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Asking the Way to the Station

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小花

nǐhǎo,wǒxiǎngqùchēzhàn。qǐngwèn,zěnmezǒu?

你好,我想去车站。请问,怎么走?

Hello, I want to go to the station. Excuse me, how do I get there?

小明

nǐhǎo。chēzhànbútàiyuǎn。nǐnéngkāichēqù,yěnéngdǎchē。

你好。车站不太远。你能开车去,也能打车。

Hello. The station isn't too far. You can drive there, or you can take a taxi.

小花

wǒméiyǒuqìchē。wǒyàodǎchē。dǎchēduōshǎoqián?

我没有汽车。我要打车。打车多少钱?

I don't have a car. I'll take a taxi. How much is a taxi?

小明

dǎchēbútàiguì。nǐzàizhèlishàngchējiùxíng。

打车不太贵。你在这里上车就行。

A taxi isn't too expensive. You can get in right here.

小花

xièxie!xīngqītiānnǐzuòshénme?

谢谢!星期天你做什么?

Thank you! What are you doing on Sunday?

小明

xīngqītiānwǒyàozàijiāxiūxi。

星期天我要在家休息。

On Sunday I'm going to rest at home.

小花

hǎode。wǒqùniánláiguòzhèli,nàshíhouchēzhànhěnxiǎo。

好的。我去年来过这里,那时候车站很小。

I see. I came here last year — the station was small back then.

小明

duì。xīnchēzhànkāilebànnián,míngniánzhèlihuìyǒuxīndelù。

对。新车站开了半年,明年这里会有新的路。

Yes. The new station has been open half a year, and next year there’ll be a new road here.

小花

tàihǎole!xīnniánwǒxiǎnghuíjiā,zuòchēyàobàntiānma?

太好了!新年我想回家,坐车要半天吗?

Great! I want to go home for New Year — does the bus take half a day?

小明

búyòngbàntiān。nǐzàiqiánbiandechēzhànxiàchējiùdàole。

不用半天。你在前边的车站下车就到了。

It doesn’t take half a day. Get off at the station up ahead and you’re there.

小花

qiántiānwǒyěláiguòchēzhàn,nàtiānrénhěnduō。

前天我也来过车站,那天人很多。

I came to the station the day before yesterday too — it was crowded.

小明

qiántiānshìxīngqītiān,rénhěnduō。

前天是星期天,人很多。

The day before yesterday was Sunday, so there were a lot of people.