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@ 30846 Train to Beijing
A: 有3號晚上去北京的車嗎？
yoˇu sa¯ n ha`o waˇnshang qu`
Beˇij¯ıng de che¯
ma?
Are there any night trains to Beijing on the third?
B: 有特快的和直達的。直達的快一些，睡一覺就到
了。
yoˇu te`kua`i de he´
zh´ıda´
de. zh´ıda´
de kua`i y¯ıxie¯ , shu`ı y¯ı jia`o
jiu` da`o le.
There are express trains and non-stop trains. The non-stop train is a little quicker. You sleep for a while and then you’re there.
A: 直達的有硬臥嗎？
zh´ıda´
de yoˇu y`ıngwo`
ma?
Does the non-stop train have a hard sleeper?
B: 直達的只有軟座和軟臥。
zh´ıda´
de zhˇıyoˇu ruaˇnzuo`
he´
ruaˇnwo`.
The non-stop train only has soft seats and soft sleepers.
A: 軟臥多少錢？
ruaˇnwo` duo¯ shao qia´n?
How much is the soft sleeper?
B: 499。
s`ıbaˇi jiuˇsh´ı jiuˇ.
499
A: 這麼貴！特快的有硬臥嗎？
zhe`me gu`ı! te`kua`i de yoˇu y`ıngwo`
ma?
That’s expensive! Does the express train have a hard sleeper?
B: 只有一個上鋪了。
zhˇıyoˇu y¯ı ge sha`ngpu`
le.
There is only an upper berth.
A: 那…呃…
na`...e5...
Then....ahh...
B: 快點！後面還有很多入排隊呢！下一個！
kua`i diaˇn! ho`umian ha´i yoˇu heˇn duo¯ ge!
re´n pa´idu`ı ne! xia`
y¯ı
Hurry up. There are a lot of people waiting in line behind you! Next!
A: 等等。那就直達軟臥吧。可以買5號的返程票嗎？
deˇng deng. na`
jiu`
zh´ıda´
ruaˇnwo`
ba. keˇyˇı maˇi wuˇ
ha`o de
faˇnche´ngpia`o ma?
Wait, wait. I’ll take the non-stop soft sleeper. Can I buy a return ticket for the fifth?
B: 沒了，你到北京再買吧。
me´i le, nˇı da`o Beˇij¯ıng za`i maˇi ba.
There aren’t any. You can buy one when you get to Beijing.
---Key Vocabulary---
特快 te`kua`i express
直達 zh´ıda´ non-stop
快 kua`i fast
一些 y¯ıxie¯ some
到 da`o to arrive
硬臥 y`ıngwo` hard sleeper
軟臥 ruaˇnwo` soft sleeper
軟座 ruaˇnzuo` soft seat
上鋪 sha`ngpu` upper bunk
排隊 pa´idu`ı to queue
返程票 faˇnche´ngpia`o return trip ticket
再 za`i then
---Supplementary Vocabulary---
火車 huoˇche¯ train
火車站 huoˇche¯ zha`n railway station
火車票 huoˇche¯ pia`o railway ticket
車廂 che¯ xia¯ ng railway car
臥鋪 wo`pu` sleeping berth
下鋪 xia`pu` lower bunk
硬座 y`ıngzuo` hard seat
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