Chinese 101: Sentences with “ba” and passive sentences 把字句与被字句；
Language Tips: Interesting rules with "把"and "被"; What should be done when you screw up
Story of The Day: To Outsmart oneself 弄巧成拙 nòng qiǎo chéng zhuō
Dialogue:
A：你怎么了？看起来不太开心。
nǐ zěn me le ？kàn qǐ lái bú tài kāi xīn 。
What’s wrong with you? It seems that you’re not happy.
B：我把事情搞砸了，然后被老板骂了。
wǒ bǎ shì qíng gǎo zá le ，rán hòu bèi lǎo bǎn mà le。
I had screwed up. Just now the boss scolded me.
Words & expressions:
【怎么了】zěn me le：what happened; what’s wrong
【看起来】kàn qǐ lái: seem; looks; appear
【开心】kāi xīn：happy
【把】bǎ:make
【事情】shì qíng：thing; things
【搞】gǎo：get; make; do;
【砸】zá: break; smash; crush; foul up
【然后】rán hòu: then; after that; afterwards
【被】bèi: by
【骂】mà: scold; abuse; curse; call names
