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Stage 4 · Lesson 21

Preparing a longer journey

Prepare travel documents and give departure wishes.

18 new words2 sessions · 20–25 minutes each0/42 correct without hintsReview the preceding lesson

Listen, read, and retell

Pass 1: understand the situation. Pass 2: hide meanings and read. Pass 3: retell it in your own words.

Conversation

安安
下xià周zhōu我wǒ要yào出chū国guó旅lǚ行xíng。起qǐ飞fēi以yǐ前qián要yào准zhǔn备bèi什么shén me,护hù照zhào放fàng在zài这个zhè ge包bāo里lǐ可以kě yǐ吗ma?

I am travelling abroad next week. What should I prepare before the flight, and may I keep my passport in this bag?

小禾
先xiān看kàn清qīng楚chu行xíng程chéng和hé通tōng知zhī。国guó际jì旅lǚ客kè要yào用yòng到dào的de东西dōng xī放fàng在zài方fāng便biàn取qǔ的de地dì方fāng,出chū发fā前qián再zài检jiǎn查chá一yī次cì。

Read the itinerary and notices. Keep what international passengers need within reach and check again before departure.

安安
我wǒ这zhè次cì先xiān去qù北běi方fāng,再zài去qù南nán方fāng。那里nà lǐ有yǒu船chuán可以kě yǐ坐zuò,东dōng方fāng和hé西xī方fāng来lái的de游yóu客kè都dōu很hěn多duō。

I will visit the north and then the south. There are boats there and many visitors from both East and West.

小禾
你nǐ第dì一yī次cì去qù外wài地dì旅游lǚ yóu,别bié把bǎ每měi天tiān安ān排pái得de太tài满mǎn。回huí国guó以yǐ后hòu,再zài慢màn慢màn给gěi我wǒ讲jiǎng旅lǚ行xíng中zhōng的de事shì情qing。

As it is your first trip away, do not overfill every day. Tell me about the journey after you return.

Extension reading

去qù机场jī chǎng那nà天tiān,小xiǎo禾hé陪péi安ān安ān走zǒu到dào门mén口kǒu。他们tā men看见kàn jiàn不bù少shǎo旅lǚ客kè带dài着zhe不同bù tóng大dà小xiǎo的de包bāo,也yě听见tīng jiàn工作gōng zuò人rén员yuán提tí醒xǐng大家dà jiā看kàn好hǎo自zì己jǐ的de东西dōng xī。

On departure day Xiao He sees Anan off. Travellers carry bags of different sizes and staff remind everyone to watch their belongings.

安ān安ān向xiàng小xiǎo禾hé说shuō谢谢xiè xiè,小xiǎo禾hé祝zhù她tā一yī路lù平píng安ān、一yī路lù顺shùn风fēng。她tā把bǎ回huí来lái的de日rì子zi写xiě给gěi朋友péng yǒu,约yuē好hǎo回huí国guó后hòu再见zài jiàn面miàn。

Anan thanks him and Xiao He wishes her a safe, smooth journey. She writes down her return date and they arrange to meet after she returns.

Names and helper expressions

小禾 · Xiao He; 安安 · Anan. These supporting phrases aid understanding and are not added to the new HSK 2 vocabulary list.

工作人员 gōng zuò rén yuán
staff member
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