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IN THIS LESSON
ID: 2292 Intermediate
They're stalking around malls, outside of subway stations, near the entrances to public parks just asking for a minute or two of our time. It's people handing out surveys! In this lesson, listen as someone tries to canvass people on the street to fill out a questionnaire.
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SIMPLIFIED PINYIN ENGLISH  
调查 diàochá to survey, investigate
为 wèi for the sake of
准备 zhǔnbèi to prepare
礼物 lǐwù gift, present
小姐你好帮我们做一个问卷调查好吗
xiǎojie 小姐nǐhǎo 你好bāng 帮wǒmen 我们zuò 做yī 一gè 个wènjuàn diàochá 问卷调查hǎo 好ma 吗
Hello Miss, could you help us out by answering a questionnaire?
不好意思我没时间
bùhǎoyìsi 不好意思wǒ 我méi shíjiān 没时间
I'm sorry. I don't have time.
只要一两分钟就好了我们还为您准备了小礼物
zhǐ 只yào 要yī liǎng fēnzhōng 一两分钟jiù hǎo le 就好了wǒmen 我们hái 还wèi 为nín 您zhǔnbèi 准备le 了xiǎo 小lǐwù 礼物
It only takes one or two minutes. We also have a small gift for you.
真的没时间
zhēnde 真的méi shíjiān 没时间
I really don't have time.
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