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Hiring a Courier

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ID: 0781 Upper Intermediate
Here in China, there is a courier for every purpose. True, none of them really look like Kevin Bacon in Quicksilver or Jessica Alba in Dark Angel, but if you do want something delivered across town or across the country, and don't like the color of those poo-brown UPS uniforms, listen to this podcast and learn how to hire one, in Mandarin Chinese.
Mon Feb 04 2008 | Jenny, John
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SIMPLIFIED PINYIN ENGLISH  
快递 kuàidì courier
同城 tóngchéng within the same city
距离 jùlí distance
急 jí urgent; in a hurry
你好，我要叫快递。
nǐhǎo ，wǒ yào jiào kuàidì 。
Hello, I need a courier.
现在要吗？
xiànzài yào ma ？
You need it now?
是的。你们同城最快多久能送到？
shìde 。nǐmen tóngchéng zuìkuài duō jiǔ néng sòng dào ？
Yes. Within the city, what is the quickest it can be delivered?
要看距离。一般两三个小时就可以送到。最远的也只要半天。
yào kàn jùlí 。yībān liǎng sān ge xiǎoshí jiù kěyǐ sòng dào 。zuì yuǎn de yě zhǐyào bàntiān 。
That depends on the distance. Generally it can be delivered within two to three hours. The farthest location only takes half a day.
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