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Detective Li 1: The Bath House Murder

Detective Li 1: The Bath House Murder
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ID: 1677 Upper Intermediate
In part 1 of this detective story, we follow Detective Li and his assistant Xiao You on a trip to the bath house. Follow along and learn some Chinese as Detective Li applies his powers of deduction to this murder case.
Dilu,John
Detective Li 1: The Bath House Murder
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SIMPLIFIED PINYIN ENGLISH  
警校 jǐngxiào police academy
安排 ānpái to arrange
公安局 gōng'ānjú Public Security Bureau
刑侦科 xíngzhēnkē Criminal Investigation Department
小尤刚从警校毕业就被安排到了市公安局的刑侦科跟随大名鼎鼎的李探长
Xiǎo Yóu 小尤gāng 刚cóng 从jǐngxiào 警校bìyè 毕业jiù 就bèi 被ānpái 安排dào 到le 了shì 市gōng\'ānjú 公安局de 的xíngzhēnkē 刑侦科gēnsuí 跟随dàmíngdǐngdǐng 大名鼎鼎de 的Lǐ tànzhǎng 李探长
After graduating from the police academy, Xiao You was assigned to the PSB's Criminal Investigation Department and placed under the leadership of the famous Detective Li.
这天上午小尤早早地来到了局里
zhètiān 这天shàngwǔ 上午Xiǎo Yóu 小尤zǎo zǎo 早早de 地láidào 来到le 了jú 局lǐ 里
This morning, Xiao You arrived at the station bright and early.
就在李探长给小尤介绍工作的时候一份最新的案情报告被送了进来
jiù 就zài 在Lǐ tànzhǎng 李探长gěi 给Xiǎo Yóu 小尤jièshào 介绍gōngzuò 工作de shíhou 的时候yī 一fèn 份zuìxīn 最新de 的ànqíng bàogào 案情报告bèi 被sòng 送le 了jìnlai 进来
Just as Detective Li was briefing Xiao You about her responsibilities, a report of a new case came in.
探长告诉小尤15分钟前在大发浴室发生了一起刑事案件你先到现场了解情况我马上就到
tànzhǎng 探长gàosu 告诉Xiǎo Yóu 小尤shíwǔ fēnzhōng 15分钟qián 前zài 在Dàfā 大发yùshì 浴室fāshēng 发生le 了yī 一qǐ 起xíngshì 刑事ànjiàn 案件nǐ 你xiān 先dào 到xiànchǎng 现场liǎojiě 了解qíngkuàng 情况wǒ 我mǎshàng 马上jiù 就dào 到
The detective said to Xiao You, “15 minutes ago, a crime occurred at the Dafa Bathhouse. Get over to the scene of the crime now and see what's happened. I'll be there soon."
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