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Right Ticket, Wrong Day

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ID: 2721 Intermediate
Have you ever had an argument about sitting in someone else's seat, or perhaps you have parked yourself down in someone's reserved space. Listen as two passengers quarrel over their seating.
Gwilym,Fiona Tian
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SIMPLIFIED PINYIN ENGLISH  
位子 wèizi seat
对号 duìhào to match two numbers
清楚 qīngchǔ clear
骗 piàn to deceive
先生不好意思这是我的位子
xiānsheng 先生bùhǎoyìsi 不好意思zhè 这shì 是wǒ 我de 的wèizi 位子
Sir, excuse me, this is my seat.
你的不是这是我的位子
nǐ de 你的búshì 不是zhè 这shì 是wǒ 我de 的wèizi 位子
Yours? No. This is my seat.
九车3A就是这里这车子是对号的不是你先抢先赢懂不懂啊
jiǔ 九chē 车3A 3Ajiùshì 就是zhèlǐ 这里zhè 这chēzi 车子shì 是duìhào 对号de 的búshì 不是nǐ 你xiān qiǎng xiān yíng 先抢先赢dǒng 懂bù dǒng 不懂ā 啊
Ninth carriage 3A. This is it. Your have to have a seat number for this carriage. It's not "first come first serve", don't you get it?
什么先抢先赢这是我的车票上面写得清清楚楚你有票吗
shénme 什么xiān qiǎng xiān yíng 先抢先赢zhè 这shì 是wǒ 我de 的chēpiào 车票shàngmian 上面xiě 写de 得qīngqīngchǔchǔ 清清楚楚nǐ 你yǒu 有piào 票ma 吗
What (do you mean by) "first come first serve". This is my my ticket, and it's very clear. Do you have a ticket?
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