Grammar: Express“from...to...”with“从...到”;Superlative "最"
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Dialogue:
A:您好,我想订一张下周一从北京到上海的机票。有折扣吗?
nín hǎo,wǒ xiǎng dìng yī zhāng xià zhōu yīcóng běi jīng dào shàng hǎi de jī piào。
yǒu zhé kòu ma?
Hello, I’d like to book a flight from Beijing to Shanghai on next Monday.
Do you have discount tickets?
B:早上八点的航班折扣最低。
zǎo shàng bā diǎn de háng bān zhé kòu zuì dī 。
The best discount is the flight at 8’o clock in the morning.
A:太早了,有晚一些的吗?
tài zǎo le ,yǒu wǎn yī xiē de ma?
Oh it’s too early! Do you have later choices?
B:中午十二点有一班,打八折。
zhōng wǔ shí èr diǎn yǒu yī bān ,dǎ bā zhé。
The flight at 12’o clock is 20 percent discount.
A:好的,就订这班吧。
hǎo de ,jiù dìng zhè bān ba 。
Okay, I’d like to book this one.
B:您想订经济舱、公务舱还是头等舱?
nín xiǎng dìng jīng jì cāng 、gōng wù cāng hái shì tóu děng cāng ?
Do you like to book economy class, business class or first class?
A:经济舱就好,谢谢。
jīng jì cāng jiù hǎo ,xiè xiè 。
Economy class please, thanks.
B:好的,请告诉我您的姓名和证件号码。
hǎo de ,qǐng gào sù wǒ nín de xìng míng hé zhèng jiàn hào mǎ 。
Okay, please tell me your name and ID number.
Words & expressions:
【订】dìng: book
【机票】jī piào: air ticket:
【折扣】zhé kòu: discount
【航班】háng bān:flight
【最】zuì: most
【低】dī:low
【打八折】dǎ bā zhé: 20% discount off
【经济舱】jīng jì cāng: economy class
【公务舱】gōng wù cāng: business class
【头等舱】tóu děng cāng: first class
【姓名】xìng míng:name
【证件】zhèng jiàn: ID, certificate
Hosts: Liu Min & Jessica
Programme Editor: Lu Chang
Producer: Lu Chang