上网很慢

The Slow Internet

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小雨

您好,我家上网很慢。

Nín hǎo, wǒ jiā shàngwǎng hěn màn.

Hello, the internet at my home is very slow.

先生

您用手机还是电脑?

Nín yòng shǒujī háishi diànnǎo?

Are you using a phone or a computer?

小雨

两个都不快。

Liǎng gè dōu bú kuài.

Neither of them is fast.

先生

您的手机先关机。

Nín de shǒujī xiān guānjī.

First, turn off your phone.

先生

过一会儿再开机。

Guò yíhuìr zài kāijī.

Then turn it back on after a while.

小雨

好的,我试试。

Hǎo de, wǒ shì shì.

All right, I will try.

小雨

现在快多了!

Xiànzài kuài duō le!

Now it is much faster!

小雨

可是电脑还是很慢。

Kěshì diànnǎo háishi hěn màn.

But the computer is still very slow.

先生

您把电脑也关机再开机。

Nín bǎ diànnǎo yě guānjī zài kāijī.

Turn the computer off and on again too.

小雨

都好了,谢谢您的办法!

Dōu hǎo le, xièxie nín de bànfǎ!

All fixed now, thank you for the advice!

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