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I Dropped My Phone Down The Toilet

I Dropped My Phone Down The Toilet
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ID: 2696 Intermediate
We've all been there...dropping your precious smartphone down the lavatory or spilling water over your prized laptop.
Gwilym,Fiona Tian
I Dropped My Phone Down The Toilet
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SIMPLIFIED PINYIN ENGLISH  
接电话 jiē diànhuà to answer the phone
讨论 tǎolùn to discuss
手机 shǒujī cell phone
丢脸 diū liǎn humiliating
你昨天怎么都不接电话我要跟你讨论报告的事
nǐ 你zuótiān 昨天zěnme 怎么dōu bù 都不jiē diànhuà 接电话wǒ 我yào 要gēn 跟nǐ 你tǎolùn 讨论bàogào 报告de 的shì 事
Why didn't you pick up your phone yesterday? I wanted to discuss the report with you.
我的手机保修中明天晚上才能拿
wǒ de 我的shǒujī 手机bǎoxiū 保修zhōng 中míngtiān 明天wǎnshang 晚上cáinéng 才能ná 拿
My phone is being repaired, I won't get it back until tomorrow night...
保修怎么了
bǎoxiū 保修zěnmele 怎么了
It's being repaired? What happened?
唉说起来真丢脸上厕所的时候掉到马桶里了
ài 唉shuō qǐlai 说起来zhēn 真diū liǎn 丢脸shàng cèsuǒ 上厕所de shíhou 的时候diào 掉dào 到mǎtǒng 马桶lǐ 里le 了
Ah... It's actually a little embarrassing, it dropped into the toilet bowl when I was on the toilet.
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