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ID: 1507 Intermediate
Construction is everywhere in China's major cities. You can't avoid it, so you better learn how to talk about it. In this Chinese lesson, learn not only how to say that a road is under construction, but also learn to describe some of the major machinery on the construction site.
Mon Sep 27 2010 | John, Jenny
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SIMPLIFIED PINYIN ENGLISH  
吵 chǎo noisy
修路 xiūlù to repair a road
修 xiū to repair
施工 shīgōng to do construction
吵死了，又在修路！
chǎo sǐ le ，yòu zài xiūlù ！
That noise is killing me! They're repairing the road again?
这条路不是刚刚修过吗？怎么又要修？
zhè tiáo lù bùshì gānggāng xiū guò ma ？zěnme yòu yào xiū ？
Wasn't this road just recently repaired? Why does it have to be repaired again?
谁知道呢！一大早就开始施工。周末想睡个懒觉都不行。
shéi zhīdào ne ！yīdàzǎo jiù kāishǐ shīgōng 。zhōumò xiǎng shuì ge lǎnjiào dōu bùxíng 。
Who knows? They start working so early in the morning. I can't even sleep in on the weekends.
是啊！那个大机器是起重机吗？
shì a ！nà ge dà jīqì shì qǐzhòngjī ma ？
Exactly! That big machine is a crane, right?
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