 M: Péngyǒumen. Nǐmen hǎo! Huān yíng shōu tīng Xiàn zaì Xué Hàny?. W? shì ML.
S: W? shì Stuart. And back to discussing hu?chēpiaò – train tickets, hu?chēpiaò.
M: Stuart, do you want to buy hard seat or hard sleeper? 你想买硬座还是硬卧? N? xi?ng m?i yìngzuò háishì yìngwò?
S: I still haven't decided 我还没有决定。W?hái méiy?ujuédìng. Apart from hard seat and hard sleeper, what other tickets are there? 除了硬座和硬卧，还有什么票? Chúle yìngzuò héyìngwò, háiy?u shénme piaò?
M: There's soft seat, and also soft sleeper 有软座，还有软卧 y?u ruǎn zuò, hái y?u ruǎn wò.
S: I've decided. You go hard seat and I'll go soft sleeper 我决定了。你坐硬座，我坐软卧 wǒ juédìng le. Nǐ zuò yìngzuò, w? zuò ruǎnwò.
M: What!
M: Stuart should travel in the baggage car. But, let's look at the new material. Listen out for the ‘or' 还是 HAI SHI, hái shì – when I ask, Do you want to buy hard seat or hard sleeper. 你想买硬座还是硬卧. Say it with me, nǐ xiǎng mái yìngzuò háishì yìng wò?
S: 我还没有决定。
M: 决定 JUE DING，juédìng, second tone fourth tone, ‘to decide' juédìng. Try to say, He hasn't yet decided. Hěn haǒ. 他还没有决定。Tā hái měiyǒu juédìng.
S: And I asked, 除了硬座和硬卧，还有什么票?
M: chú le yìng zuò hé yìng wò, hái yǒu shénme piào? 除了 CHU LE chú le, a very useful expression meaning ‘apart from', ‘except', chúle. So try to say, Apart from Stuart, they are all very cute.
S: You all know this is bú duì, wrong, but did you say…
M: 除了Stuart，他们都很可爱 chú le Stuart, tāmen dōu hěn kě ài.
S: Now say, Except for ML, they are all very clever. Hěn h?o. 除了曼丽, 他们都很聪明 chú le Mànlì, tāmen dōu hěn cōngming.
M: I'll ignore that! One more. Say, Apart from him, they are all very well. Fēi1cháng h?o. 除了他，他们都很好 chúle tā, tāmen dōu h?nh?o.
M: Back to train tickets. 有软座，还有软卧. 软 RUAN ru?n is ‘soft' ruán, so, yǒu ruǎn zuò, hái yǒu ru?n wò.
S: And we'll finish with our conversation.
M: 你想买硬座还是硬卧 nǐ xi?ng m?i yìng zuò háishì yìng wò?
S: 我还没有决定 wǒhái m?iyǒu juédìng. 除了硬座和硬卧，还有什么票 chú le yìng zuò héyìing wò, hái y?u shénme piào?
M: 有软座，还有软卧 y?u ru?nzuò, hái yǒu ru?n wò.
S: 我决定了。你坐硬座，我坐软卧 wǒ juédìng le. Nǐ zuò yìngzuò, wǒ zuò ru?nwò.
M: Revenge later. Bye everyone. |
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