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It's Time You Got a Smartphone

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ID: 2061 Intermediate
Smartphones are a way of life for many in China. On the subway in China's most developed cities, these machines are glued to the hands of countless riders. However, like everywhere else, some folks have been slower to jump on the bandwagon. In this lesson, two friends talk about one of them getting a smartphone for the first time.
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SIMPLIFIED PINYIN ENGLISH  
破 pò old, broken, worn out
死机 sǐjī to crash, freeze (computer)
都 dōu all
年代 niándài decade, era
哎这个破手机又死机了
āi 哎zhè ge 这个pò 破shǒujī 手机yòu 又sǐjī 死机le 了
Man! This crappy cell phone... it's crashed again!
小叶你太out了都什么年代了还在用这种手机
Xiǎo Yè 小叶nǐ 你tài 太out outle 了dōu 都shénme 什么niándài 年代le 了hái 还zài 在yòng 用zhè zhǒng 这种shǒujī 手机
Xiao Ye, you're way out of the loop. What decade are you living in? You're still using this kind of cell phone!
手机嘛能打电话发短信就行了不过我是想换一个了
shǒujī 手机ma 嘛néng 能dǎ diànhuà 打电话fā duǎnxìn 发短信jiù 就xíng le 行了bùguò 不过wǒ 我shì 是xiǎng 想huàn 换yī 一gè 个le 了
Cell phones... being able to make calls and send text messages is enough. But I do want to get a new one.
那我建议你买iPhone5今年最火的智能手机
nà 那wǒ 我jiànyì 建议nǐ 你mǎi 买iPhone iPhonewǔ 5jīnnián 今年zuì 最huǒ 火de 的zhìnéng shǒujī 智能手机
Then I suggest you buy an iPhone5, this year's hottest smartphone.
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