Intermediate - A Long Bus Ride (C2541)

A: 火车票卖完了,所以我们只能乘长途汽车了。
huǒchēpiào mài wán le, suǒyǐ wǒmen zhǐnéng chéng chángtúqìchē le.
The train tickets are all sold out, so we can only take the long-distance bus.
B: 也行啊,我第一次坐。可以有不一样的感受。
yě xíng a, wǒ dì yī cì zuò. kěyǐ yǒu bù yīyàng de gǎnshòu.
That's ok too. It'll be the first time for me. I can have a different experience.
A: 走,售票窗口在那儿。
zǒu, shòupiàochuāngkǒu zài nàr.
Let's go. The ticket window is there.
B: 你好,我想买两张到广州的。
nǐhǎo, wǒ xiǎng mǎi liǎng zhāng dào guǎngzhōu de.
Hello, I would like to buy two tickets to Guang Zhou.
C: 有9点30的和下午3点的。你买哪个车次?
yǒu jiǔdiǎnsānshí de hé xiàwǔ sāndiǎn de. nǐ mǎi nǎge chēcì?
There is a 9:30 and a 3 o'clock in the afternoon. Which train number do you want to buy?
A: 9点30的现在赶得上吗?
jiǔdiǎnsānshí de xiànzài gǎndeshàng ma?
Can we now make it in time for the 9:30?
C: 只有两张了,十五分钟后发车。13号候车厅检票。
zhǐyǒu liǎng zhāng le, shí wǔ fēnzhōng hòu fāchē. shísān hào hòuchētīng jiǎnpiào.
There are only two tickets left and the departure is in fifteen minutes. Your ticket gets checked at number 13 waiting room.
A: 好,就买那班。
hǎo, jiù mǎi nà bān.
Ok, we'll buy that trip.
A: 哟,还不错,是卧铺。什么味道?
yō, hái bùcuò, shì wòpù. shénme wèidao?
Hey, it's pretty good. There is a sleeper. What's that smell?
B: 嗯,好重的脚臭味。
ng4, hǎo zhòng de jiǎochòu wèi.
Eh, it's a very strong smell of stinky feet.
A: 我们要乘15个小时呢。
wǒmen yào chéng shíwǔ gè xiǎoshí ne.
We have to ride for 15 hours.
B: 我的妈呀。
wǒ de mā ya.
Oh man.

Key Vocabulary

长途汽车 chángtúqìchē long-distance bus
感受 gǎnshòu experience,feeling
售票窗口 shòupiàochuāngkǒu ticket window
车次 chēcì bus number
赶得上 gǎndeshàng to get somewhere in time
发车 fāchē departure
候车厅 hòuchētīng waiting room (in a bus station)
检票 jiǎnpiào to check tickets
bān a trip by bus, boat, etc.
卧铺 wòpù sleeper
脚臭 jiǎochòu sticky feet

Supplementary Vocabulary

销售 xiāoshòu sales
巴士 bāshì bus
出发 chūfā to set out
等候 děnghòu to wait
检查 jiǎnchá to inspect, to check
超载 chāozǎi to overload
长途大巴 chángtúdàbā long-distance tourist bus

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