Intermediate - A Complicated Cab Ride (C1913)

A:  你好,去哪里?
nǐhǎo, qù nǎli?
Hi, where to?
B:  去中山公园。前面上高架吧!
qù Zhōngshān gōngyuán. qiánmiàn shàng gāojià ba!
I'm going to Zhongshan Park. Take the elevated road up ahead!
A:  好的。
hǎo de.
OK.
B:  师傅,不好意思,我想先去一下徐家汇。
shīfu, bùhǎoyìsi, wǒ xiǎng xiān qù yīxià Xújiāhuì.
Driver, sorry, I need to go to Xujiahui first.
A:  那我们在前面的出口下去。下去以后怎么走?
nà wǒmen zài qiánmian de chūkǒu xiàqu. xiàqu yǐhòu zěnme zǒu?
Then we'll get off at the exit up ahead. Where should we go after we get off?
B:  下去以后右拐吧。
xiàqu yǐhòu yòuguǎi ba.
Turn right after we get off.
B:  哎,好像不对,应该左拐。
āi, hǎoxiàng bù duì, yīnggāi zuǒguǎi.
Hm, that doesn't seem right. We should turn left.
A:  徐家汇什么地方?
Xújiāhuì shénme dìfang?
Where in Xujiahui?
B:  我也不知道具体地址,应该就是沿着这条路走。
wǒ yě bù zhīdào jùtǐ dìzhǐ, yīnggāi jiùshì yán zhe zhè tiáo lù zǒu.
I don't know the exact address. It should be somewhere along this road.
A:  那要停的时候跟我说一下。
nà yào tíng de shíhou gēn wǒ shuō yīxià.
Tell me when to stop.
B:  应该就是前面那个天桥那里。我去过一次。
yīnggāi jiùshì qiánmian nà ge tiānqiáo nàlǐ. wǒ qù guo yī cì.
It should be right at that pedestrian overpass up ahead. I've been there once before.
A:  那快到了。
nà kuài dào le.
Then we're almost there.
B:  就在前面停吧。我一会儿还要去中山公园,你可以等我吗?
jiù zài qiánmian tíng ba. wǒ yīhuǐr hái yào qù Zhōngshān gōngyuán, nǐ kěyǐ děng wǒ ma?
Just stop up ahead. I need to go to Zhongshan Park in a bit as well. Can you wait for me?
A:  可以,不过要计费。
kěyǐ, bùguò yào jìfèi.
I can, but I'll have to charge you.
B:  哦。那你先走吧。
ò. nà nǐ xiān zǒu ba.
Oh. You go ahead, then.
A:  哎,小姐,你还没付钱!
āi, xiǎojie, nǐ hái méi fùqián!
Hey, miss! You still haven't paid!

Key Vocabulary

中山公园ZhōngshāngōngyuánZhongshan park
shàngto go on
高架gāojiàelevated road
徐家汇XújiāhuìXujiahui
出口chūkǒuexit
下去xiàquto go down
以后yǐhòuafter
zǒuto go
右拐yòuguǎito turn right
好像hǎoxiàngto seem as if
左拐zuǒguǎito turn left
具体jùtǐspecific
地址dìzhǐaddress
沿yánalong
tiáo[measure word]
tíngto stop
的时候de shíhouwhen
天桥tiānqiáopedestrian overpass
kuàialmost
jiùjust
计费jìfèito calculate a fee
付钱fùqiánto pay

Supplementary Vocabulary

淮海路HuáihǎilùHuaihai road
外滩Wàitānthe Bund
乘客chéngkèpassenger
计算jìsuànto calculate
费用fèiyòngfee
wānbent
zhístraight
愿意yuànyìto agree to
便利店biànlìdiànconvenience store

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