Stage 8 · Lesson 43

A restaurant and a place to stay

Combine accommodation, transport and meal requests.

8 new words2 sessions · 20–25 minutes each0/22 correct without hintsReview the preceding lesson

Listen, read, and retell

Pinyin Meaning

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

Conversation

安安

我们wǒ men到dào了le酒jiǔ店diàn，要yào先xiān找zhǎo谁shuí？我wǒ想xiǎng问wèn房间fáng jiān满mǎn了le没有méi yǒu，再zài问wèn附fù近jìn哪nǎ条tiáo街jiē有yǒu吃chī饭fàn的de店diàn。

We have reached the hotel. Whom should we ask first? I want to check room availability and nearby places to eat.

小禾

先xiān到dào服fú务wù台tái。这zhè位wèi工作gōng zuò人rén员yuán可以kě yǐ帮bāng忙máng。别bié一yī次cì问wèn太tài多duō，把bǎ住zhù的de事shì情qing说shuō清qīng楚chu，再zài问wèn其qí他tā问题wèn tí。

Start at reception. This staff member can help. Clarify the room before asking many other questions.

安安

今天jīn tiān我wǒ想xiǎng吃chī饺子jiǎo zi。听tīng说shuō前qián面miàn那nà家jiā小xiǎo店diàn不bù错cuò，如rú果guǒ走zǒu路lù不bù方fāng便biàn，可以kě yǐ坐zuò出租车chū zū chē吗ma？

I would like dumplings today. I heard the small restaurant ahead is good. Could we take a taxi if walking is inconvenient?

小禾

先xiān看kàn距jù离lí，也yě看kàn看kàn时间shí jiān。店diàn就jiù在zài这zhè条tiáo街jiē上shàng，走zǒu五wǔ分钟fēn zhōng就jiù到dào；我们wǒ men带dài的de东西dōng xī不bù多duō，走zǒu过guò去qù很hěn方fāng便biàn。

Check the distance and time. It is on this street, five minutes away. With little luggage, walking is convenient.

Extension reading

工作gōng zuò人rén员yuán说shuō明míng房间fáng jiān还hái有yǒu一yī间jiān，也yě把bǎ去qù店diàn里lǐ的de路lù说shuō清qīng楚chu。安ān安ān先xiān重chóng复fù听到tīng dào的de时间shí jiān和hé价jià钱qián，再zài确què认rèn自zì己jǐ有yǒu没有méi yǒu理lǐ解jiě错cuò。

The staff say one room remains and give directions. Anan repeats the time and price to confirm her understanding.

吃chī完wán饭fàn，他们tā men沿yán着zhe原yuán路lù回huí酒jiǔ店diàn。小xiǎo禾hé说shuō，一yī次cì外wài出chū常cháng把bǎ很hěn多duō小xiǎo情qíng境jìng放fàng在zài一yī起qǐ，问wèn清qīng楚chu、再zài行xíng动dòng，比bǐ只zhǐ会huì背bèi句子jù zi更gèng有yǒu用yòng。

They return by the same route. Xiao He says outings combine many small situations; clarifying before acting helps more than memorised sentences alone.

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.

确认 què rèn: confirm
理解 lǐ jiě: understand
工作人员 gōng zuò rén yuán: staff member

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