R: Welcome to the show. You’re here to fix things with Raymond and..
Y: Wo shi Yajie. That’s right. we’re fixing things that need and want to be fixed, and anything else gets broken.
R: However today we’re going to talk about other things that break. Let’s hear from the key words of the day.

Key words of the day
I need to take my car to the shop. 我得把车送去修一下。Fix my motorcycle修一下摩托车。The breaks need fixing. 刹车需要修一下。All in today’s Chinese Studio

Y: Hello Raymond what are you doing here?
R: Ya after too many taxi rides, I decided to get a car.
Y: cool, but then why are you walking to work. You know your work is about 20 kms from here.
R: Well my car is broken and hey it takes gas, pollutes the environment ect ect... Wait is it really 20 kms?
Y: Yep, I better tell you how to say, “I need to take my car to the shop.” wo2 dei2 ba3 che1 song4 qu4 xiu1 yi2 xia4.
R: wo2 dei2  ba3 che1 song4 qu4 xiu1 yi2 xia4.
Y: wo2 dei3 is I need to do sth,
R:  wo2 dei3, 
Y: ba3 is often put before the object,
R: ba3,
Y: che1 is car,
R: che1,
Y: song4 qu4 is send the car to the shop, 
R: song4 qu4, 
Y: xiu1 yi2 xia4 is to fix sth or get sth fixed,  
R: xiu1 yi2 xia4, 
Y:  Wo2 dei2 ba3 che1 song4 qu4 xiu1 yi2 xia4.
R: Wo2 dei2 ba3 che1 song4 qu4 xiu1 yi2 xia4. I need to take my car to the shop.

Conversation 1
A: 我明天去不了了。
B: 为什么？
A:  车坏了。我得把车送去修一下。

R: Great ride. Sweet now I can go home and fix more stuff. Hey Yajie, why are you still walking?
Y: Well my mode of transportation is broken.
R: You mean your cool motorcycle. Why don’t you just go get it fixed.
Y: Naw, its ok, I’ll just buy a new one.
R: Hmm. I looked at it, ya I think you could just fix it and it would work.
Y: Ok this is how you say “Fix the motorcycle” in Chinese. 修一下摩托车。
R: xiu1 yi2 xia4 mo2 tuo1 che1, 
Y:   xiu1 yi2 xia4 is to fix sth,
R:   xiu1 yi2 xia4
Y:  motorcycle in Chinese is mo2 tuo1 che1, 
R:  mo2 tuo1 che1, 
Y:  xiu1 yi2 xia4 mo2 tuo1 che1, 
R:  xiu1 yi2 xia4 mo2 tuo1 che1,  Fix the motorcycle.

Conversation 2
A: 修一下摩托车，大概要多少钱？
B: 应该比修汽车要便宜。

Y: Hey what’s that squeaking noise?
R: I think its just the car.
Y: I think its more than the car.
R: Guess it could be the breaks. That’s ok, once it starts squeaking that means the car starts liking you.  Its like a form of communication from Car to Man.
Y: Oh, ok well I guess you’re the mouse expert. Just in case, this is how you say “The breaks need fixing.” in Chinese. sha1 che1 xu1 yao4 xiu1 yi2 xia4. 
R: sha1 che1 xu1 yao4 xiu1 yi2 xia4.
Y: sha1 che1 is the breaks,
R: sha1 che1,
Y: xu1 yao4 means need,
R: xu1 yao4, 
Y:  xiu1 yi2 xia4, fix,
R: xiu1 yi2 xia4,
Y: sha1 che1 xu1 yao4 xiu1 yi2 xia4.
R: sha1 che1 xu1 yao4 xiu1 yi2 xia4.  The breaks need fixing.

Conversation 3
A: 刹车好像有点问题。
B: 没错，刹车需要修一下。

Y: Well more things to fix and don’t forget, there is still one question for you today…
R: That’s right, the quiz of the day: how do you say: the breaks need fixing in Chinese?
Y: send us your answers to Chinese@crifm.com and you could win our handy idiom book.
Y: That’s right, good luck and good luck!