Ticket Scalper
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ID: 0943
Intermediate
A little shady, perhaps? Yet, it is David Beckham and the Galaxy, and this kind of a chance doesn't come around often in these parts... Hmm, there was that black market money exchange man that showed up at your office on a motorbike with a shopping bag full of cash--he was pretty reliable. Maybe the scalper can be trusted. Buyer beware and trust at your peril. Listen to this podcast in Chinese on the scalpers of China and be forewarned!
Jenny , John
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| SIMPLIFIED | PINYIN | ENGLISH | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 票 | piào | ticket | |
| 最后 | zuìhòu | last | |
| 位子 | wèizi | seat | |
| 靠 | kào | near |
哎先生小姐要票吗最后两张
āi 哎xiānsheng 先生xiǎojie 小姐yào 要piào 票ma 吗zuìhòu 最后liǎng 两zhāng 张
Hey! Sir, ma'am... do you need tickets? These are the last two.
给我看看哟位子挺靠前的嘛多少钱一张
gěi 给wǒ 我kàn kan 看看yō 哟wèizi 位子tǐng 挺kào 靠qián 前de 的ma 嘛duōshao 多少qián 钱yī 一zhāng 张
Let me take a look. Wow, the seats are quite close to the front. How much are they a piece?
800放心我这绝对是真票
bābǎi 800fàngxīn 放心wǒ 我zhè 这juéduì 绝对shì 是zhēn 真piào 票
800. Relax, these are definitely real tickets.
1000拿两张吧
yīqiān 1000ná 拿liǎng 两zhāng 张ba 吧
1,000 for the two of them.
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