day 4call the police!

call the police!

Spot a scam call, say what to do “just in case”, and talk about rules, fines and the police.

today’s words

• 报警 bàojǐng · to call the police
• 派出所 pàichūsuǒ · local police station
• 罚 fá · to punish; to fine
• 罚款 fákuǎn · a fine; to fine
• 法院 fǎyuàn · court (of law)
• 违法 wéifǎ · to break the law; illegal
• 违反 wéifǎn · to break, go against (rules)
• 骗 piàn · to cheat, trick, lie to
• 证据 zhèngjù · evidence, proof
• 救 jiù · to save, rescue
• 意外 yìwài · accident; unexpected
• 在场 zàichǎng · to be present (at the scene)
• 赔 péi · to pay for (damage), compensate
• 保安 bǎo'ān · security guard; to keep safe
• 保险 bǎoxiǎn · insurance; safe
• 平安 píng'ān · safe and sound
• 安 ān · safe, calm; to install, fit
• 万一 wànyī · just in case; if by any chance
• 避免 bìmiǎn · to avoid
• 采取 cǎiqǔ · to take (steps, action), adopt
• 难以 nányǐ · hard to, difficult to
• 控制 kòngzhì · to control
• 遵守 zūnshǒu · to obey, keep to (rules)
• 合法 héfǎ · legal, lawful
• 阻止 zǔzhǐ · to stop, prevent

sentences

• 万一有人骗你，就马上报警。 · If anyone ever tries to scam you, call the police straight away.
• 他开车太快，被罚了两百块。 · He was driving too fast and got a 200-yuan fine.
• 保安刚好在场，马上救了那个孩子。 · A security guard happened to be there and saved the child at once.
• 为了避免意外，请遵守本楼的规定。 · To avoid accidents, please follow the rules of this building.
• 他太生气了，难以控制自己。 · He was so angry he could hardly control himself.