Intermediate - Reserving a Taxi Cab by Telephone (C1529)

A:  您好,欢迎进入强生62580000调度系统。请稍等!
nínhǎo, huānyíng jìnrù Qiángshēng liù èr wǔ bā líng líng líng líng diàodù xìtǒng. qǐng shāoděng!
Hello, thank you for calling the Qiang Sheng 62580000 dispatch system. Please wait a moment!
B:  喂,你好!
wéi, nǐhǎo!
Hello? Hello!
C:  你好,我要叫一辆车。
nǐhǎo, wǒ yào jiào yī liàng chē.
Hello, I'd like to arrange for a taxi.
B:  是现在要吗?
shì xiànzài yào ma?
Do you need it right now?
C:  对。
duì.
That's right.
B:  请问您贵姓?
qǐngwèn nín guì xìng?
May I ask what your surname is?
C:  姓于。
xìng Yú.
Yu.
B:  于小姐,请问您的联系电话是多少?
Yú xiǎojie, qǐngwèn nín de liánxì diànhuà shì duōshao?
Miss Yu, may I ask what your contact number is?
C:  51786700。
wǔ yāo qī bā liù qī líng líng.
51786700.
B:  有分机号吗?
yǒu fēnjī hào ma?
Is there an extension number?
C:  没有。
méiyǒu.
No.
B:  请问上车地址是哪里?
qǐngwèn shàngchē dìzhǐ shì nǎli?
May I ask where it is you'll be needing the taxi?
C:  万航渡路2452号大门口。
Wànhángdù lù èr sì wǔ èr hào dàménkǒu.
At the main entrance of 2452 Wanhangdu Road.
B:  好的。请问您要去哪里?
hǎo de. qǐngwèn nín yào qù nǎli?
OK. May I ask where you'll be going?
C:  泰康路。
Tàikāng lù.
Taikang Road.
B:  我们现在帮您调度,五分钟内给您回复。
wǒmen xiànzài bāng nín diàodù, wǔ fēnzhōng nèi gěi nín huífù.
We'll arrange one for you now and get back to you within 5 minutes.
C:  谢谢!
xièxie!
Thanks!

Key Vocabulary

欢迎huānyíngwelcome
进入jìnrùto enter
强生QiángshēngQiang Sheng (company name)
调度diàodùto dispatch
系统xìtǒngsystem
稍等shāoděngto wait a moment
叫车jiàochēto call a taxi
liàng[measure word for vehicles]
贵姓guì xìngsurname
联系liánxìto contact
分机fēnjītelephone extension
地址dìzhǐaddress
万航渡路Wànhángdù lùWanhangdu Road
大门口dàménkǒumain gate
nèiwithin
回复huífùto reply

Supplementary Vocabulary

语音系统yǔyīn xìtǒngphonetic system
联系方式liánxì fāngshìmeans of contact
路口lùkǒuintersection
大众DàzhòngDa Zhong (company name)

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