Intermediate - Business Trip in Kunming (C2231)

A: 琴琴,忙什么呢?
Qínqin, máng shénme ne?
Qinqin, what are you up to?
B: 我在出差。
wǒ zài chūchāi.
I'm on a business trip.
A: 又出差啦!真羡慕你!这次去哪儿了?
yòu chūchāi la! zhēn xiànmù nǐ! zhècì qù nǎr le?
Another business trip! I really envy you! Where are you going this time?
B: 昆明。
Kūnmíng.
Kunming.
A: 昆明好地方啊,有时间玩吗?
Kūnmíng hǎo dìfang a, yǒu shíjiān wán ma?
Kunming's a great place. Will you have time to travel around?
B: 出差一周,前面三天谈事情,后面几天自己安排。
chūchāi yī zhōu, qiánmian sān tiān tán shìqing, hòumian jǐ tiān zìjǐ ānpái.
The trip is for a week. The first three days I'll be doing business. The last few days I can do what I want.
A: 真好!费用都能报销吗?
zhēn hǎo! fèiyòng dōu néng bàoxiāo ma?
That's great! Can you get reimbursed for all of your expenses?
B: 机票和酒店是可以报销的,门票什么的就要自己出钱了。
jīpiào hé jiǔdiàn shì kěyǐ bàoxiāo de, ménpiào shénme de jiù yào zìjǐ chūqián le.
I can get reimbursed for my plane tickets and hotel. Things like entrance fees I have to pay for myself.
A: 多好啊!又能工作又能玩儿。有出差补贴,还可以报销机票和酒店费用。我也想找这样的工作。
duō hǎo a! yòu néng gōngzuò yòu néng wánr. yǒu chūchāi bǔtiē, hái kěyǐ bàoxiāo jīpiào hé jiǔdiàn fèiyòng. wǒ yě xiǎng zhǎo zhèyàng de gōngzuò.
That's awesome! You can do some work and some traveling. You have a stipend for traveling and you get reimbursed for your plane tickets and hotel. I'd really like to find a job like yours.
B: 经常出差也很累的。虽然说可以报销,但吃住还是没有在家舒服啊。
jīngcháng chūchāi yě hěn lèi de. suīrán shuō kěyǐ bàoxiāo, dàn chī zhù háishì méiyǒu zài jiā shūfu a.
Going on business trips is really tiring though. Although I can get reimbursed, it's not as comfortable as staying at home.
A: 这倒是。
zhè dào shì.
Of course.
B: 对了,你找我什么事?
duì le, nǐ zhǎo wǒ shénme shì?
By the way, why were you looking for me?
A: 本来想约你出来看电影的,等你回来再说吧。
běnlái xiǎng yuē nǐ chūlái kàn diànyǐng de, děng nǐ huílai zài shuō ba.
Originally, I wanted to ask if you wanted to go see a movie. I guess I'll just wait until you get back.
B: 好的,下次一起吧。
hǎo de, xiàcì yīqǐ ba.
Okay. Let's do it next time!

Key Vocabulary

出差 chūchāi to go on a business trip
羡慕 xiànmù to envy
昆明 Kūnmíng Kunming
地方 dìfang place
tán to discuss
事情 shìqing matter, affair
安排 ānpái to arrange, plan
费用 fèiyòng cost, expense
报销 bàoxiāo to submit an expense account
门票 ménpiào entrance ticket
什么的 shénme de and so on
出钱 chūqián to pay money
又......又...... yòu ... yòu ... both... and...
补贴 bǔtiē to give a stipend
虽然......但是...... suīrán ... dànshì ... although... but...
这倒是 zhèdàoshì of course
本来 běnlái originally
yuē to make a date

Supplementary Vocabulary

严肃 yánsù serious
世博园 Shìbóyuán World Expo
石林 Shílín Stone Forest
景点 jǐngdiǎn scenic site
额外 éwài additional
之类的 zhīlèide this kind of thing

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