Intermediate - No Time for Questionnaires (C2292)

A: 小姐你好,帮我们做一个问卷调查,好吗?
xiǎojie nǐhǎo, bāng wǒmen zuò yī gè wènjuàn diàochá, hǎo ma?
Hello Miss, could you help us out by answering a questionnaire?
B: 不好意思,我没时间。
bùhǎoyìsi, wǒ méi shíjiān.
I'm sorry. I don't have time.
A: 只要一两分钟就好了,我们还为您准备了小礼物。
zhǐ yào yī liǎng fēnzhōng jiù hǎo le, wǒmen hái wèi nín zhǔnbèi le xiǎo lǐwù.
It only takes one or two minutes. We also have a small gift for you.
B: 真的没时间。
zhēnde méi shíjiān.
I really don't have time.
A: 先生你好,您平时开车吗?
xiānsheng nǐhǎo, nín píngshí kāichē ma?
Sir, hello. Do you usually drive a car?
C: 开。
kāi.
I do.
A: 太好了,可以帮我们做一个问卷调查吗?关于车的。
tài hǎo le, kěyǐ bāng wǒmen zuò yī gè wènjuàn diàochá ma? guānyú chē de.
That's great. Can you help us fill out a survey? It has to do with cars.
C: 我要去办事,快迟到了。
wǒ yào qù bànshì, kuài chídào le.
I need to go take care of something. I'm going to be late.
A: 就占用您一两分钟时间,回答几个问题。
jiù zhànyòng nín yī liǎng fēnzhōng shíjiān, huídá jǐ gè wèntí.
It will just take up one or two minutes of your time to answer a few questions.
C: 不好意思,我没兴趣。
bùhǎoyìsi, wǒ méi xìngqù.
I'm sorry. I'm not interested.
A: 这位美女,帮我们做一个问卷调查,好吗?这是一个小礼物。
zhè wèi měinǚ, bāng wǒmen zuò yī gè wènjuàn diàochá, hǎo ma? zhè shì yī gè xiǎo lǐwù.
Pretty girl, help us fill out a survey, okay? This is a small gift.
D: 你说什么?我听不懂。我是日本人。
nǐ shuō shénme? wǒ tīngbudǒng. wǒ shì Rìběn rén.
What are you saying? I don't understand. I'm Japanese.

Key Vocabulary

问卷调查 wènjuàn diàochá questionnaire
调查 diàochá to survey, investigate
wèi for the sake of
准备 zhǔnbèi to prepare
礼物 lǐwù gift, present
平时 píngshí ordinarily, usually
关于 guānyú regarding, about
办事 bànshì to handle affairs
占用 zhànyòng to occupy
回答 huídá to answer
没兴趣 méi xìngqù to not be interested

Supplementary Vocabulary

晚餐 wǎncān dinner
一般性 yībānxìng in general
fán to be annoying

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