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So Many Airport Fees

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ID: 2056 Intermediate
Airplane tickets can seem so cheap... until you add in the all the taxes and fees. The next thing you know, you're paying a lot more for a flight than you ever imagined. In this lesson, two friends try to take advantage of a discount flight, but find that getting the deal turns out to be harder than they bargained for.
Fri Nov 02 2012 | John, Dilu
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SIMPLIFIED PINYIN ENGLISH  
查 chá to look for, search
特价 tèjià special price
才 cái only
含 hán to contain
我查了一下，特价机票真便宜，才199块。
wǒ chá le yīxià ，tèjià jīpiào zhēn piányi ，cái yībǎi jiǔshí jiǔ kuài 。
I checked it out; discount airplane tickets are really cheap. Only 199 kuai!
你说的是不含税的价格吧?
nǐ shuō de shì bù hán shuì de jiàgé ba ?
You mean not including tax, right?
嗯。还要付机场建设费，燃油附加税，还要买保险。
ng4 。hái yào fù jīchǎng jiànshè fèi ，rányóu fùjiā shuì ，hái yào mǎi bǎoxiǎn 。
Yeah. You also need to pay airport construction fees, fuel surcharges, and you need to buy insurance.
加上这些费用，就不便宜了。
jiāshàng zhèxiē fèiyòng ，jiù bù piányi le 。
After adding these fees, it's not cheap.
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