Intermediate - Hair Salon Card (C1970)

A: 小姐,今天想做个什么发型?
xiǎojie, jīntiān xiǎng zuò ge shénme fàxíng?
Miss, how would you like your hair done today?
B: 帮我剪短一点吧。
bāng wǒ jiǎn duǎn yīdiǎn ba.
Cut it a bit shorter for me.
A: 你这个发型太过时了,我建议你烫一下。
nǐ zhè ge fàxíng tài guòshí le, wǒ jiànyì nǐ tàng yīxià.
Your hairstyle is so outdated. I suggest you perm it.
B: 烫一下要多少钱?
tàng yīxià yào duōshǎo qián?
How much does a perm cost?
A: 你有会员卡吗?可以打折。
nǐ yǒu huìyuánkǎ ma? kěyǐ dǎzhé.
Do you have a membership card? You can get a discount if you do.
B: 没有。
méiyǒu.
No.
A: 那你现在就办一张,马上就能用。充五百块是银卡,打六折。充两千块是金卡,打三折。
nà nǐ xiànzài jiù bàn yī zhāng, mǎshàng jiù néng yòng. chōng wǔbǎi kuài shì yín kǎ, dǎ liù zhé. chōng liǎng qiān kuài shì jīn kǎ, dǎ sān zhé.
Then you should sign up for one; you can use it immediately. If you add 500 RMB it's a silver card and you can get 40 percent off. If you add 2000 RMB it's a gold card and you can get 70 percent off.
B: 要充这么多钱?
yào chōng zhème duō qián?
You have to add that much money?
A: 小姐,办了卡以后,很划算的。你看这个,原价是一千两百八,打三折只要三百多。
xiǎojie, bàn le kǎ yǐhòu, hěn huásuàn de. nǐ kàn zhè ge, yuánjià shì yīqiān liǎngbǎi bā, dǎ sān zhé zhǐ yào sānbǎi duō.
Miss, once you have a card it's a good deal. Look at this one. The original price is 1280, but with 70 percent off it's only a little more than 300.
B: 万一你们店关门了,怎么办?
wànyī nǐmen diàn guānmén le, zěnme bàn?
What will I do in the event that your salon closes?
A: 我们这么大一个店,怎么会说关门就关门。
wǒmen zhème dà yī ge diàn, zénme huì shuō guānmén jiù guānmén.
We're such a big salon. How would we just close all of a sudden?
B: 我还是觉得不靠谱,你就帮我剪一下吧。
wǒ háishì juéde bù kàopǔ, nǐ jiù bāng wǒ jiǎn yīxià ba.
I still don't think it's a very good idea. Just cut my hair.
A: 哎,那你等一下吧。
āi, nà nǐ děng yīxià ba.
OK, then hold on a moment.

Key Vocabulary

发型 fàxíng hairstyle
jiǎn to cut
duǎn short
过时 guòshí outdated
建议 jiànyì to advise
tàng to perm
会员卡 huìyuánkǎ membership card
打折 dǎzhé to discount
打六折 dǎ liù zhé 40 percent off
打三折 dǎ sān zhé 70 percent off
bàn to do
zhāng [measure word]
chōng to add
yín silver
jīn gold
以后 yǐhòu after
划算 huásuàn worth it
原价 yuánjià original price
万一 wànyī in case
关门 guānmén to close
diàn store
说......就...... shuō ... jiù ... immediately, at once
靠谱 kàopǔ dependable

Supplementary Vocabulary

时髦 shímáo fashionable
办卡 bànkǎ to apply for a card
积分卡 jīfēnkǎ rewards card
充钱 chōngqián to add money
烫衣服 tàng yīfu to iron clothes
合算 hésuàn worthwhile
可靠 kěkào reliable

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