d\u5370\u673a(fu4yin4ji1)?
YJ: Very good. You really do your homework, Cam. Now let’s move to the sentence part.
Cam: Oh. That would be a little bit difficult for me.
YJ: no worries. Let’s go one by one. Suppose your computer isn’t working, and you need someone to help you fixing that. how do you say it to people in Chinese ?
Cam: I would say\u6211\u7684\u7535\u8111\u574f\u4e86\u3002(wo3 de dian4nao3 huai4 le.)
YJ: Well done! \u6211\u7684 (wo3 de), my.
Cam: \u6211\u7684 (wo3 de)
YJ: \u7535\u8111 (dian4nao3), computer.
Cam: \u7535\u8111 (dian4nao3)
YJ:  \u574f\u4e86 (huai4 le) here it means the machine can’t work.
Cam: \u574f\u4e86 (huai4 le)
YJ:  \u6211\u7684\u7535\u8111\u574f\u4e86\u3002(wo3 de dian4nao3 huai4 le.)
Cam: \u6211\u7684\u7535\u8111\u574f\u4e86\u3002(wo3 de dian4nao3 huai4 le.) My computer isn’t working.<\/p>\n

Conversation1:
\uff081\uff09A: \u6211\u7684\u7535\u8111\u574f\u4e86\u3002\u80fd\u5e2e\u6211\u4fee\u4e00\u4e0b\u5417\uff1f
B: \u6ca1\u95ee\u9898\u3002
\uff082\uff09A: \u54b1\u4eec\u4eca\u5929\u53bb\u901b\u8857\u5427\u3002
B: \u4e0d\u884c\u554a\u3002\u6211\u7684\u7535\u8111\u574f\u4e86\u3002\u4eca\u5929\u6211\u5f97\u53bb\u4fee\u7535\u8111\u3002<\/p>\n

Cam: Yajie, I forgot how to say “Put it in the filing cabinet.” Could you please remind me of that?
YJ: Sure. It’s \u628a\u5b83\u653e\u5230\u6587\u4ef6\u67dc\u91cc(ba3 ta1 fang4 dao4 wen2jian4 gui4 li)
Cam: \u628a\u5b83\u653e\u5230\u6587\u4ef6\u67dc\u91cc(ba3 ta1 fang4 dao4 wen2jian4 gui4 li)
YJ: \u628a (ba3), here it sends a signal that we are going to do something.
Cam: \u628a (ba3)
YJ: \u5b83 (ta1), a pronoun, here it stands for file.
Cam: \u5b83 (ta1)
YJ: \u653e\u5230 (fang4dao), put something to somewher.
Cam: \u653e\u5230 (fang4dao)
YJ: \u6587\u4ef6\u67dc(wen2jian4 gui4), filing cabinet.
Cam: \u6587\u4ef6\u67dc(wen2jian4 gui4)
YJ: \u91cc(li3), means inside of…
Cam: \u91cc(li3)
YJ: \u628a\u5b83\u653e\u5230\u6587\u4ef6\u67dc\u91cc(ba3 ta1 fang4 dao4 wen2jian4 gui4 li)
Cam: \u628a\u5b83\u653e\u5230\u6587\u4ef6\u67dc\u91cc(ba3 ta1 fang4 dao4 wen2jian4 gui4 li), Put it in the filing cabinet.<\/p>\n

Conversation2:
\uff081\uff09A: \u8fd9\u4efd\u6587\u4ef6\u653e\u5728\u54ea\uff1f
B: \u628a\u5b83\u653e\u5230\u6587\u4ef6\u67dc\u91cc\u5427\u3002
\uff082\uff09A: \u6211\u5e94\u8be5\u628a\u6587\u4ef6\u653e\u5728\u54ea\u5462\uff1f
B: \u628a\u5b83\u653e\u5230\u6587\u4ef6\u67dc\u91cc\u5427\u3002<\/p>\n

YJ: Cam, How do you say “May I use the photocopier” in Chinese?
Cam: let me see… I guess it’s  \u80fd\u7528\u4e00\u4e0b\u590d\u5370\u673a\u5417\uff1f(neng2 yong4 yi2 xia4 fu4yin4ji1 ma?) right?
YJ: Absolutely correct! \u80fd\u7528\u4e00\u4e0b\u590d\u5370\u673a\u5417\uff1f(neng2 yong4 yi2 xia4 fu4yin4ji1 ma?) May I use the photocopier? \u80fd(neng2), means can.
Cam: \u80fd(neng2)
YJ: \u7528\u4e00\u4e0b(yong4 yi2 xia4), to use. It’s a polite way of asking.
Cam: \u7528\u4e00\u4e0b(yong4 yi2 xia4)
YJ: \u590d\u5370\u673a (fu4yin4ji1), photocopier.
Cam: \u590d\u5370\u673a (fu4yin4ji1)
YJ: \u80fd\u7528\u4e00\u4e0b\u590d\u5370\u673a\u5417\uff1f(neng2 yong4 yi2 xia4 fu4yin4ji1 ma?)
Cam: \u80fd\u7528\u4e00\u4e0b\u590d\u5370\u673a\u5417\uff1f(neng2 yong4 yi2 xia4 fu4yin4ji1 ma?) May I use the photocopier?<\/p>\n

Conversation3:
\uff081\uff09A\uff1a\u80fd\u7528\u4e00\u4e0b\u590d\u5370\u673a\u5417\uff1f
B\uff1a\u7528\u5427\u3002
A\uff1a \u597d\u7684\uff0c\u8c22\u8c22\u3002
\uff082\uff09A\uff1a\u4f60\u4eec\u529e\u516c\u5ba4\u6709\u590d\u5370\u673a\u5417\uff1f
B\uff1a\u5bf9\u4e0d\u8d77\uff0c\u6211\u4eec\u8fd9\u513f\u7684\u590d\u5370\u673a\u574f\u4e86\u3002<\/p>\n

Sentences in the Week<\/strong>
My computer isn’t working. \u6211\u7684\u7535\u8111\u574f\u4e86\u3002(wo3 de dian4nao3 huai4 le.) Put it in the filing cabinet. \u628a\u5b83\u653e\u5230\u6587\u4ef6\u67dc\u91cc(ba3 ta1 fang4 dao4 wen2jian4 gui4 li). May I use the photocopier? \u80fd\u7528\u4e00\u4e0b\u590d\u5370\u673a\u5417\uff1f(neng2 yong4 yi2 xia4 fu4yin4ji1 ma?) All in today’s Chinese Studio.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n