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Programme 8 : Buying a ticket for public transport


Two tourists are enquiring about coaches to the Great Wall.

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Customer: N菒men h菐o. Hello.
Ticket clerk: N菒 h菐o. Hello.
Customer: Zh猫 g猫 ch膿 q霉 Ch谩ngch茅ng ma? Does this coach go to the Great Wall?
Ticket clerk: 厂丑矛. Yes.
Customer: W菕 m菐i li菐ng zh膩ng pi脿o. Du艒 sh菐o qi谩n y墨 zh膩ng? I'll buy two tickets. How much is it per ticket?
Ticket clerk: Y墨 g猫 r茅n w菐ngf菐n w菙sh铆. Fifty kuai for a return.
Customer: Zh猫 g猫 ch膿 sh茅nme sh铆h貌u k膩i? When does this coach leave?
Ticket clerk: Q墨 di菐n b脿n k膩i. Half past seven.
Customer: 齿颈猫虫颈别. Thank you.


A customer is buying train tickets to Chengde.

Ticket clerk: N菒 h菐o. Hello.
Customer: N菒 h菐o. W菕 y脿o q霉 Ch茅ngd茅. Y脿o li菐ng zh膩ng pi脿o Hello. I'm going to Chengde. I'd like two tickets.
Ticket clerk: Y脿o m菐i y矛ng zu貌 h谩ish矛 ru菐n zu貌? Do you want a hard seat or a soft seat?
Customer: W菕 y脿o ru菐n zu貌. Q菒ng w猫n du艒 sh菐o qi谩n y墨 zh膩ng? I want a soft seat. How much is it for each one, please?
Ticket clerk: Li菐ng zh膩ng y墨 b菐i 猫rsh铆 ku脿i qi谩n. One hundred and twenty yuan for two.
Customer: Hu菕ch膿 sh茅nme sh铆h貌u k膩i? When does the train leave?
Ticket clerk: Z菐och茅n q墨 di菐n b脿n. Seven thirty in the morning.
Customer: 齿颈猫虫颈别. Thank you.


A customer is asking a taxi driver how much it is to get to Puning Temple.

Customer: Sh墨f霉, q霉 P菙n铆ng S矛 du艒 sh菐o qi谩n? Driver, how much is it to go to Puning Temple?
Driver: Sh铆 ku脿i qi谩n. Ten kuai.
Customer: 贬菐辞. OK.

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