Intermediate - Booking Tickets for a Concert (C2560)

A: 开始了吗?
kāishǐ le ma?
Has it started?
B: 还没。六点整开始。这里网速还可以吧?
hái méi. liù diǎn zhěng kāishǐ. zhèlǐ wǎngsù hái kěyǐ ba?
Not yet. It starts at six o'clock sharp. The Internet speed here is pretty good, right?
C: 你们在说什么呢?
nǐmen zài shuō shénme ne?
What are you two talking about?
B: 今天范玮琪的演唱会出票,我们俩正商量着抢票呢。
jīntiān fànwěiqí de yǎnchànghuì chūpiào, wǒmen liǎ zhèng shāngliang zhe qiǎng piào ne.
Christine Fan's concert tickets will come out today. The two of us are discussing how to vie for the tickets.
A: 对了,婷婷,你不也是她的粉丝吗?要不要一起去看?
duìle, Tíngting, nǐ bù yě shì tā de fěnsī ma? yào bùyào yīqǐ qù kàn?
Oh right, Ting Ting, aren't you also a fan of her's? Do you want to go together to watch?
C: 当然,现在订票来得及吗?
dāngrán, xiànzài dìngpiào láidejí ma?
Of course, is there enough time to get tickets?
A: 票还没出呢。
piào hái méi chū ne.
The tickets haven't come out yet.
C: 怎么订?
zěnme dìng?
How do we get tickets?
B: 上大麦网搜索范玮琪演唱会,点击在线订票就可以了。你打算订什么价位的?
shàng dàmàiwǎng sōusuǒ fànwěiqí yǎnchànghuì, diǎnjī zàixiàndìngpiào jiù kěyǐ le. nǐ dǎsuàn dìng shénme jiàwèi de?
You can search Christine Fan's Concert on Damai, and you just need to click online ticket booking. What price range are you planning to book?
C: 我们学生党只要能进场就可以了。
wǒmen xuéshēngdǎng zhǐyào néng jìnchǎng jiù kěyǐ le.
It's alright if us students can just get into the arena.
B: 最低一档只要280元,在看台边上。
zuìdī yī dàng zhǐyào liǎngbǎibāshí yuán, zài kàntái biān shàng.
The lowest level is only 280 RMB, on the side of the stands.
C: 你们呢?
nǐmen ne?
And you guys?
A: 我们打算抢1680元的,在内场前几排。
wǒmen dǎsuàn qiǎng yìqiānliùbǎibāshí yuán de, zài nèichǎng qián jǐ pái.
We plan to vie for the tickets at 1680 RMB that are in the first few rows of the infield.
C: 那到时候一定要多拍点照片哦。
nà dàoshíhou yīdìng yào duō pāi diǎn zhàopiàn o.
Then make sure you take lots of pictures.

Key Vocabulary

网速 wǎngsù internet speed
出票 chūpiào to issue a ticket
商量 shāngliang discuss
抢票 qiǎngpiào to vie or rush for tickets
粉丝 fěnsī fan
订票 dìngpiào to reserve or book a ticket
搜索 sōusuǒ to search
在线订票 zàixiàndìngpiào to reserve a ticket online
价位 jiàwèi price level or range
学生党 xuéshēngdǎng students (as a group)
只要 zhǐyào as long as
进场 jìnchǎng to enter the arena
dàng rank, level
看台 kàn tái bleachers, stands
打算 dǎsuàn to plan
内场 nèi chǎng infield
pái row

Supplementary Vocabulary

速度 sùdù velocity
歌手 gēshǒu singer
演出 yǎnchū performance
互粉 hùfěn become fans for each other
体育比赛 tǐyùbǐsài athletic contest
共产党 gòngchǎndǎng The Communist Party
黄牛 huángniú ticket resale
本地 běndì local

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