Upper-Intermediate - We're going to miss the plane! (D0971)

A开快点儿,你再这么绕来绕去的,我们就要误飞机了!
kāi kuài diǎnr, nǐ zài zhème ràoláiràoqù de, wǒmen jiù yào wù fēijī le!
Drive faster, if you keep taking the long way around like this, we're going to miss our plane!
B超速要罚款的。我已经很快了!
chāosù yào fákuǎn de. wǒ yǐjīng hěn kuài le!
If I speed I'll get a ticket. I'm already going very fast!
C下面这么多红绿灯,你干吗不走高架?
xiàmian zhème duō hónglǜdēng, nǐ gànmá bù zǒu gāojià?
There are so many traffic lights up ahead. Why the heck didn't you take the highway?
B高架上堵车。
gāojià shang dǔchē.
The highway is all jammed up.
A下面堵得更厉害!我们是要赶飞机的!
xiàmian dǔ de gèng lìhai! wǒmen shì yào gǎn fēijī de!
There's more of a traffic jam here! We need to catch a plane!
B我知道。这路我比你们熟多了。
wǒ zhīdào. zhè lù wǒ bǐ nǐmen shú duō le.
I know. I know these roads better than you do.
A你快从那些车中间穿过去吧,我们真的很着急!
nǐ kuài cóng nàxiē chē zhōngjiān chuān guòqu ba. wǒmen zhēnde hěn zháojí!
Weave through the traffic here, we are really getting nervous!
B急也没用,现在不好超车的!
jí yě méiyòng, xiànzài bù hǎo chāochē de!
There's no point getting anxious, I can't pass here.
A现在好些了,你快踩油门,冲到前面去!
xiànzài hǎo xiē le, nǐ kuài cǎi yóumén, chōng dào qiánmian qù!
It's better now. Put the pedal to the metal and get up there!
B很危险的,小姐!
hěn wēixiǎn de, xiǎojie!
It's dangerous, Miss!
A又是红灯,真倒霉。不行,我们实在等不及了,师傅,你直接闯过去吧。
yòu shì hóngdēng, zhēn dǎoméi. bù xíng, wǒmen shízài děngbují le, shīfu, nǐ zhíjiē chuǎng guòqu ba.
Another red light! We have the worst luck. This won't do, we really cannot wait. Driver, run the light.
B你说得倒轻巧。又是罚款,又是扣分的,我还要不要吃饭了?
nǐ shuō de dào qīngqiǎo. yòu shì fákuǎn, yòu shì kòufēn de, wǒ hái yào bu yào chīfàn le?
That's easier said than done. Besides getting fined, I'd also have points deducted. What should I do--not eat?
C没事儿!快点儿!哎哟,飞机马上就要起飞了!
méishìr! kuài diǎnr! āiyō, fēijī mǎshàng jiù yào qǐfēi le!
Never mind! Hurry up! Yikes, the plane is about to take off!
B明知道要乘飞机,就要早点出发。
míng zhīdào yào chéng fēijī, jiù yào zǎo diǎn chūfā.
If you knew you had to catch a plane, you should have left a little earlier.
A还能加速吗?你看,就剩几分钟了!
hái néng jiāsù ma? nǐ kàn, jiù shèng jǐ fēnzhōng le!
Can you accelerate? Look, we only have a few minutes left to get there!
B马上就到了。放心,误不了的。
mǎshàng jiù dào le. fàngxīn, wùbuliǎo de.
We're almost there. Don't worry, you won't miss it.
C如果赶不上,你负责送我们去黄山!
rúguǒ gǎnbushàng, nǐ fùzé sòng wǒmen qù Huángshān!
If we miss it, then you have to take us to Huangshan!
B行,油钱你们出!
xíng, yóu qián nǐmen chū!
Fine, if you guys are paying the gas!
C唉,你怎么急刹车啊?
āi, nǐ zěnme jíshāchē a?
Hey, why are you putting on the brakes?
B喏,那里有摄像头,超速会被拍下来的。
nuò, nàlǐ yǒu shèxiàngtóu, chāosù huì bèi pāi xiàlai de.
Look, there is a camera there. If you speed, it takes your picture.
A这么麻烦!急死我了!
zhème máfan! jí sǐ wǒ le!
What a pain! I'm dying here!
C到了,到了,你快去拿推行李的小车,我去换登机牌!
dào le, dào le, nǐ kuài qù ná tuī xíngli de xiǎochē, wǒ qù huàn dēngjīpái!
We're here, we're here. You go grab a luggage cart, I'll go check-in.
A好!
hǎo!
OK!

Key Vocabulary

绕来绕去ràoláiràoqùto take the long way around
to miss (due to delay)
超速chāosùto exceed the speed limit
高架gāojiàelevated highway
赶飞机gǎn fēijīto catch a plane
超车chāochēto overtake a car
cǎito step on
油门yóuménaccelerator
闯红灯chuǎng hóngdēngto run a red light
轻巧qīngqiǎoeasy
扣分kòufēnto deduct points
加速jiāsùto accelerate
误不了wùbuliǎowill not miss
急刹车jíshāchēto apply the brakes
摄像头shèxiàngtóuvideo camera
登机牌dēngjīpáiboarding pass

Supplementary Vocabulary

绕路ràolùto make a detour
误事儿wùshìrto hold things up
减速jiǎnsùto slow down
电子机票diànzǐ jīpiàoelectronic ticket
电子警察diànzǐ jǐngcháelectronic policeman
安检ānjiǎnsecurity check