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| INTRODUCTION |
| Michael: Hi everyone, and welcome back to ChineseClass101.com. This is Business Chinese for Beginners Season 1 Lesson 9 - Checking In For Your China Business Trip. Michael here. |
| Dehua: 大家好！(Dàjiā hǎo!) I'm Dehua. |
| Michael: In this lesson, you’ll learn how to go on a business trip. The conversation takes place at a hotel reception desk. |
| Dehua: It's between Linda and the receptionist. |
| Michael: The speakers are employee and customer, therefore, they will speak formal Chinese. Okay, let's listen to the conversation. |
| DIALOGUE |
| 张丽: 早安，我姓张，已经订了房。 |
| (Zhāng Lì: Zǎo ān, wǒ xìng Zhāng, yǐjīng dìngle fáng.) |
| 接待员: 请问是不是张丽小姐，单人间，两个晚上，含早餐？ |
| (Jiēdài yuán: Qǐngwèn shì bùshì Zhāng Lì xiǎojiě, dānrénjiān, liǎng gè wǎnshàng, hán zǎocān?) |
| 张丽: 对。 |
| (Zhāng Lì: Duì.) |
| 接待员: 请出示身份证。 |
| (Jiēdài yuán: Qǐng chūshì shēnfèn zhèng.) |
| 张丽: 在这儿。还有，我可以打印发布会的文件吗？ |
| (Zhāng Lì: Zài zhè'er. Hái yǒu, wǒ kěyǐ dǎyìn fābù huì de wénjiàn ma?) |
| 接待员: 当然可以，我们的商务中心二十四小时开放。 |
| (Jiēdài yuán: Dāngrán kěyǐ, wǒmen de shāngwù zhōngxīn èrshísì xiǎoshí kāifàng.) |
| Michael: Listen to the conversation one time slowly. |
| 张丽: 早安，我姓张，已经订了房。 |
| (Zhāng Lì: Zǎo ān, wǒ xìng Zhāng, yǐjīng dìngle fáng.) |
| 接待员: 请问是不是张丽小姐，单人间，两个晚上，含早餐？ |
| (Jiēdài yuán: Qǐngwèn shì bùshì Zhāng Lì xiǎojiě, dānrénjiān, liǎng gè wǎnshàng, hán zǎocān?) |
| 张丽: 对。 |
| (Zhāng Lì: Duì.) |
| 接待员: 请出示身份证。 |
| (Jiēdài yuán: Qǐng chūshì shēnfèn zhèng.) |
| 张丽: 在这儿。还有，我可以打印发布会的文件吗？ |
| (Zhāng Lì: Zài zhè'er. Hái yǒu, wǒ kěyǐ dǎyìn fābù huì de wénjiàn ma?) |
| 接待员: 当然可以，我们的商务中心二十四小时开放。 |
| (Jiēdài yuán: Dāngrán kěyǐ, wǒmen de shāngwù zhōngxīn èrshísì xiǎoshí kāifàng.) |
| Michael: Listen to the conversation with the English translation. |
| 张丽: 早安，我姓张，已经订了房。 |
| (Zhāng Lì: Zǎo ān, wǒ xìng Zhāng, yǐjīng dìngle fáng.) |
| Linda: "Good morning, I have a reservation under Zhang." |
| 接待员: 请问是不是张丽小姐，单人间，两个晚上，含早餐？ |
| (Jiēdài yuán: Qǐngwèn shì bùshì Zhāng Lì xiǎojiě, dānrénjiān, liǎng gè wǎnshàng, hán zǎocān?) |
| Receptionist: "Ms. Zhang Li, two nights, single room, breakfast included. Is this correct?" |
| 张丽: 对。 |
| (Zhāng Lì: Duì.) |
| Linda: "Yes." |
| 接待员: 请出示身份证。 |
| (Jiēdài yuán: Qǐng chūshì shēnfèn zhèng.) |
| Receptionist: "Please show us an ID." |
| 张丽: 在这儿。还有，我可以打印发布会的文件吗？ |
| (Zhāng Lì: Zài zhè'er. Hái yǒu, wǒ kěyǐ dǎyìn fābù huì de wénjiàn ma?) |
| Linda: "Here it is. By the way, can I print out my presentation somewhere?" |
| 接待员: 当然可以，我们的商务中心二十四小时开放。 |
| (Jiēdài yuán: Dāngrán kěyǐ, wǒmen de shāngwù zhōngxīn èrshísì xiǎoshí kāifàng.) |
| Receptionist: "Of course, our business center is open 24/7." |
| POST CONVERSATION BANTER |
| Michael: I suppose business travel is quite common in China? |
| Dehua: It can be! One phrase you’ll hear a lot is 我要订房 (wǒ yào dìngfáng). |
| Michael: "I’d like to reserve a room." |
| Dehua: Also, 我要退房 (wǒ yào tuì fáng). |
| Michael: "I’d like to check out." Is it common to tip in China and to tip in hotels? |
| Dehua: No, it’s not very common to leave tips. |
| Michael: What about in restaurants? |
| Dehua: Most high-end restaurants will add a service charge. You might want to tip on top of that if the service is good. |
| Michael: What about taxi drivers? |
| Dehua: No, you don’t have to. |
| Michael: Is there anyone else we should tip? |
| Dehua: If you’re in a high-end hotel, there might be attendants in the bathrooms. |
| Michael: So maybe we can tip them, too. Okay, now onto the vocab. |
| VOCAB LIST |
| Michael: Let’s take a look at the vocabulary from this lesson. The first word is... |
| Dehua: 订(dìng) [natural native speed] |
| Michael: "to reserve" |
| Dehua: 订(dìng) [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Dehua: 订(dìng) [natural native speed] |
| Michael: Next we have... |
| Dehua: 单人间(dānrénjiān) [natural native speed] |
| Michael: "single room" |
| Dehua: 单人间(dānrénjiān) [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Dehua: 单人间(dānrénjiān) [natural native speed] |
| Michael: Next we have... |
| Dehua: 含(hán) [natural native speed] |
| Michael: "to include" |
| Dehua: 含(hán) [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Dehua: 含(hán) [natural native speed] |
| Michael: Next we have... |
| Dehua: 早餐(zǎocān) [natural native speed] |
| Michael: "breakfast" |
| Dehua: 早餐(zǎocān) [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Dehua: 早餐(zǎocān) [natural native speed] |
| Michael: Next we have... |
| Dehua: 身份证(shēnfèn zhèng) [natural native speed] |
| Michael: "identification; ID card" |
| Dehua: 身份证(shēnfèn zhèng) [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Dehua: 身份证(shēnfèn zhèng) [natural native speed] |
| Michael: Next we have... |
| Dehua: 打印(dǎyìn) [natural native speed] |
| Michael: "to print (a document)" |
| Dehua: 打印(dǎyìn) [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Dehua: 打印(dǎyìn) [natural native speed] |
| Michael: Next, |
| Dehua: 文件(wénjiàn) [natural native speed] |
| Michael: "document" |
| Dehua: 文件(wénjiàn) [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Dehua: 文件(wénjiàn) [natural native speed] |
| Michael: Next, |
| Dehua: 商务中心(shāngwù zhōngxīn) [natural native speed] |
| Michael: "business center" |
| Dehua: 商务中心(shāngwù zhōngxīn) [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Dehua: 商务中心(shāngwù zhōngxīn) [natural native speed] |
| Michael: Next we have... |
| Dehua: 二十四小时(èrshísì xiǎoshí) [natural native speed] |
| Michael: "24-hours; around-the-clock" |
| Dehua: 二十四小时(èrshísì xiǎoshí) [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Dehua: 二十四小时(èrshísì xiǎoshí) [natural native speed] |
| Michael: And last... |
| Dehua: 开放 [natural native speed] |
| Michael: "to open; to be in service" |
| Dehua: 开放 [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Dehua: 开放 [natural native speed] |
| KEY VOCAB AND PHRASES |
| Michael: Let's have a closer look at the usage of some of the words and phrases from this lesson. The first phrase is... |
| Dehua: 去麦当劳吃早餐(qù màidāngláo chī zǎocān) |
| Michael: meaning "Go to McDonald's for breakfast." |
| Michael: Let’s break this phrase down. |
| Dehua: First is 去(qù). This means "go." Next is 麦当劳(màidāngláo) |
| Michael: This is "McDonald’s." The next part means "eat." |
| Dehua: That is 吃(chī). Finally is 早餐(zǎocān) |
| Michael: "breakfast." You can use "go" with a place name. |
| Dehua: Yes, remember "go" is 去(qù). |
| Michael: Can you give us an example using this phrase? |
| Dehua: Sure. For example, you can say... 我想去麦当劳吃早餐。(Wǒ xiǎng qù màidāngláo chī zǎocān.) |
| Michael: ...which means "I want to go to McDonald's for breakfast." |
| Michael: Okay, what's the next phrase? |
| Dehua: 身份证(shēnfèn zhèng) |
| Michael: meaning "ID card" |
| Michael: Let’s look at this phrase, too. |
| Dehua: First is 身份(shēnfèn). This means "identity." Next is 证(zhèng) |
| Michael: That is "certificate, proof." What kind of card is this? |
| Dehua: 身份证(shēnfèn zhèng) has information that proves who you are. |
| Michael: Are there any other things that can be used as proof of ID? |
| Dehua: Yes. 驾照(jiàzhào); "a driver licence." |
| Michael: Can you give us an example using this phrase? |
| Dehua: Sure. For example, you can say... 请出示身份证。(Qǐng chūshì shēnfèn zhèng.) |
| Michael: ... which means "Please show your ID card." |
| Michael: Okay, what's the next phrase? |
| Dehua: 二十四小时开放(èrshísì xiǎoshí kāifàng) |
| Michael: meaning "open 24 hours a day." |
| Michael: This is our final phrase. |
| Dehua: First is 二十四(èrshísì). It means "twenty-four." Next is 小时(xiǎoshí) |
| Michael: This is "hours." The final part means "to open." |
| Dehua: 开放 (kāifàng). |
| Michael: You can use this phrase to describe a service or store that runs all day. |
| Dehua: 终年无休 (zhōngnián wú xiū) means a business that is open every day, all day. |
| Michael: Can you give us an example using this word? |
| Dehua: Sure. For example, you can say... 便利店二十四小时开放。(Biànlì diàn èrshísì xiǎoshí kāifàng.) |
| Michael: ... which means "Convenience stores are open 24 hours a day." |
| Michael: Okay, now onto the lesson focus. |
Lesson focus |
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| Michael: In this lesson, you'll learn about checking in to a hotel. |
| Michael: Let’s look at some phrases that will be helpful when we’re staying in a hotel. |
| Dehua: 可以上网吗？(Kěyǐ shàngwǎng ma?) |
| Michael: "Is there any internet connection?" |
| Dehua: 房间里可以无线上网吗？(Fángjiān lǐ kěyǐ wúxiàn shàngwǎng ma?) |
| Michael: "Is there "WiFi in the room?" |
| Dehua: 我需要明天早上五点的叫醒服务。(Wǒ xūyào míngtiān zǎoshang wǔ diǎn de jiào xǐng fúwù.) |
| Michael: "I’d like a morning call at 5am." |
| Dehua: 有洗衣服务吗？(Yǒu xǐyī fúwù ma?) |
| Michael: "Do you have a laundry service?" Now, let’s move onto looking at the past tense in Chinese. You may have studied this already, but don’t worry if you haven’t! |
| Dehua: There are only two ways to express the past tense in Chinese. |
| Michael: You can use it for both finished and unfinished actions. Dehua, can you tell us how to make these two forms? |
| Dehua: To make past tense, simply add 了 (le) behind the verb. |
| Michael: And how do we make present perfect tense? |
| Dehua: Add 过 (guò) behind the verb. |
| Michael: Let’s work through an example using the verb "to eat." |
| Dehua: That is 吃 (chī). The past tense is 吃了 (chīle), |
| Michael: "ate." |
| Dehua: You can say 吃了早餐 (chīle zǎocān), |
| Michael: "ate breakfast," |
| Dehua: or 吃过早餐 (chīguò zǎocān), |
| Michael: "have had breakfast." Let’s also look at an example using "to go." |
| Dehua: The present tense is 去 (qù). The past tense is 去了 (qùle). |
| Michael: That is "went" in English. Now let’s hear a couple of examples in phrases. |
| Dehua: 去了美国 (qùle měiguó) |
| Michael: "went to the USA" |
| Dehua: 去过美国 (qùguò měiguó) |
| Michael: "have been to the USA" |
Outro |
| Michael: Okay, that’s all for this lesson. Thank you for listening, everyone, and we’ll see you next time! Bye! |
| Dehua: 再见！(Zàijiàn!) |
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