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Ticket Scalper

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ID: 0943 Intermediate
A little shady, perhaps? Yet, it is David Beckham and the Galaxy, and this kind of a chance doesn't come around often in these parts... Hmm, there was that black market money exchange man that showed up at your office on a motorbike with a shopping bag full of cash--he was pretty reliable. Maybe the scalper can be trusted. Buyer beware and trust at your peril. Listen to this podcast in Chinese on the scalpers of China and be forewarned!
Mon Jul 14 2008 | Jenny , John
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SIMPLIFIED PINYIN ENGLISH  
票 piào ticket
最后 zuìhòu last
位子 wèizi seat
靠 kào near
哎，先生小姐，要票吗？最后两张。
āi ，xiānsheng xiǎojie ，yào piào ma ？zuìhòu liǎng zhāng 。
Hey! Sir, ma'am... do you need tickets? These are the last two.
给我看看。哟，位子挺靠前的嘛，多少钱一张？
gěi wǒ kàn kan 。yō ，wèizi tǐng kào qián de ma ，duōshao qián yī zhāng ？
Let me take a look. Wow, the seats are quite close to the front. How much are they a piece?
800。放心，我这绝对是真票。
bābǎi 。fàngxīn ，wǒ zhè juéduì shì zhēn piào 。
800. Relax, these are definitely real tickets.
1000拿两张吧。
yīqiān ná liǎng zhāng ba 。
1,000 for the two of them.
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