EP61 太方便了 O2O In China

 Chinese 101: “It’s so convinient!” Various kinds of O2O services in China

 

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Story of the Day：Wishful Thinking 一厢情愿 yī xiāng qíng yuàn 

 

 

Dialogue:

 

A：去哪儿吃饭？

 

qù nǎ ér chī fàn？

 

wher to eat?

 

B：叫个外卖吧。

 

jiào gè wài mài ba。

 

Call a takeaway. 

 

A：该买些水果了。

 

gāi mǎi xiē shuǐ guǒ le 。

 

We need to buy some fruits.

 

B：在线下单，等着送货上门吧。

 

zài xiàn xià dān ，děng zhe sòng huò shàng mén ba。

 

Order online and wait for the parcel at home.

 

A：我想去做美甲。

 

wǒ xiǎng qù zuò měi jiǎ 。

 

I want to get my nails done.

 

B：约个美甲师上门服务吧。

 

yuē gè měi jiǎ shī shàng mén fú wù ba。

 

Arrange a nail specialist to come and service for you.

 

A：你真是太懒了！

 

nǐ zhēn shì tài lǎn le ！

 

You’re so lazy!

 

B：因为一切都太方便了！

 

yīn wéi yī qiē dōu tài fāng biàn le！

 

Because everything is just so convenient!

 

Words & expressions：

 

【去哪儿】qù nǎ ér: wher to go

 

【外卖】wài mài: takeaway

 

【水果】shuǐ guǒ: fruits

 

【在线下单】zài xiàn xià dān: order online

 

【送货上门】sòng huò shàng mén: provide home delivery service

 

【美甲】měi jiǎ: manicure, nail painting

 

【上门服务】shàng mén fú wù：come knocking at sb.'s door to offer one's service

 

【懒】lǎn：lazy

 

【方便】fāng biàn: convenient

 

Hosts: Liu Min & Sam Duckett

 

Programme Editor: Wang Xiaoyu

 

Producer: Lu Chang