Intermediate - Renting a Car (C2188)

A: 明天要去浦东见客户。我们怎么去呢?
míngtiān yào qù Pǔdōng jiàn kèhù. wǒmen zěnme qù ne?
Tomorrow we need to go to Pudong to see a client. How are we going to go?
B: 挺远的。坐地铁去吧,省点儿钱。
tǐng yuǎn de. zuò dìtiě qù ba, shěng diǎnr qián.
It's so far. Let's take the subway and save a bit of money.
A: 那怎么行?那是个大客户!这种天气,挤地铁会出一身汗。
nà zěnme xíng? nà shì gè dà kèhù! zhè zhǒng tiānqì, jǐ dìtiě huì chū yī shēn hàn.
How can we do that? This is a big client. With this kind of weather, the subway will be so packed it will leave you covered in sweat.
B: 那打车吧。
nà dǎchē ba.
Then let's take a taxi.
A: 不行不行。打车没档次。
bù xíng bù xíng. dǎchē méi dàngcì.
That's no good. Taking a taxi isn't classy.
B: 那怎么办?这样吧,你去借一辆好车。
nà zěnme bàn? zhèyàng ba, nǐ qù jiè yī liàng hǎo chē.
Then what can we do? How about this: you can borrow a nice car.
A: 我借?我找谁借?
wǒ jiè? wǒ zhǎo shéi jiè?
Borrow? Who can I borrow from?
B: 哦,想起来了,可以租车!我在地铁上看到过广告。
ò, xiǎng qǐlái le, kěyǐ zū chē! wǒ zài dìtiě shàng kàndào guo guǎnggào.
Oh, I remember, we can rent a car! I've seen ads for it on the subway.
A: 贵吗?
guì ma?
Is it expensive?
B: 一小时几十块吧。
yī xiǎoshí jǐ shí kuài ba.
Maybe a couple tens of kuai for an hour.
A: 手续麻烦吗?
shǒuxù máfan ma?
Is it a difficult process?
B: 不麻烦。好像有身份证、驾驶证和信用卡就行。我整理一下资料,你去网上看看。
bù máfan. hǎoxiàng yǒu shēnfènzhèng、 jiàshǐzhèng hé xìnyòngkǎ jiù xíng. wǒ zhěnglǐ yīxià zīliào, nǐ qù wǎngshàng kàn kan.
No. It seems having an ID card, driver's license and credit card is enough. I'll put together the materials. You go online and check it out.
A: 搞定了!奥迪商务车!一小时六十块。明天中午去签合同取车。我们从一点到五点租四个小时够吗?
gǎodìng le! Àodí shāngwùchē! yī xiǎoshí liùshí kuài. míngtiān zhōngwǔ qù qiān hétong qǔ chē. wǒmen cóng yī diǎn dào wǔ diǎn zū sì gè xiǎoshí gòu ma?
Done! A business class Audi! One hour for 60 kuai. Tomorrow afternoon we'll go to sign the contract and get the car. If we rent for four hours from 1 to 5, is that enough?
B: 够了!这么贵,可以提前还车吗?
gòu le! zhème guì, kěyǐ tíqián huán chē ma?
That's enough! It's so expensive. Can we return the car earlier?

Key Vocabulary

浦东 Pǔdōng Pudong, a district in Shanghai
客户 kèhù client
shěng to save
to squeeze
huì will
出汗 chūhàn to sweat
一身 yī shēn an entire body, all over one's body
档次 dàngcì class, level
jiè to borrow
liàng measure word for vehicles
想起来 xiǎng qǐlái to remember
to rent
广告 guǎnggào advertisement
手续 shǒuxù process
好像 hǎoxiàng to seem as if
身份证 shēnfènzhèng identification card
驾驶证 jiàshǐzhèng driver's license
信用卡 xìnyòngkǎ credit card
整理 zhěnglǐ to arrange
资料 zīliào materials
搞定 gǎodìng to sort something out
奥迪 Àodí Audi
商务车 shāngwùchē business class car
qiān to sign
合同 hétong contract
to get
提前 tíqián in advance
huán to return

Supplementary Vocabulary

省钱 shěngqián to save money
公车 gōngchē bus
准备 zhǔnbèi to prepare
通知 tōngzhī to notify
创业 chuàngyè to start a business

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