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A 早！今天你老公送你來的？

zǎo! jīntiān nǐ lǎogōng sòng nǐ lái de?

Morning! Did your husband drive you to work today?

B 是啊，他剛拿到駕照，非要送我。

shì a, tā gāng nádào jiàzhào, fēi yào sòng wǒ.

Yeah, he just got his driver's license, so he insisted on driving me.

A 老外辦上海駕照挺難的吧？我就是怕麻煩，一直沒讓我老公去辦。

lǎowài bàn Shànghǎi jiàzhào tǐng nán de ba? wǒ jiùshì pà máfan, yīzhí méi ràng wǒ lǎogōng qù bàn.

Is it very difficult for a foreigner to get his driver's license? I really hate hassles, so I never let my husband go get his.

B 我們以前也是怕麻煩，結果出個門都得我開車，所以前些天就硬著頭皮去辦了，沒想到還挺容易的。

wǒmen yǐqián yě shì pà máfan, jiéguǒ chū ge mén dōu děi wǒ kāichē, suǒyǐ qiánxiētiān jiù yìng zhe tóupí qù bàn le, méixiǎngdào hái tǐng róngyì de.

Before, we also thought it was going to be a big pain, so every time we went out, I was the one that had to drive. So a few days ago we bit the bullet and went to do it. We didn't realize that it would actually be so easy.

A 哎，那快教教我，都要準備些什麼？

āi, nà kuài jiāo jiao wǒ, dōu yào zhǔnbèi xiē shénme?

Wow! OK, then you have to give me the low down--what do we need to prepare?

B 你老公本來有駕照的吧？

nǐ lǎogong běnlái yǒu jiàzhào de ba?

Does your husband already have a driver's license?

A 有的，他十幾歲就開始開車了。

yǒu de, tā shíjǐ suì jiù kāishǐ kāichē le.

Yes, he started driving when he was a teenager.

B 那就只要帶護照，居留證明，和他自己國家的駕照，去車管所辦一下境外換證就行了。一定要本人去的，不能代辦。

nà jiù zhǐyào dài hùzhào, jūliúzhèngmíng, hé tā zìjǐ guójiā de jiàzhào, qù chēguǎnsuǒ bàn yīxià jìngwàihuànzhèng jiù xíng le. yīdìng yào běnrén qù de, bùnéng dàibàn.

Then he just needs to bring his passport, residence permit and his driver's license from his home country and go to the Department of Motor Vehicles to change it to a local permit. But he has to go in person, you can't do it on his behalf.

A 哦，反正我得跟他一起去。

ō, fǎnzhèng wǒ děi gēn tā yīqǐ qù.

Oh, well, I should go with him, anyway.

B 到了車管所以後警察會驗證件，讓你填一張申請表，完了就去拍照和體檢。對了，證件要原件和複印件。還有，駕照要翻譯成中文。

dào le chēguǎnsuǒ yǐhòu jǐngchá huì yàn zhèngjiàn, ràng nǐ tián yī zhāng shēnqǐngbiǎo, wán le jiù qù pāizhào hé tǐjiǎn. duì le, zhèngjiàn yào yuánjiàn hé fùyìnjiàn. háiyǒu, jiàzhào yào fānyì chéng Zhōngwén.

When you get to the motor vehicle branch the police will verify your documents, and have you fill out an application form. Oh right, you need the original and a photocopy of the documents. Also, you need to get your driver's license translated into Chinese.

A 要去指定地點翻譯嗎？

yào qù zhǐdìng dìdiǎn fānyì ma?

Do you have to go to some kind of designated translator to get it translated?

B 英文的車管所有人翻譯，其它的要去指定地點翻譯。

Yīngwén de chēguǎnsuǒ yǒu rén fānyì, qítā de yào qù zhǐdìng dìdiǎn fānyì.

The Department of Motor Vehicles will have someone to translate English licenses. If it's in a different language, you have to go to a designated translation agency.

A 在別的地方拍照和體檢可以嗎？

zài biéde dìfang pāizhào hé tǐjiǎn kěyǐ ma?

Is it possible to use a photos and a health exam that you got somewhere else?

B 最好到車管所去做吧，不符合要求的話還得重來，多麻煩。

zuìhǎo dào chēguǎnsuǒ qù zuò ba, bù fúhé yāoqiú dehuà hái děi chóng lái, duō máfan.

It would probably be best to get those at the Department of Motor Vehicles. If the ones you provide are not acceptable, you have to go again, which is a big hassle.

A 有道理。那什麼時候考試？

yǒu dàolǐ. nà shénme shíhou kǎoshì?

Right. So when will he take the test?

B 一般是一星期以後考交規，駕齡不滿3年的話還要考路考。

yībān shì yī xīngqī yǐhòu kǎo jiāoguī, jiàlíng bù mǎn sān nián dehuà hái yào kǎo lùkǎo.

Generally, you take the traffic rules test a week later. People with less than three years' driving experience also need to take a road test.

A 交規好考嗎？不會是用中文考吧？

jiāoguī hǎokǎo ma? bùhuì shì yòng Zhōngwén kǎo ba?

Is the traffic rules test really tricky? Please tell me the test isn't in Chinese...

B 得準備準備，不過有外文版的參考書。有100道題，要做對90道才能通過。

děi zhǔnbèizhǔnbèi bùguò yǒu wàiwénbǎn de cānkǎoshū. yǒu yībǎi dào tí, yào zuò duì jiǔshí dào cái néng tōngguò.

You have to prepare for it. But you can take it in languages besides Chinese. You have to get 90 out of 100 questions right to pass.

A 那通過以後，多長時間可以拿到駕照？

nà tōngguò yǐhòu, duōcháng shíjiān kěyǐ nádào jiàzhào?

So after he takes the test, how long before he can get the license?

B 考完試當天就能拿到了。

kǎo wán shì dàngtiān jiù néng nádào le.

You get the license the same day, after finishing the test.

A 哦！謝謝你啊！我們改天也去辦！

ō! xièxie nǐ a! wǒmen gǎitiān yě qù bàn!

Whoa! Thanks a lot! We'll go someday soon!

B 不客氣！希望你們也辦得順利！

bù kèqi! xīwàng nǐmen yě bàn de shùnlì!

No problem! Hope it goes well for you!

Key Vocabulary

駕照 jiàzhào

非要 fēiyào

硬著頭皮 yìng zhe tóupí

居留證明 jūliúzhèngmíng

車管所 chēguǎnsuǒ

境外換證 jìngwàihuànzhèng

代辦 dàibàn

驗 yàn

證件 zhèngjiàn

申請表 shēnqǐngbiǎo

體檢 tǐjiǎn

原件 yuánjiàn

複印件 fùyìnjiàn

指定 zhǐdìng

符合 fúhé

重 chóng

交規 jiāoguī

駕齡 jiàlíng

滿 mǎn

路考 lùkǎo

外文版 wàiwénbǎn

參考書 cānkǎoshū

Supplementary Vocabulary

代替 dàitì

房齡 fánglíng

工齡 gōnglíng

受不了 shòubuliǎo

教練 jiàoliàn

駕校 jiàxiào

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