Intermediate - Car Recommendations (C2438)

A: 小陈,打算买车啦?
XiǎoChén, dǎsuàn mǎi chē la?
Xiao Chen, you're planning to buy a car?
B: 是呀,小孙,我正打算问问你的意见呢。
shì ya, xiǎosūn, wǒ zhèng dǎsuàn wènwen nǐde yìjiàn ne.
Yeah! Xiao Sun, I was planning to ask you for your opinion.
A: 你的预算大概是多少啊?
nǐde yùsuàn dàgài shì duōshao ā?
What's your budget approximately?
B: 包括牌照和税费,二十多万吧。
bāokuò páizhào hé shuì fèi, èrshí duō wàn ba.
Including registration and taxes, a bit more than 200,000.
A: 打算上沪牌还是外牌呢?
dǎsuàn shàng Hù pái háishì wài pái ne?
Are you planing on getting a Shanghai plate or an outside plate?
B: 上外牌,我就打算周末的时候开开,平时上下班坐公司班车就挺方便的。
shàng wài pái, wǒ jiù dǎsuàn zhōumò deshíhou kāikai, píngshí shàngxiàbān zuò gōngsī bānchē jiù tǐng fāngbiàn de.
A Shanghai plate. I'm planning to use it on the weekend. I usually ride the company bus to and from work. It's very convenient.
A: 那你喜欢什么样的车型?
nà nǐ xǐhuan shénme yàng de chē xíng?
What kind of cars do you like?
B: 三厢的吧,空间最好大一点。
sān xiāng de ba, kōngjiān zuìhǎo dà yīdiǎn.
Sedans. They have the most space.
A: 你看看别克君威,丰田凯美瑞,大众迈腾,这些车都不错。
nǐ kànkan Biékè Jūnwēi, Fēngtián Kǎiměiruì, Dàzhòng Màiténg, zhèxiē chē dōu bùcuò.
Take a look at the Buick Regal, Toyota Camry and the Volkswagon Magotan. These cars are pretty good.

Key Vocabulary

打算 dǎsuàn to plan
zhèng just, exactly
意见 yìjiàn opinion
预算 yùsuàn budget
大概 dàgài approximately, probably
包括 bāokuò to include
牌照 páizhào license plate
shuì taxes
平时 píngshí ordinary
班车 bānchē regular bus
三厢 sānxiāng sedan
空间 kōngjiān space
最好 zuìhǎo best,had better

Supplementary Vocabulary

计划 jìhuà plan
员工 yuángōng employee
外地 wàidì other parts of the country
生产 shēngchǎn to produce
两厢 liǎngxiāng hatchback
shěng province
wǎn Anhui Province
xiāng Hunan Province

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