Intermediate - Duty-free Products (C1612)

A: 林伟,听说你要去美国出差。
Lín Wěi, tīngshuō nǐ yào qù Měiguó chūchāi.
Lin Wei, I heard you're going to America on business.
B: 嗯,我要去总公司培训两周。
ng4, wǒ yào qù zǒnggōngsī péixùn liǎng zhōu.
Yeah. I'm going to the head office for two weeks of training.
A: 那你能不能帮我代购一些东西?
nà nǐ néng bu néng bāng wǒ dàigòu yīxiē dōngxi?
Would you be able to buy a few things for me?
B: 你要代购什么?
nǐ yào dàigòu shénme?
What do you want me to buy?
A: 这是清单,我都写在上面了。
zhè shì qīngdān, wǒ dōu xiě zài shàngmian le.
Here's a list. I wrote everything on here.
B: 哇!这么多!我的行李会超重的。
wā! zhème duō! wǒ de xíngli huì chāozhòng de.
Whoa! That's so much! My luggage will go over the weight limit.
A: 有些化妆品可以在机场的免税店买,这样就不会超重了。
yǒuxiē huàzhuāngpǐn kěyǐ zài jīchǎng de miǎnshuì diàn mǎi, zhèyàng jiù bùhuì chāozhòng le.
You can buy some of the cosmetics at the duty-free store in the airport. This way you won't go over.
B: 哦!还有什么东西在免税店买比较划算?我也给家人带点儿礼物。
ò! hái yǒu shénme dōngxi zài miǎnshuì diàn mǎi bǐjiào huásuàn? wǒ yě gěi jiārén dài diǎnr lǐwù.
Oh! What else is worth buying in the duty-free shop? I'm also getting some gifts for my family members.
A: 买香烟吧!很多人都在机场买中华香烟。
mǎi xiāngyān ba! hěn duō rén dōu zài jīchǎng mǎi Zhōnghuá xiāngyān.
Cigarettes! A lot of people buy Chunghwa cigarettes at the airport.
B: 行!我也给老爸买一条。
xíng! wǒ yě gěi lǎobà mǎi yī tiáo.
OK! I'll buy a carton for my old man.

Key Vocabulary

听说 tīngshuō to have heard
出差 chūchāi to go on a business trip
总公司 zǒnggōngsī head office
培训 péixùn to have training
代购 dàigòu to buy on someone's behalf
清单 qīngdān list of items
都 dōu all
行李 xíngli luggage
超重 chāozhòng to go over a weight limit
化妆品 huàzhuāngpǐn cosmetics, make-up
免税 miǎnshuì duty-free, tax-free
免税店 miǎnshuì diàn duty-free shop
划算 huásuàn to be worth the price
家人 jiārén family members
香烟 xiāngyān cigarette
中华 Zhōnghuá Chunghwa
老爸 lǎobà father, 'old man'
条 tiáo [measure word for cartons of cigarettes]

Supplementary Vocabulary

代替 dàitì to substitute
购物 gòuwù shopping
价格 jiàgé price
品牌 pǐnpái brand
姓 xìng surname, family name
李 Lǐ Li (surname)
心里 xīnlǐ in one's heart, on one's mind
心理学 xīnlǐ xué psychology

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