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Stuck in the Elevator

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ID: 2662 Elementary
What to do when stuck in the elevator? Well number one is to not panic, and number two is to press the intercom and explain the situation to the guard. Learn how to do all of this in today's lesson.
Fiona Tian,Gwilym
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SIMPLIFIED PINYIN ENGLISH  
怎么了 zěnmele what's wrong
电梯 diàntī elevator
动 dòng to move
掉下去 diàoxiàqù to fall down
啊怎么了电梯怎么不动了
ā 啊zěnmele 怎么了diàntī 电梯zěnme 怎么bú 不dòng 动le 了
Huh! What is the matter? Why isn't the elevator moving?
电梯坏了怎么办怎么办会不会掉下去
diàntī 电梯huài 坏le 了zěnme bàn 怎么办zěnme bàn 怎么办huì 会búhuì 不会diào 掉xiàqu 下去
The elevator is broken! What now? What now? Will it fall down the shaft?
不会掉下去啦不要乱按按那个红色的按钮叫人来救我们
búhuì 不会diào 掉xiàqu 下去la 啦bú yào 不要luàn 乱àn 按àn 按nàge 那个hóngsè 红色de 的ànniǔ 按钮jiàorén 叫人lái 来jiù 救wǒmen 我们
It won't fall! Don't press keep pressing random buttons! Press the red one there, to call someone to help us.
红色的红色的按了
hóngsè 红色de 的hóngsè 红色de 的àn 按le 了
The red one, the red one, I pressed it!
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