A Frenchman, working in Beijing, China, fond of traveling in organized tours during his vacations. He is familiar with Beijing now and would like to make tours to the other cities.
m菐 l矛
鐜 涓 Mary
A British woman, Mark鈥檚 friend, attending college abroad. She knows Chinese. She likes traveling by herself. She intends to set out from Beijing to Lijiang and Shangri-la, Yunnan.
j铆 m菙
鍚 濮 Jim
An American man, working in Shanghai, China. He often travels around. He intends to come to Beijing to watch the Olympic Games and have a tour around Beijing.
Dialogues
z臎n me q霉
(2) 鎬 涔 鍘
b脿o b贸 zh菙n b猫i q霉 gu矛 l铆n
(椴 鍕 鍑 澶 鍘 妗 鏋椼)
gu矛 l铆n xi脿n z脿i r茅n du艒 ma
椴嶅媰: 妗 鏋 鐜 鍦 浜 澶 鍚?
xi脿n z脿i sh矛 w脿ng j矛 r茅n k臎n d矛ng h臎n du艒
灏忔槑: 鐜 鍦 鏄 鏃 瀛ｏ紝浜 鑲 瀹 寰 澶氥
sh矛 bu sh矛 g膿n l菤 x铆ng tu谩n f膩ng bi脿n y矛 xi膿
椴嶅媰: 鏄 涓 鏄 璺 鏃 琛 鍥 鏂 渚夸竴浜?
du矛 膩 ji膩o t艒ng zh霉 s霉 d艒u b煤 y貌ng c膩o x墨n
灏忔槑: 瀵 鍟婏紝浜 閫氥佷綇 瀹 閮 涓 鐢 鎿嶅績銆
d脿 g脿i y脿o du艒 sh菐o qi谩n
椴嶅媰: 澶 姒 瑕 澶 灏 閽?
sh铆 ji膩n b煤 y墨 y脿ng ji脿 g茅 y臎 b煤 y墨 y脿ng
灏忔槑: 鏃 闂 涓 涓 鏍凤紝浠 鏍 涔 涓 涓 鏍枫
z谩n men k脿n k脿n w菐n b脿o sh脿ng de gu菐ng g脿o
鍜 浠 鐪 鐪 鏅 鎶 涓 鐨 骞 鍛婏紝
z脿i d菐 di脿n hu脿 w猫n w猫n
鍐 鎵 鐢 璇 闂 闂
(2) How to Go Theret
(Bob is planning to go to Guilin.)
Xiao Ming: Are ther many people in Guilin now?
Bob: It's high season now, so there'll be a lot of people there.
Xiao Ming: Will it be more convenient if I take an organized tour?
Bob: Sure. You don't have to think about transportation or accommodations.
Xiao Ming: How much does it cost?
Bob: The price varies according to the season. Let鈥檚 read through the ads in the evening paper. We can also call to check.
Additional Expressions
Traveling Vocabulary
鑷姪娓 z矛 zh霉 y贸u independent travel
寰掓娓 t煤 b霉 y贸u hiking
鑷┚娓 z矛 ji脿 y贸u self-drive travel
鏃呰鍥 l菤 x铆ng tu谩n organized tour
Tips
Taking an Organized Tour
You may select your favorite way of traveling and an organized travel is strongly recommended as it has some advantages.
Taking an organized tour will save you a lot of trouble such as buying tickets or finding hotels especially during high season. In China, many travel agents offer organized tours for foreigners. They may even provide a foreign language guide if some foreigners have language problems when joining an
organized tour for Chinese people.
