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@ 21521 Can't Get a Taxi
A: * 我們打車吧！那邊有一輛車。*
* wǒmen dǎchē ba! nàbiān yǒu yī liàng chē.*
* Let's take a cab! There's one over there.*
B: * 有人。*
* yǒu rén.*
* Someone's in it.*
A: * 快，後面來了一輛。*
* kuài, hòumian lái le yī liàng.*
* Quick, there's another coming behind it.*
B: * 也有人。*
* yě yǒu rén.*
* Someone's in that one too.*
B: * 現在是下班時間，肯定打不到車。*
* xiànzài shì xiàbān shíjiān, kěndìng dǎbudào chē.*
* Everyone is getting off of work at this time. We're definitely not going to be able to get a cab.*
A: * 那怎麼辦？*
* nà zěnme bàn?*
* Then what are we going to do?*
B: * 坐地鐵吧。*
* zuò dìtiě ba.*
* Let's take the subway.*
A: * 地鐵也很擠。*
* dìtiě yě hěn jǐ.*
* The subway's really crowded too.*
B: * 那我們別去了。*
* nà wǒmen bié qù le.*
* Then let's not go.*
Key Vocabulary* *
打車* dǎchē* to take a taxi
那邊* nàbiān* over there
輛* liàng* [measure word for vehicles]
車* chē* car, vehicle
快* kuài* fast, hurry
後面* hòumian* behind
也* yě* also
現在* xiànzài* now
下班* xiàbān* to get off work
時間* shíjiān* time
肯定* kěndìng* definitely
打不到車* dǎbudào chē* to be unable to get a taxi
那* nà* then
怎麼辦* zěnme bàn* what should be done
坐* zuò* to ride
地鐵* dìtiě* subway
擠* jǐ* crowded
別* bié* don't
Supplementary Vocabulary* *
出租車* chūzūchē* taxi
汽車* qìchē* car
公交車* gōngjiāochē* public bus
摩托車* mótuōchē* motorcycle
上班* shàngbān* to go to work
打得到車* dǎdedào chē* to be able to get a taxi
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