{"id":14880,"date":"2020-02-18T13:07:12","date_gmt":"2020-02-18T13:07:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/chinesemoment.com\/spoken-chinese\/chinese-dialogue\/how-to-take-a-taxi-2\/"},"modified":"2020-02-18T13:07:12","modified_gmt":"2020-02-18T13:07:12","slug":"how-to-take-a-taxi-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chinesemoment.com\/vi\/how-to-take-a-taxi-2\/","title":{"rendered":"How to take a taxi?(2)"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\tDominic:<\/strong> These days most taxis in Beijing are equipped with a reliable metre that starts at 10 yuan for the first three kilometres, which works out at approximately 1.5 dollars, and then increases at around 2 yuan per kilometre after that. Nevertheless, it’s still sensible to get a good idea of the price before you start your journey. To do that, you can simply say \u5927\u6982\u591a\u5c11\u94b1\uff1f
\tDominic to taxi driver:<\/strong> \u5e08\u5085\uff0c\u5927\u6982\u591a\u5c11\u94b1\uff1f\uff08Sh\u012bfu, dà\u0261ài du\u014dsh\u01ceo qián?\uff09<\/p>\n

\tDominic:<\/strong> Now the Bird’s Nest Stadium is one of the most famous locations in Beijing, so it would be very unusual if a taxi driver didn’t know how to get there. Having said that, more often than not, you need to go to a location a little more difficult to describe. In this situation, it is highly recommended to have a written version of your address, like this \u9e1f\u5de2. In this case, simply point and tell the driver \u6211\u8981\u53bb\u8fd9\u91cc\u3002\u6211\u8981\u53bb\u8fd9\u91cc\u3002<\/p>\n

\t(Shot of Dominic’s piece of paper with instructions)
\t(Dominic’s phone rings. It’s PK.)<\/p>\n

\tDominic: <\/strong>Hey, PK.
\tPK:<\/strong> Hi, Dominic. \u4f60\u5728\u54ea\u513f\uff1f(Hi, Dominic. N\u01d0 zài n\u01ceér?
\tDominic:<\/strong> I don’t know. I ask the driver.
\tDominic to taxi driver: <\/strong>\u5e08\u5085\uff0c\u6211\u4eec\u5230\u54ea\u91cc\u4e86\uff1f(Sh\u012bfu, women dào n\u01cel\u01d0 le?)<\/p>\n

\tTaxi driver to Dominic:<\/strong> \u6211\u4eec\u5230\u4e2d\u5173\u6751\u4e86\u3002(W\u01d2men dào zh\u014dn\u0261\u0261u\u0101nc\u016bn le.)
\tDominic to PK on the phone:<\/strong> \u6211\u5230\u4e2d\u5173\u6751\u4e86\u3002(W\u01d2 dào zh\u014dn\u0261\u0261u\u0101nc\u016bn le.)
\tPK to Dominic:<\/strong> \u4f60\u624d\u5230\u4e2d\u5173\u6751\uff1f(N\u01d0 cái dào zh\u014dn\u0261\u0261u\u0101nc\u016bn?)
\tDominic to PK:<\/strong> Don’t worry. Don’t worry. We are not so far away.
\tPK:<\/strong> Come on. Hurry up!
\tDominic:<\/strong> OK, we’re coming.<\/p>\n

\tDominic:<\/strong> If you are learning Chinese, getting a taxi in Beijing is a perfect opportunity for some conversation practice because the driver can’t escape! Let’s try some now.
\tDominic:<\/strong> \u5e08\u5085\uff0c\u4f60\u662f\u54ea\u91cc\u4eba\uff1f(Sh\u012bfu, n\u01d0 shì n\u01cel\u01d0 rén?)
\tTaxi driver:<\/strong> \u6211\u662f\u5317\u4eac\u4eba\u3002\u4f60\u662f\u54ea\u91cc\u4eba\uff1f(W\u01d2 shì B\u011bi j\u012bn\u0261 rén. N\u01d0 shì n\u01cel\u01d0 rén?
\tDominic:<\/strong> \u6211\u662f\u82f1\u56fd\u4eba\u3002(W\u01d2 shì y\u012bn\u0261\u0261uó rén.)<\/p>\n

\t(Shot of taxi running through Beijing)<\/p>\n

\tDominic:<\/strong> I think we’re getting close. But I can check with the driver by asking\u6211\u4eec\u5230\u4e86\u5417\uff1f(W\u01d2 men dào le m\u0251?)
\tDominic to taxi driver:<\/strong> \u5e08\u5085\uff0c\u6211\u4eec\u5230\u4e86\u5417\uff1f(Sh\u012bfu, w\u01d2men dào le m\u0251?)
\tTaxi driver:<\/strong> \u6211\u4eec\u5230\u4e86\u3002(W\u01d2men dào le.)<\/p>\n

\tDominic:<\/strong> Oh, we’re here. \u6211\u4eec\u5230\u4e86\u3002When you are ready for the taxi driver to stop, you can simply say \u5e08\u5085\uff0c\u5c31\u505c\u8fd9\u513f\u5427\u3002
\tDominic to driver:<\/strong> \u5e08\u5085\uff0c\u5c31\u505c\u8fd9\u513f\u5427\u3002(Sh\u012bfu, jiù tín\u0261 zhè ér b\u0251.)<\/p>\n

\tLanguage points\uff1a
\t<\/strong><\/p>\n

\t1.Dà\u0261ài du\u014dsh\u01ceo qián?
\t\u5927\u6982\u591a\u5c11\u94b1\uff1f
\t"\u5927\u6982" means approximately, "\u591a\u5c11" means how much, "\u94b1" means money.<\/p>\n

\u5927\u6982\u591a\u5c11\u94b1\uff1f<\/div>\n
Approximately how much is it?<\/div>\n<\/p>\n

\t2.Sh\u012bfu, w\u01d2men dào le m\u0251?
\t\u5e08\u5085\uff0c\u6211\u4eec\u5230\u54ea\u91cc\u4e86\uff1f
\tTo address the driver, it’s recommended to use the polite address "\u5e08\u5085".
\t"\u6211" means I, "\u6211\u4eec" means us,"\u5230", to arrive at, "\u54ea\u91cc"where.<\/p>\n

\u5e08\u5085\uff0c\u6211\u4eec\u5230\u54ea\u91cc\u4e86\uff1f<\/div>\n
Shifu, where are we now\uff1f<\/div>\n<\/p>\n

\t3. Jiù tín\u0261 zhè ér b\u0251.
\t\u5c31\u505c\u8fd9\u513f\u5427\u3002
\t"\u505c" means stop, and "\u8fd9\u513f" means here.<\/p>\n

\u5c31\u505c\u8fd9\u513f\u5427\u3002<\/div>\n
We can just stop here. \t<\/div><\/p>\n