Sobriety Check
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IN THIS LESSON
ID: 1985
Intermediate
With the number of vehicles on the roads in China increasing, drinking and driving has become a bigger problem in recent years. Sobriety checkpoints are even becoming a common sight in big cities like Shanghai and Beijing. In this lesson, we'll see how these things develop in Chinese.
Dilu,John
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| SIMPLIFIED | PINYIN | ENGLISH | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 测 | cè | to test | |
| 赶时间 | gǎn shíjiān | to be in a hurry | |
| 酒精 | jiǔjīng | alcohol | |
| 含量 | hánliàng | content |
停车停车
tíngchē 停车tíngchē 停车
Stop the car! Stop the car!
怎么了
zěnmele 怎么了
What's wrong?
过来测一下有没有喝酒
guòlai 过来cè 测yīxià 一下yǒumeiyǒu 有没有hējiǔ 喝酒
Come over here and let us test if you've been drinking or not.
警察同志我赶时间
jǐngchá 警察tóngzhì 同志wǒ 我gǎn shíjiān 赶时间
Officer, I'm in a real hurry.
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