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Stephy: To pass these red shark fin-looking barriers, you’ll going to have to buy a subway ticket. Subway fare is relatively cheap compared to taxi fare. Taxis can range from 10 to 100 yuan depending on distance. wheras a one-way subway ticket to any destination costs a flat 2 yuan, or 30 cents in the United States. Let’s go and get a ticket.
If you have a 5 or 10 yuan bill on you, you can use one of these ticket machines. Directions are also available in English. Otherwise, head over to the ticket counter.
Ticket seller: 您好，有什么可以帮您的吗？
Stephy: 你好，我要一张票。
GRAPHIC FLASH: 您好，有什么能帮您的？您好, the polite form of saying 你好, meaning hello, 有to have, 什么 what, 能can, 帮 help, 您 the polite way of saying 你 you, 的 a particle, 您好，有什么能帮您的？Hello, anything I can do for you?
我要一张票。 票ticket, 张a measure word for ticket, 一 one, 一张票 one ticket, 要 want or need, 我 I, al together, 我要一张票。One ticket please.
Ticket seller: 好的，两元，给您，拿好。
Stephy: 谢谢。
Stephy: Remember we need to first travel to the Xidan stop for a transfer. So, let me ask which train to take.
Stephy talks to a passenger: 劳驾，去西单坐哪边的车？
GRAPHIC FLASH: 劳驾，去西单坐哪边的车？车vehicle, here it refers to the subway, 哪边 which direction, 哪边的车which direction the vehicle (the subway) heading for, 西单 a downtown commercial centre in Beijing, 去 to go to, 劳驾 excuse me, together, 劳驾，去西单坐哪边的车？Excuse me, which subway line should I take to go to Xidan?