Learn 要 + 动词 and 在 + 地方 + 动词 through Trips and Travel Tickets.
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我买了车票。
I bought a bus ticket.
车票多少钱？
How much is the bus ticket?
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我在车上。
I am on the bus.
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我有一张地图。
I have a map.
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这家工厂有一千多名工人。
This factory has more than a thousand workers.
工人们正在努力工作。
The workers are working hard.
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我订了机票。
I have booked a plane ticket.
机票很贵。
Plane tickets are very expensive.
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我们下午开会。
We have a meeting in the afternoon.
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这张门票多少钱？
How much is this ticket?
我们买门票吧。
Let's buy tickets.
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我想买一张火车票。
I want to buy a train ticket.
请投下你的一票。
Please cast your vote.
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我想请假一天。
I would like to ask for a day off.
他生病了，要请假。
He is sick and needs to ask for leave.
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他学习认真。
He studies seriously.
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我五点下班。
I get off work at five o'clock.
下班后我们去吃饭。
Let's go eat after work.
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你在干什么？
What are you doing?
这是干部的责任。
This is the cadre's responsibility.
S + 要 + 动词Use "要" before a verb to express an intention or plan to do something in the future. It is stronger than "想" (to want, to think of) because it shows determination or an existing plan.
我要开会。
I'm going to have a meeting.
他要买机票。
He's going to buy a plane ticket.
S + 在 + 地方 + 动词Use "在" before a place, then a verb, to indicate an action taking place at a specific location.
工人在外边工作。
The workers are working outside.
我在学校开会。
I have a meeting at school.
Two coworkers talk after work.
你今天想做什么？
What do you want to do today?
我要开会。我想请假。
I have a meeting. I want to take leave.
你要买机票吗？
Do you want to buy a plane ticket?
是的，我要买机票和门票。
Yes, I want to buy a plane ticket and an admission ticket.
好的。你怎么去机场？
OK. How are you getting to the airport?
我不打车了，我坐汽车去机场。
I won’t take a taxi — I’ll take the bus to the airport.
车票买了吗？车上有地图吗？
Have you bought the ticket? Is there a map on the bus?
车票买了。地图在我的包里边。
I’ve got the ticket. The map is in my bag.
好。那些工人今天干什么？
OK. What are those workers doing today?
他们在开会，开会后就下班。
They’re in a meeting; after the meeting they finish work.