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Lesson 16

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Buying a train ticket

 

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买火车票

A:师傅,劳驾,您知道买火车票在哪儿吗?audio icon
B:你看见那个大楼没有?上面写着“售票处”。audio icon
A:我看见了,可是那儿关着门呢。audio icon
B:我知道那儿关着门呢,你得从旁门进去,正门那儿正在修理呢。audio icon
A:哦,谢谢啦。audio icon
B:欸,等一会儿,从旁门进去你还得上二楼,一楼现在关着呢。二楼的窗口现在卖国内票。audio icon
A:哦,我明白了,谢谢您啦,再见。audio icon
C:下一位!audio icon
A:买一张明天去西安的票。audio icon
C:这是预订窗口,不卖明天的票。audio icon
A:买明天的票不算预订吗?audio icon
C:预订要提前三天。audio icon
B:欸,等一会儿,从旁门进去你还得上二楼,一楼现在关着呢。二楼的窗口现在卖国内票。audio icon
C:他们售当天的票并不是说不卖第二天的。audio icon

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<> Pinyin

A: Shīfu, láojià, nín zhīdào mǎi huǒchē piào zài nǎr ma?audio icon
B: Nǐ kànjiàn nà ge dà lóu méi yǒu? Shàngmiàn xiě zhe “shòupiàochù”.audio icon
A: Wǒ kànjiàn le, kěshì nàr guān zhe mén ne.audio icon
B: Wǒ zhīdào nàr guān zhe mén ne, Nǐ děi cóng pángmén jìnqù, zhèngmén nàr zhèngzài xiūlǐ ne.audio icon
A: Ò, xièxie la.audio icon
B: Éi, děng yìhuǐr, cóng pángmén jìnqù nǐ hái děi shàng èr lóu, yī lóu xiànzài guān zhe ne. èr lóu de chuāngkǒu xiànzài mài guónèi piào.audio icon
A: Ò, wǒ míngbai le, xièxie nín la, zàijiàn.audio icon
C: Xià yí wèi!audio icon
A: Mǎi yì zhāng míngtiān qù Xī’ān de piào.audio icon
C: Zhè shì yùdìng chuāngkǒu, bú mài míngtiān de piào.audio icon
A: Mǎi míngtiān de piào bú suàn yùdìng ma?audio icon
C: Yùdìng yào tíqián sān tiān.audio icon
A: Kěshì bié de chuāngkǒu dōu xiě zhe “shòu dàngrì piào”.audio icon
C: Tāmen shòu dàngtiān de piào bìng bú shì shuō bú mài dì èr tiān de.audio icon

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<> English

A: Excuse me, do you know where I can buy a train ticket? audio icon
B: Have you seen that large building? It has "Ticket Office" written on it. audio icon
A: I've seen it, but the door there is closed. audio icon
B: I know the door there is closed. You'll have to get in through the side door. The front door is being repaired. audio icon
A: All right. Thanks. audio icon
B: Hey, wait a minute. After going in through the side door you'll have to go up to the first floor. The ground floor is closed at the moment. Inland train tickets are now being sold at the counters on the first floor. audio icon
A: Now I see. Thank you. Bye. audio icon
C: Next! audio icon
A: I'd like to buy a ticket for Xi'an tomorrow. audio icon
C: This is the advance bookings counter, and tomorrow's tickets are not sold here. audio icon
A: Does buying tomorrow’s tickets not count as advance booking? audio icon
C: Bookings should be made 3 days in advance. audio icon
A: But every other counter has a sign saying "Today's Tickets". audio icon
C: They sell today's tickets; that doesn't mean that they don't sell the next day's tickets. audio icon

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