Upper-Intermediate - Hong Kong-Macao Travel Permit (D2203)

A: 我下周去香港玩,你们要带什么东西吗?
wǒ xiàzhōu qù Xiānggǎng wánr, nǐmen yào dài shénme dōngxi ma?
I'm traveling to Hong Kong next week. Do you all want me to bring you anything?
B: 帮我带化妆品吧。你是从上海直飞香港的吗?
bāng wǒ dài huàzhuāngpǐn ba. nǐ shì cóng Shànghǎi zhífēi Xiānggǎng de ma?
Bring me back some cosmetics. Are you flying directly from Shanghai to Hong Kong?
A: 当然是直飞,转机多麻烦啊!而且,直飞还便宜,才299。
dāngrán shì zhífēi, zhuǎnjī duō máfan a! érqiě, zhífēi hái piányi, cái èrbǎijiǔshíjiǔ.
Of course I'm flying direct. Changing planes is so troublesome! Also, the direct flight was really cheap. Only 299!
B: 哎,你们上海人就是好,我们外地人还要花高价跑去深圳通关。
āi, nǐmen Shànghǎirén jiùshì hǎo, wǒmen wàidìrén hái yào huā gāojià pǎo qù Shēnzhèn tōngguān.
Yeah, you Shanghainese really have it good. We outsiders have to pay higher prices and go to Shenzhen to cross the border.
A: 这跟是不是上海人有什么关系?不都一样吗?
zhè gēn shìbushì Shànghǎirén yǒu shénme guānxi? bù dōu yīyàng ma?
What does that have to do with being Shanghainese? Isn't everyone the same?
B: 你不知道啊?别告诉我你还没办港澳通行证哦。
nǐ bù zhīdào a? bié gàosu wǒ nǐ hái méi bàn Gǎng àotōngxíngzhèng o.
You don't know? Don't tell me you still haven't gotten your Hong Kong-Macao Travel Permit!
A: 通行证我早就办好了。要我说,这个东西真是多此一举。又不是出国,在自己国家还弄得这么麻烦。
tōngxíngzhèng wǒ zǎo jiù bàn hǎo le. yào wǒ shuō, zhè ge dōngxi zhēn shì duōcǐyījǔ. yòu bùshì chūguó, zài zìjǐ guójiā hái nòng de zhème máfan.
I got my permit a while ago. In my opinion, this is truly unnecessary. I'm not leaving the country. I'm still in my own country. Doing this is such an annoyance.
B: 你们还算好了,办了证就可以自由行了。对我们,那才叫赤裸裸的歧视!
nǐmen hái suàn hǎo le, bàn le zhèng jiù kěyǐ zìyóuxíng le. duì wǒmen, nà cái jiào chìluǒluǒ de qíshì!
You all still have it better. After getting a permit you can travel freely. For us, it's downright discrimination!
A: 不会吧?这也有区别?
bùhuì ba? zhè yě yǒu qūbié?
No way! There's still a difference?
B: 区别大了。现在自由行只面向上海,北京,深圳等少数大城市。其他地方的人只能申请团签,得跟团旅游。
qūbié dà le. xiànzài zìyóuxíng zhǐ miànxiàng Shànghǎi, Běijīng, Shēnzhèn děng shǎoshù dàchéngshì. qítā dìfang de rén zhǐnéng shēnqǐng tuánqiān, děi gēn tuán lǚyóu.
The difference is huge. Now free traveling is geared towards Shanghai, Beijing and Shenzhen - just a few large cities. People from other places can only get a group travel permit and should travel with a tour group.
A: 啊?完蛋了,我老婆是外地人。她不能自由行了。
ǎ? wándàn le, wǒ lǎopó shì wàidìrén. tā bù néng zìyóuxíng le.
What? I'm screwed. My wife is an outsider. She can't travel freely.
B: 可以是可以,就是很麻烦。网上有攻略,一般是先去深圳,然后在深圳的通关口岸找个旅行社,花五十块钱做个假名单。我上次就是这么做的。
kěyǐ shì kěyǐ, jiùshì hěn máfan. wǎngshàng yǒu gōnglüè, yībān shì xiān qù Shēnzhèn, ránhòu zài Shēnzhèn de tōngguān kǒuàn zhǎo gè lǚxíngshè, huā wǔshí kuài qián zuò gè jiǎ míngdān. wǒ shàngcì jiùshì zhème zuò de.
You still can, but it's just a pain. Online there's a guide. You usually go to Shenzhen first, then at the border in Shenzhen you find a travel agency and pay 50 kuai to get on a fake list. I did it last time.
A: 这也能造假?没人查吗?
zhè yě néng zàojiǎ? méi rén chá ma?
You're able to fake this? Doesn't anyone investigate it?
B: 查什么呀,肯定有内幕交易的咯。
chá shénme ya, kěndìng yǒu nèimù jiāoyì de lo.
Investigate what? It's an inside deal for sure.
A: 哎,真是太无耻了!老子不去了!
āi, zhēn shì tài wúchǐ le! lǎozi bù qù le!
Jeez, that's truly despicable. I won't go!

Key Vocabulary

化妆品 huàzhuāngpǐn cosmetics
直飞 zhífēi to fly direct
huā to spend, pay
高价 gāojià high price
通关 tōngguān to go through immigration
港澳通行证 Gǎng àotōngxíngzhèng Hong Kong-Macao Travel Permit
通行证 tōngxíngzhèng travel permit
多此一举 duōcǐyījǔ to be unnecessary
自由行 zìyóuxíng to travel freely
赤裸裸 chìluǒluǒ naked, clear, plain
歧视 qíshì to discriminate against
团签 tuánqiān group travel permit
完蛋 wándàn to be done for
外地人 wàidìrén someone not from the area, outsider
攻略 gōnglüè travel guide
口岸 kǒuàn border
名单 míngdān list (of names), roster
造假 zàojiǎ to fake something, to falsify
内幕 nèimù behind the curtain, an inside job
交易 jiāoyì exchange
无耻 wúchǐ shameless

Supplementary Vocabulary

签证 qiānzhèng visa
海关 hǎiguān customs
搞得 gǎode to make, to do
乱七八糟 luànqībāzāo messy, chaotic
自助游 zìzhùyóu self-guided travel
裸体 luǒtǐ naked
调情 tiáoqíng flirt
码头 mǎtóu dock
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