Intermediate - Receiving a Package for a Friend (C2047)

A: 小皮,你在家吗?
Xiǎo Pí, nǐ zài jiā ma?
Xiao Pi, are you at home?
B: 在。怎么了?
zài. zěnmele?
Yes. What's up?
A: 我有一个快递今天会送到,我有事回不去,想麻烦你帮我收一下。
wǒ yǒu yī ge kuàidì jīntiān huì sòngdào, wǒ yǒushì huíbuqù, xiǎng máfan nǐ bāng wǒ shōu yīxià.
I have a delivery arriving today. I have something to do so I can't come back. Can I bother you to help receive it for me?
B: 好的。
hǎo de.
Okay.
A: 先看看外包装好不好,如果破了就不要签收。
xiān kàn kan wàibāozhuāng hǎo bu hǎo, rúguǒ pò le jiù bù yào qiānshōu.
First take a look and see if the packaging is okay or not. If it's broken, then don't sign for it.
B: 好,我知道了。
hǎo, wǒ zhīdao le.
Okay. I got it.
A: 如果外包装是好的,就打开看看。
rúguǒ wàibāozhuāng shì hǎo de, jiù dǎkāi kàn kan.
If the packaging is okay, then open it and have a look.
B: 我打开你的快递?这样不太好吧?
wǒ dǎkāi nǐ de kuàidì? zhèyàng bùtài hǎo ba?
You want me to open your package? That doesn't seem right.
A: 没事。我买了个台灯,你打开,装上电池,看看亮不亮。
méishì. wǒ mǎi le ge táidēng, nǐ dǎkāi, zhuāng shàng diànchí, kàn kan liàng bu liàng.
Don't worry about it. I bought a desk lamp. Open it, put in the batteries and see if the light turns on.
B: 哦。好吧。
ò. hǎoba.
Oh. Okay.
A: 我买的是蓝色的,如果颜色不对,也不要签收。
wǒ mǎi de shì lánsè de, rúguǒ yánsè bù duì, yě bù yào qiānshōu.
The one I bought is blue. If the color is wrong, then don't sign for it.
B: 哦,要不你让物业帮你收吧,我待会儿也要出去。
ò, yàobu nǐ ràng wùyè bāng nǐ shōu ba, wǒ dāihuǐr yě yào chūqù.
How about you get the building to receive it for you? I'm going to hang here a bit then go out as well.
A: 好吧,那我给物业打个电话。
hǎoba, nà wǒ gěi wùyè dǎ ge diànhuà.
Okay, then I'll give them a call.

Key Vocabulary

快递 kuàidì delivery
送到 sòngdào to arrive
回不去 huíbuqù to not be able to return
麻烦 máfan to trouble
shōu to accept
外包装 wàibāozhuāng packaging
如果 rúguǒ if
签收 qiānshōu to accept
破了 pò le to be broken
打开 dǎkāi to open
台灯 táidēng light
zhuāng to install
电池 diànchí battery
liàng to make light
颜色 yánsè color
要不 yàobu how about
ràng to let
物业 wùyè building management
待会儿 dāihuǐr for a while

Supplementary Vocabulary

包裹 bāoguǒ package
淘宝 Táobǎo Taobao (a Chinese online shopping site)
包装 bāozhuāng packaging
bāo box, bag
签名 qiānmíng to sign
肯定 kěndìng definitely, certainly
桌子 zhuōzi table
建议 jiànyì to suggest
基本上 jīběn shàng basically

Online Review and Discussion .   ©2012 Praxis Language Ltd.