Intermediate - Duty-free Products (C1612)

A: 林伟,听说你要去美国出差。
Lín Wěi, tīngshuō nǐ yào qù Měiguó chūchāi.
Lin Wei, I heard you're going to America on business.
B: 嗯,我要去总公司培训两周。
ng4, wǒ yào qù zǒnggōngsī péixùn liǎng zhōu.
Yeah. I'm going to the head office for two weeks of training.
A: 那你能不能帮我代购一些东西?
nà nǐ néng bu néng bāng wǒ dàigòu yīxiē dōngxi?
Would you be able to buy a few things for me?
B: 你要代购什么?
nǐ yào dàigòu shénme?
What do you want me to buy?
A: 这是清单,我都写在上面了。
zhè shì qīngdān, wǒ dōu xiě zài shàngmian le.
Here's a list. I wrote everything on here.
B: 哇!这么多!我的行李会超重的。
wā! zhème duō! wǒ de xíngli huì chāozhòng de.
Whoa! That's so much! My luggage will go over the weight limit.
A: 有些化妆品可以在机场的免税店买,这样就不会超重了。
yǒuxiē huàzhuāngpǐn kěyǐ zài jīchǎng de miǎnshuì diàn mǎi, zhèyàng jiù bùhuì chāozhòng le.
You can buy some of the cosmetics at the duty-free store in the airport. This way you won't go over.
B: 哦!还有什么东西在免税店买比较划算?我也给家人带点儿礼物。
ò! hái yǒu shénme dōngxi zài miǎnshuì diàn mǎi bǐjiào huásuàn? wǒ yě gěi jiārén dài diǎnr lǐwù.
Oh! What else is worth buying in the duty-free shop? I'm also getting some gifts for my family members.
A: 买香烟吧!很多人都在机场买中华香烟。
mǎi xiāngyān ba! hěn duō rén dōu zài jīchǎng mǎi Zhōnghuá xiāngyān.
Cigarettes! A lot of people buy Chunghwa cigarettes at the airport.
B: 行!我也给老爸买一条。
xíng! wǒ yě gěi lǎobà mǎi yī tiáo.
OK! I'll buy a carton for my old man.

Key Vocabulary

听说 tīngshuō to have heard
出差 chūchāi to go on a business trip
总公司 zǒnggōngsī head office
培训 péixùn to have training
代购 dàigòu to buy on someone's behalf
清单 qīngdān list of items
dōu all
行李 xíngli luggage
超重 chāozhòng to go over a weight limit
化妆品 huàzhuāngpǐn cosmetics, make-up
免税 miǎnshuì duty-free, tax-free
免税店 miǎnshuì diàn duty-free shop
划算 huásuàn to be worth the price
家人 jiārén family members
香烟 xiāngyān cigarette
中华 Zhōnghuá Chunghwa
老爸 lǎobà father, 'old man'
tiáo [measure word for cartons of cigarettes]

Supplementary Vocabulary

代替 dàitì to substitute
购物 gòuwù shopping
价格 jiàgé price
品牌 pǐnpái brand
xìng surname, family name
Li (surname)
心里 xīnlǐ in one's heart, on one's mind
心理学 xīnlǐ xué psychology

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