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@ 20507 Buying a SIM card
A* 這裡有手機卡賣嗎?*
* zhèli yǒu shǒujīkǎ mài ma? *
* Do you have mobile phone SIM cards?*
B* 你要移動的還是聯通的?*
* nǐ yào Yídòng de háishi Liántōng de?*
* Yes, we do. Do you want China Mobile or China Unicom?*
A* 哪個好?*
* nǎge hǎo? *
* Which is better?*
B* 用移動的人多。*
* yòng Yídòng de rén duō. *
* More people use China Mobile.*
A* 那就要移動的。可以選號碼嗎?*
* nā jiù yào Yídòng de. kěyǐ xuǎn hàomǎ ma? *
* In that case, I want China Mobile. Can I choose the number?*
B* 可以。好的號碼貴一點。*
* kěyǐ. hǎo de hàomǎ guì yīdiǎn. *
* Yes, you can. Good numbers are a little more expensive.*
A* 沒問題。你有什麼號碼? 讓我看一下。*
* méi wèntí. nǐ yǒu shénme hàomǎ? ràng wǒ kàn yīxià. *
* No problem. What numbers do you have? Let me take a look.*
Key Vocabulary* *
賣* mài* to sell
還是* háishi* or
用* yòng* to use
選* xuǎn* to choose
讓* ràng* to let
手機卡* shǒujīkǎ* mobile phone SIM card
移動* Yídòng* China Mobile
聯通* Liántōng* China Unicom
號碼* hàomǎ* number
Supplementary Vocabulary* *
通話費* tōnghuà fèi* fee for talking on the phone
漫遊* mànyóu* roaming
充值卡* chōngzhíkǎ* top-up card
短信* duǎnxìn* SMS, text message
國內長途* guónèi chángtú* domestic long distance
國際長途* guójì chángtú* international long distance
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