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A Long Bus Ride

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ID: 2541 Intermediate
If you have ever had the chance to take a long-distance bus trip in China, you will relate to today's dialogue. There are pleasant surprises and not so pleasant ones sometimes. Join our adventure today and take a trip across China on a bus!
Jenny,Ryan
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SIMPLIFIED PINYIN ENGLISH  
感受 gǎnshòu experience,feeling
赶得上 gǎndeshàng to get somewhere in time
发车 fāchē to depart,departure
检票 jiǎnpiào to check tickets
火车票卖完了所以我们只能乘长途汽车了
huǒchēpiào 火车票màiwán 卖完le 了suǒyǐ 所以wǒmen 我们zhǐnéng 只能chéng 乘chángtúqìchē 长途汽车le 了
The train tickets are all sold out, so we can only take the long-distance bus.
也行啊我第一次坐可以有不一样的感受
yě 也xíng 行a 啊wǒ 我dìyīcì 第一次zuò 坐kěyǐ 可以yǒu 有bù yīyàng 不一样de 的gǎnshòu 感受
That's ok too. It'll be the first time for me. I can have a different experience.
走售票窗口在那儿
zǒu 走shòupiàochuāngkǒu 售票窗口zài 在nàr 那儿
Let's go. The ticket window is there.
你好我想买两张到广州的
nǐhǎo 你好wǒ 我xiǎng 想mǎi 买liǎng 两zhāng 张dào 到guǎngzhōu 广州de 的
Hello, I would like to buy two tickets to Guang Zhou.
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