Intermediate - Train Ticket Scalpers (C2366)

A: 要买票吗?不排队!
yào mǎi piào ma? bù páiduì!
Do you want to buy a ticket? No line!
B: 不要!
bù yào!
No!
C: 哎,我要10号去济南高铁票,你能买吗?
āi, wǒ yào shí hào qù jǐnán gāotiě piào, nǐ néng mǎi ma?
Hey, I want a high speed rail ticket to Jinan on the 10th. Can you buy me one?
A: 没问题啊!
méi wèntí ā!
No problem!
C: 现在不是实名制吗?
xiànzài bùshì shímíngzhì ma?
Isn't there a real-name registration now?
A: 我有我的办法,告诉我你的身份证号就行了。
wǒ yǒu wǒde bànfǎ, gàosu wǒ nǐ de shēnfènzhèng hào jiù xíng le.
I have my ways. Tell me your ID number and it'll be fine.
C: 什么时候能买到啊?多少钱?
shénmeshíhou néng mǎidào ā? duōshǎo qián?
When can you buy it? How much will it cost?
A: 最多一个星期。一张票你加100块吧。
zuìduō yī ge xīngqī. yī zhāng piào nǐ jiā yībǎi kuài ba.
One week at most. It's an additional 100 kuai for each ticket.
C: 这么贵啊!一定能买到票吗?
zhème guì ā! yīdìng néng mǎidào piào ma?
That's so expensive. Are you sure you can buy it?
A: 你放心!买不到票,不收你钱。
nǐ fàngxīn! mǎibudào piào, bù shōu nǐ qián.
Relax! If I can't buy it, I won't charge you.
五天后
wǔ tiān hòu
Five days later
A: 你看,我说没问题吧。给你票。
nǐ kàn, wǒ shuō méiwèntí ba. gěi nǐ piào.
Look, I said there was no problem. Here's your ticket.
C: 是真的吗?跟我去警局验一验吧。
shì zhēnde ma? gēn wǒ qù jǐngjú yànyīyàn ba.
Is this real? Come with me to the police station to verify it.
A: 放心,绝对是真的!去哪儿,警局?
fàngxīn, juéduì shì zhēnde! qù nar3, jǐngjú?
Relax, it's absolutely real! Where are we going? The police station?
C: 对呀!我是警察!
duì ya! wǒ shì jǐngchá!
Yeah! I'm a cop!

Key Vocabulary

排队 páiduì to line up
高铁 gāotiě high-speed rail
实名制 shímíngzhì real-name registration
办法 bànfǎ solution, method
身份证 shēnfènzhèng identification card
告诉 gàosu to tell
买到 mǎidào to (be able to) buy
最多 zuìduō most, at most
jiā to add
放心 fàngxīn to relax
shōu to accept
警局 jǐngjú police
验一验 yànyīyàn to examine for a moment
绝对 juéduì absolutely
警察 jǐngchá police

Supplementary Vocabulary

制度 zhìdù system
买票 mǎipiào to buy tickets
警察局 jǐngchájú police station
检验 jiǎnyàn to inspect
黄牛 huángniú scalper
春运 chūnyùn Spring Festival travel season
高速铁路 gāosùtiělù high-speed rail
加上 jiāshàng to add to
假的 jiǎde fake

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