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A Problem at Midnight (Part 2)

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A Problem at Midnight (Part 2)

半夜bàn yè,王Wáng小姐xiǎo jie醒xǐng了le,房间fáng jiān里lǐ太tài冷lěng了le。

In the middle of the night, Miss Wang woke up — the room was freezing.

空调kōng tiáo坏了huài le,怎么zěn me也yě关guān不bù上shàng。

The air conditioning was broken and just wouldn't turn off.

她tā给gěi前台qián tái打电话dǎ diàn huà:“你好nǐ hǎo,806房间fáng jiān的de空调kōng tiáo有yǒu问题wèn tí。”

She called the front desk: "Hello, the air conditioning in room 806 has a problem."

前台qián tái说shuō:“真zhēn对不起duì bù qǐ!我们wǒ men马上mǎ shàng让ràng人rén过去guò qù看看kàn kan。”

The front desk said, "We're so sorry! We'll send someone up right away."

五wǔ分钟fēn zhōng后hòu,有人yǒu rén敲门qiāo mén。

Five minutes later, there was a knock at the door.

工作人员gōng zuò rén yuán看了kàn le看kàn,说shuō:“今天jīn tiān晚上wǎn shang没办法méi bàn fǎ修xiū。”

The staff member took a look and said, "There's no way to fix it tonight."

“我们wǒ men给gěi您nín换huàn一个yī ge房间fáng jiān,好吗hǎo ma?”

"May we move you to another room?"

新xīn房间fáng jiān在zài九jiǔ楼lóu,比bǐ原来yuán lái的de还hái大dà一点yī diǎn。

The new room was on the ninth floor, even a little bigger than the old one.

过了guò le一会儿yī huìr,前台qián tái还hái送sòng来了lái le一yī盘pán水果shuǐ guǒ。

A little while later, the front desk even sent up a plate of fruit.

王Wáng小姐xiǎo jie笑了xiào le:“没关系méi guān xi,谢谢xiè xie你们nǐ men!”

Miss Wang smiled: "It's alright — thank you!"

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Vocabulary 69 words

ChinesePinyinEnglish
半夜 bàn yèmidnight; in the middle of the night
王 Wángking; monarch
小姐 xiǎo jiemiss
醒 xǐngto wake up; to become alert
了 le(particle indicating completed action or change of state)
房间 fáng jiānroom
里 lǐinside; interior; within
太 tàitoo; very
冷 lěngcold
空调 kōng tiáoair conditioner
坏了 huài leshoot!; gosh!; oh, no!; (suffix) to the utmost
怎么 zěn mehow?; what?
也 yěalso
关 guānto close; to turn off
不 bùno; not
上 shàngup; on
她 tāshe
给 gěito give; for, to (sb)
前台 qián táifront desk; reception (or stage, in some contexts)
打电话 dǎ diàn huàto make a phone call
你好 nǐ hǎohello; hi
的 depossessive particle
有 yǒuto have; there is, there are
问题 wèn tíquestion; problem
说 shuōto speak; to say
真 zhēnreally; truly
对不起 duì bù qǐsorry
我们 wǒ menwe; us
马上 mǎ shàngright away; immediately
让 ràngto let; to allow; to cause (someone) to feel something
人 rénperson; people
过去 guò qùthe past; former; previously
看看 kàn kanto take a look at; to examine; to survey; (coll.) pretty soon
五 wǔfive
分钟 fēn zhōngminute
后 hòubehind; after
有人 yǒu rénsomeone; there is someone
敲门 qiāo ménto knock on a door
工作人员 gōng zuò rén yuánstaff member
看了 kàn lelooked at; watched; read (completed action)
看 kànto look; to watch; to see
今天 jīn tiāntoday
晚上 wǎn shangevening
没办法 méi bàn fǎthere is nothing to be done; one can't do anything about it
修 xiūto repair; to cultivate; to study; (also a surname)
您 nínyou (polite)
换 huànto exchange; to change
一个 yī gea; an; one; the whole (afternoon, summer vacation etc)
好吗 hǎo mais it okay?
新 xīnnew
在 zàito be (located); at; in
九 jiǔnine; 9
楼 lóubuilding; floor
比 bǐcompared to; than
原来 yuán láioriginally; as it turns out
还 háistill; yet
大 dàbig; large
一点 yī diǎna bit; a little; (in negative sentences) not at all; one o'clock
过了 guò leto have passed (time); after (a period has gone by)
一会儿 yī huìra while
送 sòngto give (as a gift); to send; to deliver; to escort or see off
来了 lái lehas come; arrived
一 yīone
盘 pánplate; dish; tray
水果 shuǐ guǒfruit
笑了 xiào lesmiled; laughed
没关系 méi guān xiit doesn't matter
谢谢 xiè xiethank you
你们 nǐ menyou (plural)