Intermediate - Children's Train Ticket (C2053)

A: 你好,去哪里?
nǐhǎo, qù nǎli?
Hello, where are you going?
B: 我要两张十八号去南京的高铁票,一张成人的,一张儿童的。
wǒ yào liǎng zhāng shí bā hào qù Nánjīng de gāotiě piào, yī zhāng chéngrén de, yī zhāng értóng de.
I want two high speed rail tickets to Nanjing on the 18th - one adult ticket, one children's ticket.
A: 孩子多大了?
háizi duō dà le?
How old is the child?
B: 四岁半。
sì suì bàn.
Four and a half.
A: 超过一米二了吗?
chāoguò yī mǐ èr le ma?
Over 1.2 meters tall?
B: 没有。
méiyǒu.
No.
A: 没有超过一米二的儿童,不用买票。大人买一张就行了。
méiyǒu chāoguò yī mǐ èr de értóng, bùyòng mǎi piào. dàren mǎi yī zhāng jiù xíng le.
If the child isn't more than 1.2 meters tall, then he doesn't need a ticket. An adult buying one ticket is fine.
B: 那孩子有座位吗?
nà háizi yǒu zuòwèi ma?
Then does the child have a seat?
A: 没有,坐在大人腿上就行了。
méiyǒu, zuò zài dàren tuǐ shàng jiù xíng le.
No, the child can just sit on the adult's lap.
B: 不行,那样大人和孩子都会很累。如果买儿童票的话,是不是就有座位?
bùxíng, nàyàng dàren hé háizi dōu huì hěn lèi. rúguǒ mǎi értóng piào dehuà, shì bu shì jiù yǒu zuòwèi?
That's no good. That way both the adult and the child will be tired. If I buy a children's ticket, does he have a seat?
A: 有的。
yǒu de.
Yes.
B: 那我要给我的孩子买一张儿童票。
nà wǒ yào gěi wǒ de háizi mǎi yī zhāng értóng piào.
Then I want to buy a children's ticket for my kid.
A: 行!你要几点的?
xíng! nǐ yào jǐ diǎn de?
Okay! What time do you want to go?
B: 最早的是几点的?
zuì zǎo de shì jǐ diǎn de?
What time is the earliest train?
A: 早上八点。
zǎoshang bā diǎn.
8:00am.
B: 这趟车是直达南京的吗?
zhè tàng chē shì zhídá Nánjīng de ma?
Does the train go non-stop to Nanjing?
A: 是直达的。要吗?
shì zhídá de. yào ma?
It's non-stop. Do you want it?
B: 要。多少钱?
yào. duōshǎo qián?
Yes. How much?
A: 成人票一百四一张,儿童票半价,七十块钱一张。一共是两百一。
chéngrén piào yībǎi sì yī zhāng, értóng piào bànjià, qīshí kuàiqián yī zhāng. yīgòng shì liǎngbǎi yī.
An adult ticket is 140 kuai per ticket. A children's ticket is half price, 70 kuai per ticket. Altogether that's 210.
B: 好的。给!
hǎo de. gěi!
Okay! Here's the money!

Key Vocabulary

zhāng measure word for flat objects such as tickets
高铁 gāotiě high speed rail
成人 chéngrén adult
儿童 értóng child
超过 chāoguò to exceed
meter
大人 dàren grown-up
就行了 jiù xíng le to be fine, to be enough
座位 zuòwèi seat
tuǐ legs, lap
如果 rúguǒ if
的话 dehuà if
儿童票 értóng piào children's ticket
tàng measure word for trips and bus or train lines
直达 zhídá non-stop, direct
半价 bànjià half price
一共 yīgòng altogether

Supplementary Vocabulary

高速 gāosù high speed
铁路 tiělù rail
省略 shěnglǜe abbreviation
强调 qiángdiào emphasis
肯定 kěndìng definitely, certainly
语气 yǔqì tone of voice
直接 zhíjiē directly
到达 dàodá to arrive
听众 tīngzhòng audience
习惯 xíguàn to be used to

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