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@ 31410 A Tour of the Office
A: 你好。歡迎你來我們公司。
nˇıhaˇo. hua¯ ny´ıng nˇı la´i woˇmen go¯ ngs¯ı.
Hello. Welcome to our company.
B: 你好。很高興見到你。
nˇıhaˇo. heˇn ga¯ ox`ıng jia`nda`o nˇı.
Hello. It’s very nice to meet you.
A: 你是哪裡人?
nˇı sh`ı naˇli re´n?
Where are you from?
B: 我是美國人。我來自芝加哥。
woˇ
sh`ı Meˇiguo´
re´n. woˇ
la´iz`ı Zh¯ıjia¯ ge¯ .
I’m American. I’m from Chicago.
A: 哦,從芝加哥到上海要多長時間?
o, co´ng Zh¯ıjia¯ ge¯ da`o Sha`nghaˇi ya`o duo¯ cha´ng sh´ıjia¯ n?
Oh. How long does it take to get from Chicago to Shanghai?
B: 坐飛機要十三個小時十五分鐘。
zuo`
fe¯ ij¯ı ya`o sh´ı sa¯ n ge xiaˇosh´ı sh´ıwuˇ
fe¯ nzho¯ ng.
13 hours and 15 minutes by plane.
A: 你來上海多久了?
nˇı la´i Sha`nghaˇi duo¯
jiuˇ
le?
How long have you been in Shanghai?
B: 兩天半了。
liaˇng tia¯ n ba`n le.
Two and a half days.
A: 哦,這是你第一次來中國嗎?
o, zhe`
sh`ı nˇı d`ı y¯ı c`ı la´i Zho¯ ngguo´
ma?
Oh. Is this your first time coming to China?
B: 不是第一次,五年以前我去過北京。
bu`sh`ı d`ı y¯ı c`ı, wuˇ
nia´n yˇıqia´n woˇ
qu`
guo Beˇij¯ıng.
No, this isn’t my first time. I’ve been to Beijing 5 years ago.
A: 哦,那我帶你參觀一下我們公司吧。
o, na`
woˇ
da`i nˇı ca¯ ngua¯ n y¯ıxia`
woˇmen go¯ ngs¯ı ba.
Oh. Well, I’ll take you on a tour of our company.
B: 好的,謝謝。不好意思,我想先去一下洗手間。
haˇo de, xie`xie. bu`haˇoy`ısi, woˇ xiaˇng xia¯ n qu` y¯ıxia` xˇıshoˇujia¯ n.
OK, thank you. Sorry, I’d like to go to the restroom first.
A: 哦,出門左拐就到了。
o, chu¯ me´n zuoˇguaˇi jiu` da`o le.
OK. Take a left out of the door and you’re there.
---Key Vocabulary---
歡迎 hua¯ ny´ıng welcome
公司 go¯ ngs¯ı company
來自 la´iz`ı to come from
芝加哥 Zh¯ıjia¯ ge¯ Chicago
多長時間 duo¯ cha´ng sh´ıjia¯ n how much time
飛機 fe¯ ij¯ı airplane
小時 xiaˇosh´ı hour
分鐘 fe¯ nzho¯ ng minute
多久 duo¯
jiuˇ
how long [of time]
半 ba`n half
第一次 d`ı y¯ı c`ı 1st time
以前 yˇıqia´n before, in the past
帶 da`i to bring
參觀 ca¯ ngua¯ n to tour, to visit
先 xia¯ n first
洗手間 xˇıshoˇujia¯ n bathroom
出門 chu¯ me´n to go out the door
左拐 zuoˇguaˇi to turn left
---Supplementary Vocabulary---
辦公室 ba`ngo¯ ngsh`ı office
認識 re`nshi to know a person, to recognize
右拐 yo`uguaˇi to turn right
介紹 jie`sha`o to introduce
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