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Why Electronic Locks Are Inferior Posted by on Mar 13, 2010 in Uncategorized

As you may have guessed from the title, recent experiences have shaped my opinion about electronic locks.  To date, technicians have come to “fix” the lock 5 times.   It was said by the second technician that the first one 不懂 (doesn’t understand) the lock’s workings -how he’s working as a repairman I’ll never know.  It was said about the second one that he 技术更好(had better skill). I was wondering if they were going to deliberately 卖错 (sell the wrong)  service, only to sell another one at a later time to collect more money.  The 门禁卡 (keycard) was supposed to be very 安全 (safe).  I’d say so, because 我都进不去 (I can’t even get in)!  A thief’s entry would be 不大可能 (highly unlikely).  At any rate, I don’t have time to 闲着 (lounge around) at home all day waiting for repairs, much less 5 times in a row- that is the running tally.  It was getting to the point where I was going to ask the repairpeople to 赔我 (compensate me.   The most I can do for now is get a different locksmith to change the 门锁 (lock) and handle the keycard reader later.

不懂 bu4dong3 – not understand, to not understand
技术 更 好 ji4shu4geng4hao3 – [his] skill is better. lit. skill more good
卖错 mai4cuo4 – to sell [the incorrect thing]
门禁卡 men2jin4ka3 – keycard for a door, lit. door block card
安全 an1quan2 – safe/safety
__都 __dou1 – in the sentence used, it means “I can’t even get in” or “even I can’t get in”
进不去 jin4bu2(4)qu4 – be unable to enter (lit. enter not go)
不大可能 bu2(4)da4ke3neng2 – not very likely
闲着 xian2zhe1 – rest/lounge around
赔 pei2 – compensate
门锁 men2suo3 – lock

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