Intermediate - So Many Airport Fees (C2056)

A: 我查了一下,特价机票真便宜,才199块。
wǒ chá le yīxià, tèjià jīpiào zhēn piányi, cái yībǎi jiǔshí jiǔ kuài.
I checked it out; discount airplane tickets are really cheap. Only 199 kuai!
B: 你说的是不含税的价格吧?
nǐ shuō de shì bù hán shuì de jiàgé ba?
You mean not including tax, right?
A: 嗯。还要付机场建设费,燃油附加税,还要买保险。
ng4. hái yào fù jīchǎng jiànshè fèi, rányóu fùjiā shuì, hái yào mǎi bǎoxiǎn.
Yeah. You also need to pay airport construction fees, fuel surcharges, and you need to buy insurance.
B: 加上这些费用,就不便宜了。
jiāshàng zhèxiē fèiyòng, jiù bù piányi le.
After adding these fees, it's not cheap.
A: 我不明白,为什么付了机票钱,还要付机建费和燃油税?
wǒ bù míngbai, wèishénme fù le jīpiào qián, hái yào fù jījiàn fèi hé rányóu shuì?
I don't understand. If you've paid for a plane ticket, why would you also have to pay airport construction fees and fuel tax?
B: 我也不明白。什么都要钱。乱收费。
wǒ yě bù míngbai. shénme dōu yào qián. luàn shōufèi.
I don't understand either. Everything costs money. They charge for everything they can.
A: 那我们坐飞机还是坐火车?
nà wǒmen zuò fēijī háishi zuò huǒchē?
Then are we going take the plane or take the train?
B: 火车票多少钱?
huǒchēpiào duōshǎo qián?
How much do train tickets cost?
A: 动车280。
dòngchē liǎngbǎi bā.
280 for the express train.
B: 几个小时?
jǐ ge xiǎoshí?
How many hours?
A: 5个小时。
wǔ ge xiǎoshí.
Five hours.
B: 那还是坐飞机吧。
nà háishì zuò fēijī ba.
Then let's take the plane.
A: 好。完了,199块的机票没有了,现在只有299的了!
hǎo. wán le, yībǎi jiǔshí jiǔ kuài de jīpiào méiyǒu le, xiànzài zhǐ yǒu èrbǎi jiǔshí jiǔ de le!
Okay. Oh, no! There aren't any more 199 kuai tickets. Now they only have ones for 299!

Key Vocabulary

chá to look for, search
特价 tèjià special price
cái only
hán to contain
含税 hánshuì to include tax
to pay
机场建设费 jīchǎng jiànshè fèi airport construction fee
燃油附加税 rányóu fùjiā shuì fuel surcharge
保险 bǎoxiǎn insurance
加上 jiāshàng in addition
费用 fèiyòng cost
机建费 jījiàn fèi airport construction fee
燃油税 rányóu shuì fuel tax
luàn chaotically, indiscriminately
收费 shōufèi to charge
动车 dòngchē express train
还是 háishì still
完了 wán le to be finished, to be all gone
没有了 méiyǒu le to not have
建设 jiànshè to construct
燃油 rányóu fuel
附加 fùjiā to add in addition
fèi fee
shuì tax

Supplementary Vocabulary

包含 bāohán to include
建设银行 Jiànshè yínháng Construction Bank
比较 bǐjiào comparatively
假设 jiǎshè to suppose
随便 suíbiàn however you want, as one wishes

Online Review and Discussion .   ©2012 Praxis Language Ltd.