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@ 40781 Hiring a Courier
A 你好，我要叫快遞。
nǐhǎo, wǒ yào jiào kuàidì.
Hello, I need a courier.
B 現在要嗎？
xiànzài yào ma?
You need it now?
A 是的。你們同城最快多久能送到？
shìde. nǐmen tóngchéng zuìkuài duō jiǔ néng sòng dào?
Yes. Within the city, what is the quickest it can be delivered?
B 要看距離。一般兩三個小時就可以送到。最遠的也只要半天。
yào kàn jùlí. yībān liǎng sān ge xiǎoshí jiù kěyǐ sòng dào. zuì yuǎn de yě zhǐyào bàntiān.
That depends on the distance. Generally it can be delivered within two to three hours. The farthest location only takes half a day.
A 我很急。最好兩個小時內送到。你們什麼時候能來拿？
wǒ hěn jí. zuìhǎo liǎng ge xiǎoshí nèi sòngdào. nǐmen shénmeshíhòu néng lái ná?
I am really in a hurry. It needs to be delivered within the next two hours. When can you come and pick it up?
B 現在就可以出發，快的話半個小時就能到。不過要看交通情況。你要送什麼？
xiànzài jiù kěyǐ chūfā, kuài dehuà bàn ge xiǎoshí jiù néng dào . bùguò yào kàn jiāotōng qíngkuàng . nǐ yào sòng shénme?
We can set out now, if things go smoothly we can be there in half an hour. But that depends on the traffic situation. What are you sending?
A 我有很多文件要送，比較重。還有一些裝箱的東西。
wǒ yǒu hěn duō wénjiàn yào sòng, bǐjiào zhòng . hái yǒu yīxiē zhuāng xiāng de dōngxi.
I have a lot of documents to send, it's quite heavy. I also have some things to pack up.
B 有多大？很重嗎？我們的快遞員是騎助動車的，東西太重太大的話，不方便拿。
yǒu duō dà? hěn zhòng ma? wǒmen de kuàidì yuán shì qí zhùdòng chē de, dōngxi tài zhòng tài dà dehuà, bù fāngbiàn ná.
How big is it? Is it very heavy? Our couriers all drive electric mopeds. If the item is too heavy or too big, it's not convenient for them to take.
A 哦，不是太大，沒問題的。我還想問問，外地的你們送嗎？
ō, bù shì tài dà, méi wèntí de. wǒ hái xiǎng wèn wen , wàidì de nǐmen sòng ma?
Oh, it's not too big, it won't be a problem. I also want to ask, do you also deliver packages to other locations?
B 當然送。周邊地區第二天就能到。
dāngrán sòng. zhōubiān dìqū dì èr tiān jiù néng dào .
Of course we do. Surrounding areas can be delivered the following day.
A 那麼快？你們幾點上班、幾點下班呢？
nàme kuài? nǐmen jǐ diǎn shàngbān, jǐ diǎn xiàbān ne?
That quickly? What time do you open and close for business?
B 取件是七點上班、七點下班。送件一直要到晚上很晚。總之，答應你當天送到的，無論多晚都會送到。
qǔ jiàn shì qī diǎn shàngbān, qī diǎn xiàbān. sòng jiàn yīzhí yào dào wǎnshang hěn wǎn. zǒngzhī, dāying nǐ dàngtiān sòng dào de, wúlùn duō wǎn dōuhuì sòng dào.
Pick ups start at 7:00am and end at 7:00pm. The deliveries are made until very late in the evening. Basically, the day that we agree to deliver it, no matter how late it is, it will be delivered that day.
A 哦，這我就放心了。那，你們派人來拿一下東西吧。麻煩儘量快點。我很急。
ō, zhè wǒ jiù fàngxīn le . nà, nǐmen pài rén lái ná yīxià dōngxi ba. máfan jǐnliàng kuài diǎn. wǒ hěn jí.
Oh OK, then I will put my mind to rest about that. So, please send someone to pick up the item then. Please have them do their best to come quickly. I'm in a rush.
B 好的，我們會盡快的。
hǎo de, wǒmen huì jǐnkuài de.
Sure, we will be there as soon as possible.
Key Vocabulary
快遞 kuàidì
同城 tóngchéng
距離 jùlí
急 jí
送 sòng
裝箱 zhuāng xiāng
快遞員 kuàidì yuán
助動車 zhùdòng chē
外地 wàidì
周邊 zhōubiān
取 qǔ
答應 dāying
麻煩 máfan
儘量 jǐnliàng
儘快 jǐnkuài
Supplementary Vocabulary
加急 jiājí
包裝 bāozhuāng
收件人 shōujiànrén
寄件人 jìjiànrén
催 cuī
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