Intermediate - Catching a Train (C1457)

A: 糟了,已经七点了,要来不及了。
zāo le, yǐjīng qīdiǎn le, yào láibují le.
Oh, no. It's already 7 o'clock. We won't make it.
B: 快跑吧!对不起,让一下,让一下。
kuài pǎo ba! duìbuqǐ, ràng yīxià, ràng yīxià.
Hurry up and run! Sorry! Excuse me! Coming through!
A: 进站口在那边。
jìnzhànkǒu zài nàbiān.
The station entrance is over there.
C: 哎,有火车票吗?看一下。
āi, yǒu huǒchēpiào ma? kàn yīxià.
Hey, do you have the train tickets? Take a look.
B: 有,两张。同志,候车室在哪儿?
yǒu, liǎng zhāng. tóngzhì, hòuchēshì zài nǎr?
Yes, we have two. Mam, where is the waiting room located?
C: 在二楼,坐电梯上去就到了。
zài èrlóu, zuò diàntī shàngqu jiù dào le.
On the second floor. Take the escalator and you're there.
B: 哦,谢谢!
ò, xièxie!
Oh, thanks!
A: 天啊,要排队安检!这么多人,要等很久吧。
tiān a, yào páiduì ānjiǎn! zhème duō rén, yào děng hěn jiǔ ba.
Geez, we have to line up and go through security! There are so many people. We'll have to wait a long time.
B: 我去跟前面的人商量一下。
wǒ qù gēn qiánmian de rén shāngliang yīxià.
I'll go talk to the person in front.
D: "各位旅客,请注意,由上海开往青岛方向的D76次列车开始检票。"
" gèwèi lǚkè, qǐng zhùyì, yóu Shànghǎi kāi wǎng Qīngdǎo fāngxiàng de D qīshí liù cì lièchē kāishǐ jiǎnpiào."
“Travelers, please take note, the D76 train from Shanghai to Qingdao has begun checking tickets.”
B: 你好,可以让我们先安检吗?我们的火车开始检票了。
nǐhǎo, kěyǐ ràng wǒmen xiān ānjiǎn ma? wǒmen de huǒchē kāishǐ jiǎnpiào le.
Hi, could you let us go through security first? Our train has already started checking tickets.
E: 哦,那你们先吧。
ò, nà nǐmen xiān ba.
Oh, then you guys go ahead.
B: 太谢谢了!
tài xièxie le!
Thank you so much!
A: 快,检票口在那边。在3号站台上车。
kuài, jiǎnpiàokǒu zài nàbiān. zài sān hào zhàntái shàngchē.
Hurry, the ticket checking entrance is over there. We board on platform number 3.

Key Vocabulary

糟了 zāo le Oh no!
来不及 láibují not enough time
进站口 jìnzhànkǒu station entrance
火车票 huǒchēpiào train ticket
同志 tóngzhì comrade
候车室 hòuchēshì station waiting room
电梯 diàntī escalator, elevator
排队 páiduì to line up
安检 ānjiǎn to do a security check
商量 shāngliang to discuss
各位 gèwèi each person
旅客 lǚkè traveler
注意 zhùyì to pay attention
yóu from
kāi to drive
wǎng in the direction of
青岛 Qīngdǎo Qingdao
方向 fāngxiàng direction
position in a series
列车 lièchē train
检票 jiǎnpiào to check tickets
ràng to yield, to let
检票口 jiǎnpiàokǒu ticket checking entrance
站台 zhàntái railway platform

Supplementary Vocabulary

火车站 huǒchēzhàn train station
安全 ānquán safety
检查 jiǎnchá to check, to inspect
广播 guǎngbō announcement

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