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huānyíngwelcome
公司gōngsīcompany
来自láizìto come from
芝加哥ZhījiāgēChicago
多长时间duōcháng shíjiānhow much time
飞机fēijīairplane
小时xiǎoshíhour
分钟fēnzhōngminute
多久duō jiǔhow long [of time]
bànhalf
第一次dì yī cì1st time
以前yǐqiánbefore, in the past
dàito bring
参观cānguānto tour, to visit
xiānfirst
洗手间xǐshǒujiānbathroom
出门chūménto go out the door
左拐zuǒguǎito turn left

Supplementary Vocabulary

办公室bàngōngshìoffice
认识rènshito know a person, to recognize
右拐yòuguǎito turn right
介绍jièshàoto introduce

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