A German, a soccer fan, comes to China as a tourist, becomes acquainted with Xiao Yu in a fitness center.
xi谩o y菙
灏 闆 Xiao Yu
A Chinese, a friend of George's, used to have George stay in her home when he studied in China, works in a company, likes sports and often exercises in her spare time.
qi谩o zh矛
涔 娌 George
A British man, a sports fan, likes to collect sports souvenirs, in Beijing for the Olympics and Olympic souvenirs.
Dialogues
z脿i b墨n gu菐n de w菐ng ba
(2) 鍦 瀹 棣 鐨 缃 鍚
n铆n h菐o n铆n x奴 y脿o sh茅n me f煤 w霉
鏈嶅姟鍛: 鎮 濂 !鎮 闇 瑕 浠 涔 鏈 鍔?
w菕 xi菐ng ch谩 y墨 xi脿 b菒 s脿i q铆ng ku脿ng
鏉 鍏: 鎴 鎯 鏌 涓涓 姣 璧 鎯 鍐点
zh猫 sh矛 sh脿ng w菐ng k菐 q菒ng y貌ng 12 h脿o di脿n n菐o
鏈嶅姟鍛: 杩欐槸涓 缃 鍗★紝璇 鐢 12 鍙 鐢 鑴戙
h菐o de z臎n me sh艒u f猫i
鏉 鍏: 濂 鐨勩傛 涔 鏀 璐?
脿n xi菐o sh铆 sh艒u 猫i m臎i xi菐o sh铆10 ku脿i
鏈嶅姟鍛: 鎸 灏 鏃 鏀 璐癸紝姣 灏 鏃10 鍧椼
(2) In the Hotel's Internet Cafe
Attendant: Hello. How can I help you?
Jack: I'd like to check the development of the competition.
Attendant: Here is a card for getting on-line.
You can use computer No. 12.
Jack: Very good. How much do you charge?
Attendant: We charge on an hourly basis.
Ten Yuan per hour.
Tips
Making a Telephone Call
In China people usually say "wei" (hello) first when beginning a telephone conversation. If you call an old acquaintance and recognize his/her voice, you may address him/her directly by name. Otherwise, you have to make clear who the other person is by saying, "Hello! Excuse me. Are you so-and-so?" or "Hello! Are you so-and-so?" instead of saying "I an so-and-so" first. "So-and-so" may be name of a person or a company.
e.g.
--W猫i, sh矛 l菒 m铆ng ma?
(Hello! Are you Li Ming?)
--Du矛, sh矛 w菕. N菒 sh矛 Q铆 Q铆 ma?
(Yes, I am Li Ming. You are Qi Qi, aren't you?)
One usually says, "You dialed the wrong number" when receiving a wrong call.
e.g.
--W猫i, sh矛 l菒 m铆ng ma?
(Hello! Are you Li Ming?)
--B煤 sh矛, n菒 d菐 cu貌 le.
(No, you dialed the wrong number.)
