EP102 靠谱 Reliable

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Dialogue:

A:我已经等了两个小时了。

wǒ yǐ jīng děng le liǎng gè xiǎo shí le。

I’ve been waiting you for two hours.

B:对不起,闹钟坏了,我睡过头了!

duì bú qǐ,nào zhōng huài le,wǒ shuì guò tóu le!

Sorry, my alarm clock didn’t work, then I slept over.

A:你太不靠谱了!

nǐ tài bú kào pǔ le!

You are totally unreliable!

Words & Expressions:

【已经】yǐ jīng:already 

【等】děng:wait

【小时】xiǎo shí: hour

【闹钟】nào zhōng: alarm clock

【睡过头】shuì guò tóu:over sleep

【靠谱】bú kào pǔ:reliable

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