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Well, I thought I had done it all, until of course I had to \u7f34\u8d39<\/strong> (pay the bills) for my internet connection at a local \u8425\u4e1a\u5385<\/strong> (service hall\/center).\u00a0 They could take cash to \u529e\u7406<\/strong> (conduct, carry out) the payment \u4e1a\u52a1<\/strong> (service), but when I returned home I found that my connection still had \u6545\u969c<\/strong> (difficulties).\u00a0 It wasn’t until I called tech support, \u62e8<\/strong> (pressed) this and that number to \u8f6c\u673a<\/strong> (transfer) until I found someone who could \u8bca\u65ad<\/strong> (diagnose) the problem effectively.\u00a0 Even after \u91cd\u542f<\/strong> (restarting) and several cycles of \u62d4\u6389<\/strong> (pulling out) the cable nothing worked.\u00a0 Later it turned out to be a connection issue on my computer, not \u6740\u6bd2\u8f6f\u4ef6<\/strong> (anti-virus) as suggested by the technician.\u00a0 Knowing how tech support works back in the US helped me make sense of the call, knowing “is there anything else we can help you with today?” and “your call may be monitored for quality purposes” invoked a bizarre nostalgia.<\/p>\n \u7f34\u8d39 jiao1fei4 – pay bills Hello Readers! Well, I thought I had done it all, until of course I had to \u7f34\u8d39 (pay the bills) for my internet connection at a local \u8425\u4e1a\u5385 (service hall\/center).\u00a0 They could take cash to \u529e\u7406 (conduct, carry out) the payment \u4e1a\u52a1 (service), but when I returned home I found that my connection still had…<\/p>\n
\n\u8425\u4e1a\u5385 ying2ye4ting1 – service hall
\n\u529e\u7406 ban4li3 – conduct, carry out, handle (depends on usage)
\n\u4e1a\u52a1 ye4wu4 – service
\n\u6545\u969c gu4zhang4 – difficulty
\n\u62e8 bo1 – dial (of a number)
\n\u8f6c\u673a – zhuan3ji1 – transfer (of phones)
\n\u8bca\u65ad zhen3duan4 – diagnose
\n\u62d4\u6389 ba1diao4 – pull out
\n\u6740\u6bd2\u8f6f\u4ef6 sha1du2ruan3jian4 – anti-virus software<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"