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A Long Bus Ride

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ID: 2541 Intermediate
If you have ever had the chance to take a long-distance bus trip in China, you will relate to today's dialogue. There are pleasant surprises and not so pleasant ones sometimes. Join our adventure today and take a trip across China on a bus!
Mon Sep 29 2014 | Jenny, Ryan
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SIMPLIFIED PINYIN ENGLISH  
感受 gǎnshòu experience,feeling
赶得上 gǎndeshàng to get somewhere in time
发车 fāchē to depart,departure
检票 jiǎnpiào to check tickets
火车票卖完了，所以我们只能乘长途汽车了。
huǒchēpiào màiwán le ，suǒyǐ wǒmen zhǐnéng chéng chángtúqìchē le 。
The train tickets are all sold out, so we can only take the long-distance bus.
也行啊，我第一次坐。可以有不一样的感受。
yě xíng a ，wǒ dìyīcì zuò 。kěyǐ yǒu bù yīyàng de gǎnshòu 。
That's ok too. It'll be the first time for me. I can have a different experience.
走，售票窗口在那儿。
zǒu ，shòupiàochuāngkǒu zài nàr 。
Let's go. The ticket window is there.
你好，我想买两张到广州的。
nǐhǎo ，wǒ xiǎng mǎi liǎng zhāng dào guǎngzhōu de 。
Hello, I would like to buy two tickets to Guang Zhou.
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