ChinesePod
@ 21109 Bad Cell Reception
A* 喂，你好，我是......*
* wéi, nǐhǎo, wǒ shì......*
* Hello! This is......*
B* 什麼？*
* shénme? *
* What?*
A* 我是......。*
* wǒ shì....... *
* This is...*
B* 喂，信號不好，我聽不清。麻煩你再說一遍。*
* wéi, xìnhào bù hǎo, wǒ tīngbuqīng. máfan nǐ zài shuō yī biàn. *
* Hey, the signal is lousy. I can't hear you clearly. Could I trouble you to say that one more time?*
A* 喂，喂，聽得清嗎？*
* wéi, wéi, tīngdeqīng ma? *
* Hello, hello? Can you hear me clearly now?*
B* 現在好了。你是哪位？*
* xiànzài hǎo le. nǐ shì nǎ wèi? *
* It's better now. May I ask who's calling?*
A* 你是劉老師嗎？*
* nǐ shì Liú lǎoshī ma? *
* Is this Professor Liu?*
B* 不是，你打錯了。*
* bù shì, nǐ dǎ cuò le. *
* Nope. You've got the wrong number.*
Key Vocabulary* *
信號* xìnhào* signal
聽不清* tīngbuqīng* unable to hear clearly
麻煩* máfan* troublesome
再* zài* again
遍* biàn* time (measure word)
聽得清* tīngdeqīng* to be able to hear clearly
現在* xiànzài* now
哪* nǎ* which
位* wèi* measure word for people
打* dǎ* to dial
錯* cuò* wrong
Supplementary Vocabulary* *
手機* shǒujī* cell phone
電話* diànhuà* telephone
清楚* qīngchu* clear
打電話* dǎ diànhuà* to call on the phone
看得清* kàndeqīng* to be able to see clearly
看不清* kànbuqīng* to be unable to see clearly
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