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Sorry, My Phone Died
Hero phrasemy phone diedyour phone's battery ran out and it turned off
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Hosted by Ryan & MiaToday you'll learn:
The vocabulary
Six phrases from “My Phone Died”
Each phrase comes with a plain-English meaning and real lines from the show. Tap “Hear it” to jump straight to that moment in the audio.
my phone diedHero phrase
your phone's battery ran out and it turned off
- Oh! You mean my phone died. That's our hero phrase today.
- Sorry, my phone died. I just saw your message.
I missed your callPhrase 1
you did not answer the phone in time
- 'Ryan, I missed your call. Call me!'
I'm charging it nowPhrase 2
the phone is plugged in and getting power
- I found a plug at the coffee shop. I'm charging it now, I thought.
I was off the gridPhrase 3
you had no internet or phone signal for a while
- So for one whole hour, you were off the grid.
let me call you backPhrase 4
you will phone the person again soon
- My first thought was, let me call you back.
I'm back onlinePhrase 5
your phone or internet is working again
- Now my phone is full, and I'm back online.
The full conversation
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Hi everyone! Ryan, where were you yesterday?
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嗨,大家好!Ryan,你昨天跑去哪了?
喔,真的很抱歉,我消失了一陣子。
我打了你五通電話!你都沒接。
我知道,我看到的時候超內疚的。
發生什麼事了?你還好嗎?
我很好啦!是我手機的問題。
你的手機?什麼意思?
就是下午的時候,螢幕突然變黑了。
喔!你是說 my phone died(我手機沒電了)。這就是我們今天的主打片語。
沒錯,電量直接歸零。
那感覺最糟了,不能打電話也不能傳訊息。
就在午餐後不久發生的。
所以你都沒看到我打的電話?
完全沒有,手機整個關機了。
我也傳了訊息:「Ryan,我沒接到你的電話(I missed your call),回電給我!」
我今天早上才看到那則訊息,已經太晚了。
那手機沒電之後你做了什麼?
我在咖啡店找到一個插座。我當時想:「我正在幫它充電。」
很聰明,不過充電需要一點時間。
對啊!我等了快一個小時。
所以整整一個小時,你一直說:「I was off the grid.(我跟外界失聯了。)」
對,沒有網路、沒有電話,什麼都沒有。
說真的,聽起來還挺安靜的。
哈,也許吧。但我第一個念頭是:let me call you back(我再回電給你)。
你真的打來了!聽到你的聲音我鬆了一口氣。
現在我手機充飽了,也重新上線(I'm back online)了。
Your turn
Practice with 6 real situations
1No battery
Your phone's battery ran out and it turned off. How do you explain this to a friend?
2Checking your phone
You see that a friend tried to call you but you didn't answer in time. What do you say?
3At a cafe
Your phone is plugged in and getting power right now. What do you say?
4No signal
You were somewhere with no internet or phone signal for a few hours. How do you explain?
5Busy right now
You can't talk on the phone right now but you will call again soon. What do you say?
6Phone is fixed
Your phone is charged and working again after being off. What do you say?
Today's small task
Next time your phone dies, text your friend “Sorry, my phone died” as soon as you're back online.
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