Intermediate - A Tour of the Office (C1410)

A: 你好。欢迎你来我们公司。
nǐhǎo. huānyíng nǐ lái wǒmen gōngsī.
Hello. Welcome to our company.
B: 你好。很高兴见到你。
nǐhǎo. hěn gāoxìng jiàndào nǐ.
Hello. It’s very nice to meet you.
A: 你是哪里人?
nǐ shì nǎli rén?
Where are you from?
B: 我是美国人。我来自芝加哥。
wǒ shì Měiguó rén. wǒ láizì Zhījiāgē.
I’m American. I’m from Chicago.
A: 哦,从芝加哥到上海要多长时间?
ò, cóng Zhījiāgē dào Shànghǎi yào duōcháng shíjiān?
Oh. How long does it take to get from Chicago to Shanghai?
B: 坐飞机要十三个小时十五分钟。
zuò fēijī yào shí sān ge xiǎoshí shíwǔ fēnzhōng.
13 hours and 15 minutes by plane.
A: 你来上海多久了?
nǐ lái Shànghǎi duō jiǔ le?
How long have you been in Shanghai?
B: 两天半了。
liǎng tiān bàn le.
Two and a half days.
A: 哦,这是你第一次来中国吗?
ò, zhè shì nǐ dì yī cì lái Zhōngguó ma?
Oh. Is this your first time coming to China?
B: 不是第一次,五年以前我去过北京。
bùshì dì yī cì, wǔ nián yǐqián wǒ qù guo Běijīng.
No, this isn't my first time. I've been to Beijing 5 years ago.
A: 哦,那我带你参观一下我们公司吧。
ò, nà wǒ dài nǐ cānguān yīxià wǒmen gōngsī ba.
Oh. Well, I’ll take you on a tour of our company.
B: 好的,谢谢。不好意思,我想先去一下洗手间。
hǎo de, xièxie. bùhǎoyìsi, wǒ xiǎng xiān qù yīxià xǐshǒujiān.
OK, thank you. Sorry, I’d like to go to the restroom first.
A: 哦,出门左拐就到了。
ò, chūmén zuǒguǎi jiù dào le.
OK. Take a left out of the door and you’re there.

Key Vocabulary

欢迎 huānyíng welcome
公司 gōngsī company
来自 láizì to come from
芝加哥 Zhījiāgē Chicago
多长时间 duōcháng shíjiān how much time
飞机 fēijī airplane
小时 xiǎoshí hour
分钟 fēnzhōng minute
多久 duō jiǔ how long [of time]
bàn half
第一次 dì yī cì 1st time
以前 yǐqián before, in the past
dài to bring
参观 cānguān to tour, to visit
xiān first
洗手间 xǐshǒujiān bathroom
出门 chūmén to go out the door
左拐 zuǒguǎi to turn left

Supplementary Vocabulary

办公室 bàngōngshì office
认识 rènshi to know a person, to recognize
右拐 yòuguǎi to turn right
介绍 jièshào to introduce

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