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Buying a Second Hand Car

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ID: 2951 Elementary
Buying a second-hand car can be an exciting and scary prospect. Unless you know a lot about cars, it can be a gamble about what condition the vehicle is in. It's best to do your homework and ask friends around you. That being said, you can get a lovely car much less money. Photo by carolinqua
Gwilym,Fiona Tian
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SIMPLIFIED PINYIN ENGLISH  
以为 yǐwéi to think mistakenly
本来 běnlái originally
打算 dǎsuàn to plan
二手车 èrshǒu chē second-hand car
我明天要去买车
wǒ 我míngtiān 明天yào qù 要去mǎichē 买车
I want to go and buy a car tomorrow.
这么快我以为你下个月才要买
zhème 这么kuài 快wǒ 我yǐwéi 以为nǐ 你xià ge yuè 下个月cái 才yào 要mǎi 买
So fast? I thought that you didn't want to buy until next month.
本来打算下个月买可是我昨天看到了一辆很好的二手车
běnlái 本来dǎsuàn 打算xià ge yuè 下个月mǎi 买kěshì 可是wǒ 我zuótiān 昨天kàndào 看到le 了yī 一liàng 辆hěn 很hǎo 好de 的èrshǒu 二手chē 车
I originally planned to buy next month, but yesterday I saw a really nice second-hand car.
哦我听说二手车质量都不太好
ò 哦wǒ 我tīngshuō 听说èrshǒu 二手chē 车zhìliàng 质量dōu bù 都不tài 太hǎo 好
Oh? I hear second-hand cars aren't that great.
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