Learn how to post comments about an accident
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| INTRODUCTION |
| Eric: Must-Know Chinese Social Media Phrases Season 1. Lesson 6 - An Unfortunate Accident. |
| Eric: Hi everyone, I'm Eric. |
| Dehua: And I'm Dehua. |
| Eric: In this lesson, you'll learn how to post and leave comments in Chinese about an accident. 静 accidentally breaks her mobile phone, posts an image of it, and leaves this comment: |
| Dehua: 我把手机摔坏了，真倒霉！ (wǒ bǎ shǒu jī shuāi huài le ， zhēn dǎo méi ！ ) |
| Eric: Meaning - "I broke my cellphone, what bad luck!" Listen to a reading of the post and the comments that follow. |
| DIALOGUE |
| (clicking sound) |
| 静: 我把手机摔坏了，真倒霉！ (wǒ bǎ shǒu jī shuāi huài le ， zhēn dǎo méi ！ ) |
| (clicking sound) |
| 若兰: 怎么回事？ (zěn me huí shì ？ ) |
| 丽: 现在的手机都很容易坏！ (xiàn zài de shǒu jī dōu hěn róng yì huài ！ ) |
| 新新: 刚好换个新的！ (gāng hǎo huàn gè xīn de ！ ) |
| 涛: 我很同情你。 ( wǒ hěn tóng qíng nǐ 。 ) |
| Eric: Listen again with the English translation. |
| (clicking sound) |
| 静: 我把手机摔坏了，真倒霉！ (wǒ bǎ shǒu jī shuāi huài le ， zhēn dǎo méi ！ ) |
| Eric: "I broke my cellphone, what bad luck!" |
| (clicking sound) |
| 若兰: 怎么回事？ (zěn me huí shì ？ ) |
| Eric: "What happened?" |
| 丽: 现在的手机都很容易坏！ (xiàn zài de shǒu jī dōu hěn róng yì huài ！ ) |
| Eric: "Cellphones are easily broken these days!" |
| 新新: 刚好换个新的！ (gāng hǎo huàn gè xīn de ！ ) |
| Eric: "It's time to get a new one!" |
| 涛: 我很同情你。 ( wǒ hěn tóng qíng nǐ 。 ) |
| Eric: "I feel sorry for you." |
| POST |
| Eric: Listen again to 静 (jìng)'s post. |
| Dehua: 我把手机摔坏了，真倒霉！ (wǒ bǎ shǒu jī shuāi huài le ， zhēn dǎo méi ！ ) |
| Eric: "I broke my cellphone, what bad luck!" |
| Dehua: (SLOW) 我把手机摔坏了，真倒霉！ (wǒ bǎ shǒu jī shuāi huài le ， zhēn dǎo méi ！ ) (Regular) 我把手机摔坏了，真倒霉！ (wǒ bǎ shǒu jī shuāi huài le ， zhēn dǎo méi ！ ) |
| Eric: Let's break this down. First is an expression meaning "I broke my cellphone." |
| Dehua: 我把手机摔坏了 (wǒ bǎ shǒu jī shuāi huài le) |
| Eric: In this sentence, we have… |
| Dehua: 把 |
| Eric: This is the function word and you can place it before the object of a verb. This construction indicates that an action is applied to the object, as in “It’s been broken” not just “It broke.” Listen again- "I broke my cellphone" is... |
| Dehua: (SLOW) 我把手机摔坏了 (wǒ bǎ shǒu jī shuāi huài le) (REGULAR) 我把手机摔坏了 (wǒ bǎ shǒu jī shuāi huài le) |
| Eric: Then comes the phrase - "what bad luck." |
| Dehua: 真倒霉 (zhēn dǎo méi) |
| Eric: Listen again- "what bad luck" is... |
| Dehua: (SLOW) 真倒霉 (zhēn dǎo méi) (REGULAR) 真倒霉 (zhēn dǎo méi) |
| Eric: All together, "I broke my cellphone, what bad luck!" |
| Dehua: 我把手机摔坏了，真倒霉！ (wǒ bǎ shǒu jī shuāi huài le ， zhēn dǎo méi ！ ) |
| COMMENTS |
| Eric: In response, 静 (jìng)'s friends leave some comments. |
| Eric: Her neighbor, 若兰 (ruò lán), uses an expression meaning - "What happened?" |
| Dehua: (SLOW) 怎么回事？ (zěn me huí shì ？ ) (REGULAR) 怎么回事？ (zěn me huí shì ？ ) |
| [Pause] |
| Dehua: 怎么回事？ (zěn me huí shì ？ ) |
| Eric: Use this expression to show you’re feeling concern. |
| Eric: Her boyfriend's high school friend, 丽 (lì), uses an expression meaning - "Cellphones are easily broken these days!" |
| Dehua: (SLOW) 现在的手机都很容易坏！ (xiàn zài de shǒu jī dōu hěn róng yì huài ！ ) (REGULAR) 现在的手机都很容易坏！ (xiàn zài de shǒu jī dōu hěn róng yì huài ！ ) |
| [Pause] |
| Dehua: 现在的手机都很容易坏！ (xiàn zài de shǒu jī dōu hěn róng yì huài ！ ) |
| Eric: Use this expression to show you’re feeling optimistic. |
| Eric: Her high school friend, 新新 (xīn xīn), uses an expression meaning - "It's time to get a new one!" |
| Dehua: (SLOW) 刚好换个新的！ (gāng hǎo huàn gè xīn de ！ ) (REGULAR) 刚好换个新的！ (gāng hǎo huàn gè xīn de ！ ) |
| [Pause] |
| Dehua: 刚好换个新的！ (gāng hǎo huàn gè xīn de ！ ) |
| Eric: Use this expression to be funny. |
| Eric: Her college friend, 涛 (tāo), uses an expression meaning - "I feel sorry for you." |
| Dehua: (SLOW) 我很同情你。 ( wǒ hěn tóng qíng nǐ 。 ) (REGULAR) 我很同情你。 ( wǒ hěn tóng qíng nǐ 。 ) |
| [Pause] |
| Dehua: 我很同情你。 ( wǒ hěn tóng qíng nǐ 。 ) |
| Eric: Use this expression to show empathy. |
Outro |
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| Eric: Okay, that's all for this lesson. If a friend posted something about an accident, which phrase would you use? Leave us a comment letting us know. And we'll see you next time! |
| Dehua: 再见。 (zài jiàn) |
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