A Glass of Ice Water

About

Although he couldn't remember any details of the accident, having been knocked unconscious by the

force of the truck's initial impact, Xiao Li found himself scarred by the collision in unexpected ways.

Even months after waking up in a Shunyi hospital, the young man would find his thoughts drifting off

at the strangest of times. And his memory was not what it had been in the past, something particularly

problematic for someone in the service profession.

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Sentences

来一杯冰水。

lái yī bēi bīngshuǐ 。

Bring me a glass of ice water.

白开水吗?

báikāishuǐ ma ?

Is boiled tap water ok?

行,可以。

xíng , kěyǐ 。

Sure, that'll do.

你要凉的还是热的?

nǐ yào liáng de háishì rè de ?

Do you want it cold or hot?

冰的。

bīng de 。

Ice cold.

哦,对,不好意思。

o , duì , bùhǎoyìsi 。

Oh, right, sorry.

Vocabulary

来

lái

to bring

verb

对

duì

right

phrase

杯

bēi

cup measure word 冰水 bīngshuǐ ice water

noun

凉水

liángshuǐ

cool water

noun

热水

rèshuǐ

hot water

noun

可以

kěyǐ

alright

phrase

常温

chángwēn

room temperatureadjective 白开水 báikāishuǐ boiled water

noun