Intermediate - Cracking QR Codes (C2410)

A: 小姐,请问几位?
xiǎojiě, qǐngwèn jǐ wèi?
Miss, how many of you are there?
B: 两个。
liǎng gè.
Two.
A: 好的,这是你们的号码。请等一下。
hǎode, zhè shì nǐmende hàomǎ. qǐng děng yīxià.
Okay, this is your number. Please wait a moment.
B: 要等多久?
yào děng duōjiǔ?
How long do we have to wait?
A: 这个不确定。您可以在这里下个软件,然后去逛一下。它会告诉您排队的情况。
zhè gè bù quèdìng. nín kěyǐ zài zhèlǐ xià gè ruǎnjiàn, ránhòu qù guàng yīxià. tā huì gàosu nín páiduì de qíngkuàng.
It's not certain. You can download this software, and then go walk around. It will tell you the status of the line.
B: 喔。咦,这是什么呀?黑乎乎的。
ō. yí, zhè shì shénme ya? hēihūhū de.
Oh! Hey, what is this? The black thing.
C: 二维码呀,你也太落伍了。用手机扫一下,就会自动跳转到下载页面。
èrwéimǎ ya, nǐ yě tài luòwǔ le. yòng shǒujī sǎo yīxià, jiù huì zìdòng tiào zhuǎn dào xiàzǎi yèmiàn.
That's a QR code. You're so out of the loop. Use your cell phone to scan it, then it will automatically redirect you to the download page.
B: 啊,那么先进啊。
ā, nàme xiānjìn ā.
Oh, how advanced!
C: 二维码用得很多啊。上个礼拜我去了一场演唱会,都不用门票,只要二维码就行。
èrwéimǎ yòng de hěn duō ā. shànggèlǐbài wǒ qù le yī chǎng yǎnchànghuì, dōu bù yòng ménpiào, zhǐ yào èrwéimǎ jiù xíng.
QR codes are used a lot! Last week I went to a concert and I didn't use a ticket. All I needed was a QR code.
B: 我看很多商店都有这个。是不是扫一扫就能知道商品信息?
wǒ kàn hěn duō shāngdiàn dōu yǒu zhè gè. shì bùshì sǎoyīsǎo jiù néng zhīdào shāngpǐn xìnxī?
I've seen that a lot of stores all have these. So then if you scan them will you get information on their products?
C: 对啊。很多商家都用二维码做广告。
duìa. hěn duō shāngjiā dōu yòng èrwéimǎ zuò guǎnggào.
Yes. Many businesses use QR codes for advertising.
B: 那真方便。唉,你看那里就有一个二维码,我去扫一扫,看看是什么。
nà zhēn fāngbiàn. ài, nǐ kàn nàlǐ jiù yǒu yī gè èrwéimǎ, wǒ qù sǎoyīsǎo, kànkan shì shénme.
That's really convenient. Hey, there's a QR code over there. I'll go scan it and see what it is.
C: 你也别乱扫啊。有些二维码可能有病毒。
nǐ yě bié luàn sǎo ā. yǒuxiē èrwéimǎ kěnéng yǒu bìngdú.
Don't scan willy-nilly. Some QR codes could have viruses.

Key Vocabulary

软件 ruǎnjiàn software
guàng to stroll
排队 páiduì line, queue
二维码 èrwéimǎ QR code
落伍 luòwǔ old-fashioned, outdated
黑乎乎 hēihūhū black
自动 zìdòng automatically
下载 xiàzǎi to download
页面 yèmiàn web page
先进 xiānjìn advanced
演唱会 yǎnchànghuì concert
zhǐ only
广告 guǎnggào advertising
luàn idly, messily
病毒 bìngdú virus

Supplementary Vocabulary

逛街 guàngjiē to shop
固定说法 gùdìngshuōfǎ fixed expression
红彤彤 hóngtōngtōng red
白茫茫 báimángmáng white
扫描 sǎomiáo to scan
随便 suíbiàn as one wishes
shū to input

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