Intermediate - Navigation System (C2527)

A: 老婆,你大半年没开车,快成本本族了。
lǎopó, nǐ dàbànnián méi kāichē, kuài chéng běnběnzú le.
Honey, for most of the year you haven't driven. You soon won't be able to drive.
B: 外面车那么多,而且我又是个路盲,一个人不敢上路啊。
wàimian chē nàme duō, érqiě wǒ yòu shì gè lùmáng, yī gè rén bù gǎn shànglù ā.
There are too many cars out there, and on top of that I am not familiar with the roads, so I don't dare go out on the roads by myself.
A: 不是有导航吗?
bùshì yǒu dǎoháng ma?
Don't we have a navigational system?
B: 还是不会用,有空你教教我吧。
háishì bùhuì yòng, yǒukòng nǐ jiāo jiāo wǒ ba.
I can't use it yet. When you have some free time, you can teach me.
A: 要不现在就出去转一圈?
yàobu xiànzài jiù chūqù zhuànyīquān?
How about we go out now and drive around?
B: 好。
hǎo.
Ok.
A: 你看,先按地图键。假设我们去超市,那你就把它设为目的地,“起始地”是家,我已经设置好了。然后按这个自动导航按钮。
nǐ kàn, xiān àn dìtú jiàn. jiǎshè wǒmen qù chāoshì, nà nǐ jiù bǎ tā shè wéi mùdìdì," qǐshǐdì” shì jiā, wǒ yǐjīng shèzhì hǎo le. ránhòu àn zhège zìdòng dǎoháng ànniǔ.
You see, first press the map key. If we are going to the market, then you set it as the destination. I already set the "starting place" as home. Then press the button to automatically navigate.
B: 哦…那现在就开始导航了?
ò… nà xiànzài jiù kāishǐ dǎoháng le?
Oh...then it starts to navigate right away?
A: 对啊!仔细听好语音提示。
duì a! zǐxì tīng hǎo yǔyīn tíshì.
Yes! Carefully listen to the vocal prompts.
C: 请直行,前方路口左转弯。
qǐng zhíxíng, qiánfāng lùkǒu zuǒ zhuǎnwān.
Please go straight ahead. At the intersection ahead turn left.
A: 哎!你干嘛?这个是直行道,不是叫你左转弯吗?
āi! nǐ gànmá? zhège shì zhíxíngdào, bùshì jiào nǐ zuǒ zhuǎnwān ma?
Hey! What are you doing? This is a through lane. Didn't it tell you to turn left?
B: 啊?现在变道来得及吗?
á? xiànzài biàndào láidejí ma?
Oh? Do I have time to change lanes?
A: 实线不能变道,怎么考出驾照的啊。
shíxiàn bùnéng biàndào, zěnme kǎo chū jiàzhào de ā.
You can't change lanes on a solid line. How did you get your driver's license?
B: 很久没开了呀,反应比较慢。
hěnjiǔ méi kāi le ya, fǎnyìng bǐjiào màn.
I haven't driven in a long time, so my reaction time is somewhat slow.
A: 好险!不知道有没有被摄像头拍到?女司机果然都是马路杀手。
hǎo xiǎn! bù zhīdào yǒu méiyǒu bèi shèxiàngtóu pāidào? nǚ sījī guǒrán dōu shì mǎlùshāshǒu.
That was so dangerous! I don't know if there was a camera that took a picture. Women drivers really are road killers.

Key Vocabulary

大半年 dàbànnián for most of the year
本本族 běnběnzú someone who has a driver's license but hasn't driven in awhile
路盲 lùmáng lit. road blind, meaning not familiar with the roads
gǎn to dare
上路 shànglù to go on the road
导航 dǎoháng to navigate
要不 yàobu how about
转一圈 zhuànyīquān to go around
jiàn key, button
shè to set
目的地 mùdìdì destination
起始地 qǐshǐdì starting place
设置 shèzhì to set up
仔细 zǐxì carefully
语音 yǔyīn voice
提示 tíshì prompt
路口 lùkǒu intersection
直行道 zhíxíngdào through lane
变道 biàndào to change lanes
实线 shíxiàn solid line
驾照 jiàzhào drivers license
反应 fǎnyìng reaction
xiǎn danger
果然 guǒrán sure enough
马路杀手 mǎlùshāshǒu road killer

Supplementary Vocabulary

性别 xìngbié gender
歧视 qíshì discrimination
认真 rènzhēn seriously
语音系统 yǔyīnxìtǒng voice system
搜索 sōusuǒ to search
危险 wēixiǎn dangerous
女司机 nǚsījī woman driver

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