Intermediate - A Complicated Cab Ride (C1913)

A: 你好,去哪里?
nǐhǎo, qù nǎli?
Hi, where to?
B: 去中山公园。前面上高架吧!
qù Zhōngshān gōngyuán. qiánmiàn shàng gāojià ba!
I'm going to Zhongshan Park. Take the elevated road up ahead!
A: 好的。
hǎo de.
OK.
B: 师傅,不好意思,我想先去一下徐家汇。
shīfu, bùhǎoyìsi, wǒ xiǎng xiān qù yīxià Xújiāhuì.
Driver, sorry, I need to go to Xujiahui first.
A: 那我们在前面的出口下去。下去以后怎么走?
nà wǒmen zài qiánmian de chūkǒu xiàqu. xiàqu yǐhòu zěnme zǒu?
Then we'll get off at the exit up ahead. Where should we go after we get off?
B: 下去以后右拐吧。
xiàqu yǐhòu yòuguǎi ba.
Turn right after we get off.
B: 哎,好像不对,应该左拐。
āi, hǎoxiàng bù duì, yīnggāi zuǒguǎi.
Hm, that doesn't seem right. We should turn left.
A: 徐家汇什么地方?
Xújiāhuì shénme dìfang?
Where in Xujiahui?
B: 我也不知道具体地址,应该就是沿着这条路走。
wǒ yě bù zhīdào jùtǐ dìzhǐ, yīnggāi jiùshì yán zhe zhè tiáo lù zǒu.
I don't know the exact address. It should be somewhere along this road.
A: 那要停的时候跟我说一下。
nà yào tíng de shíhou gēn wǒ shuō yīxià.
Tell me when to stop.
B: 应该就是前面那个天桥那里。我去过一次。
yīnggāi jiùshì qiánmian nà ge tiānqiáo nàlǐ. wǒ qù guo yī cì.
It should be right at that pedestrian overpass up ahead. I've been there once before.
A: 那快到了。
nà kuài dào le.
Then we're almost there.
B: 就在前面停吧。我一会儿还要去中山公园,你可以等我吗?
jiù zài qiánmian tíng ba. wǒ yīhuǐr hái yào qù Zhōngshān gōngyuán, nǐ kěyǐ děng wǒ ma?
Just stop up ahead. I need to go to Zhongshan Park in a bit as well. Can you wait for me?
A: 可以,不过要计费。
kěyǐ, bùguò yào jìfèi.
I can, but I'll have to charge you.
B: 哦。那你先走吧。
ò. nà nǐ xiān zǒu ba.
Oh. You go ahead, then.
A: 哎,小姐,你还没付钱!
āi, xiǎojie, nǐ hái méi fùqián!
Hey, miss! You still haven't paid!

Key Vocabulary

中山公园 Zhōngshāngōngyuán Zhongshan park
上 shàng to go on
高架 gāojià elevated road
徐家汇 Xújiāhuì Xujiahui
出口 chūkǒu exit
下去 xiàqu to go down
以后 yǐhòu after
走 zǒu to go
右拐 yòuguǎi to turn right
好像 hǎoxiàng to seem as if
左拐 zuǒguǎi to turn left
具体 jùtǐ specific
地址 dìzhǐ address
沿 yán along
条 tiáo [measure word]
停 tíng to stop
的时候 de shíhou when
天桥 tiānqiáo pedestrian overpass
快 kuài almost
就 jiù just
计费 jìfèi to calculate a fee
付钱 fùqián to pay

Supplementary Vocabulary

淮海路 Huáihǎilù Huaihai road
外滩 Wàitān the Bund
乘客 chéngkè passenger
计算 jìsuàn to calculate
费用 fèiyòng fee
弯 wān bent
直 zhí straight
愿意 yuànyì to agree to
便利店 biànlìdiàn convenience store

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