钱律师Lawyer Qian

New words

• 法律fǎlǜ — law
• 无法wúfǎ — unable to, cannot (formal)
• 而ér — while, whereas, but
• 冷静lěngjìng — calm; to calm down
• 女士nǚshì — Ms, lady (polite)
• 替tì — in place of, on behalf of

The story

马克：我曾经请过一位律师，她是法律专家，很有成就。她姓钱。I once hired a lawyer, a legal expert, very accomplished. Her surname is Qian.

大卫：姓钱？钱律师？这个姓太好了！Qian, as in "money"? Lawyer Money? What a surname!

钱律师：请坐。一分钟五十块。现在开始。Please sit. Fifty yuan a minute. Starting now.

大卫：等一下儿！一分钟五十块？这也太……Hang on! Fifty a minute? That's way too...

钱律师：大卫先生，请冷静。您已经花了五十块。Mr David, please calm down. You've already spent fifty yuan.

大卫：我无法冷静！I can't calm down!

钱律师：小雨女士，这是你们的合同？Ms Xiaoyu, is this your contract?

小雨：是。您叫我小雨就好。Yes. Just call me Xiaoyu.

Opening the lesson…