Intermediate - Misunderstood Taxi Destination (C2076)

A: 师傅,我去山西路。
shīfu, wǒ qù Shānxī Lù.
Driver, I'm going to Shanxi Road.
B: 好的。要不要走高架?
hǎo de. yào bu yào zǒu gāojià?
Okay. Do you want to take the elevated highway?
A: 走高架吧。地面红绿灯太多了。
zǒu gāojià ba. dìmiàn hónglǜdēng tài duō le.
Take the elevated highway. The surface road has too many traffic lights.
B: 好。那要在前面掉个头。
hǎo. nà yào zài qiánmian diào gè tóu.
Okay. Then I'll do a u-turn up ahead.
A: 行!
xíng!
Okay.
B: 去那边玩啊?
qù nàbiān wán a?
Are you going there to have some fun?
A: 嗯。
ng4.
Yeah.
B: 高架下去左边还是右边?
gāojià xiàqu zuǒbiān háishi yòubiān?
After I get off the highway, is it on the left or right?
A: 我也不知道。
wǒ yě bù zhīdào.
I don't know.
B: 陕西路是单行道,下去不能右拐,只能左拐。
Shǎnxī Lù shì dānxíngdào, xiàqu bùnéng yòuguǎi, zhǐnéng zuǒguǎi.
Shaanxi Road is a one-way street. After I get off, I can't turn right. I can only turn left.
A: 那就左拐吧。
nà jiù zuǒguǎi ba.
Then just turn left.
B: 如果不在左边,下去要绕个大圈子。
rúguǒ bù zài zuǒbiān, xiàqu yào rào gè dà quānzi.
If it's not to the left, after we get off we'll have to go in a big circle.
A: 那我就在山西路和南京路路口下车吧。
nà wǒ jiù zài Shānxī Lù hé Nánjīng Lù lùkǒu xiàchē ba.
Then I'll just get off at the corner of Shanxi Road and Nanjing Road.
B: 行!刷卡还是现金?
xíng! shuākǎ háishi xiànjīn?
Okay. Cash or card?
A: 现金。我要发票。
xiànjīn. wǒ yào fāpiào.
Cash. I need a receipt.
B: 稍等。检查一下,别忘了东西。
shāoděng. jiǎnchá yīxià, bié wàng le dōngxi.
Just a moment. Check to make sure you don't forget anything.
A: 好,谢谢!
hǎo, xièxie!
Okay, thanks!
A: 天啊!这是哪里啊?怎么是陕西路?
tiān a! zhè shì nǎli a? zěnme shì Shǎnxī Lù?
What?! What is this place? Shaanxi Road?

Key Vocabulary

山西路 Shānxī Lù Shanxi Road
高架 gāojià elevated highway
地面 dìmiàn on the ground
红绿灯 hónglǜdēng traffic light
掉头 diào tóu to make a u-turn
陕西路 Shǎnxī Lù Shaanxi Road
单行道 dānxíngdào one-way road
右拐 yòuguǎi to turn right
左拐 zuǒguǎi to turn left
rào to go around
圈子 quānzi circle
南京路 Nánjīng Lù Nanjing Road
路口 lùkǒu intersection
刷卡 shuākǎ to swipe a card
发票 fāpiào receipt
检查 jiǎnchá to check
下去 xiàqu to go down, get off

Supplementary Vocabulary

声调 shēngdiào tone
听错 tīngcuò to hear incorrectly
误会 wùhuì to misunderstand

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