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🇨🇳 Mandarin Chinese · Advanced Level 2

PART 1 · LESSON 4 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES

The Report Comes Back

The test report comes back from America: ask whether the batch passed, hear that the residue is over the limit and the whole batch has been sent back, ask how that can be, and say there must be a reason.

Audio instruction: English

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THE STORY

The company office in Longjing village on a grey afternoon, Lan with her laptop open, Owen at the door, and Master Chen coming in from the hill.

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欧文， 报告 来 了。ōuwén, bàogào lái leOwen, the report's here.
怎么样？ 合格 吗？zěnmeyàng? hégé maHow is it? Did it pass?
别 急， 慢慢 说。bié jí, mànmàn shuōDon't rush. Say it slowly.
超标 了。chāobiāo leover the limit, word for word exceeded the standard
不 合格。 农药 残留 超标 了。bù hégé. nóngyào cánliú chāobiāo leIt failed. The pesticide residue is over the limit.
怎么 会 呢？zěnme huì nehow can that be, word for word how would it
怎么 会 呢？ 我们 不 打 药 啊！zěnme huì ne? wǒmen bù dǎ yào aHow can that be? We don't spray!
我 给 西雅图 打 电话。wǒ gěi xīyǎtú dǎ diànhuàI'll call Seattle.
哪 一 批？nǎ yì pīWhich batch?
被 退 回来 了。bèi tuì huílái legot sent back, with the passive word for bad news

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