电梯停了The Lift Stops

New words

• 维修wéixiū — to repair, service
• 楼梯lóutī — stairs
• 善良shànliáng — kind-hearted
• 同情tóngqíng — to feel sorry for, sympathise
• 移动yídòng — to move

The story

马爷爷：五点整。包子，我送你回三楼。Five o'clock sharp. Baozi, I'll take you back to the third floor.

金总：请按六楼。……怎么不走了？The sixth floor, please... Why has it stopped?

马爷爷：电梯停了，不能移动了。The lift's stopped. It can't move.

金总：请把猫移动一下。他在我的脚上。Please move the cat a little. He's on my foot.

马爷爷：二十三斤。他不移动，谁也不能移动他。Twenty-three jin. If he won't move, no one can move him.

金总：凭什么？On what grounds?

马爷爷：凭两百票。他是主席。On two hundred votes. He's the Chair.

A：我打电话了。维修的师傅一个小时以后才来。I've phoned. The repairman can't come for an hour.

Opening the lesson…