交际汉语 Lesson 19 Booking ticket

会话A

（在办公室。）

小丁：刘经理。

刘明：小丁，下星期一我要去深圳开会，请帮我订一张去深圳的机票。

小丁：好，刘经理。您什么时候回来？

刘明：开三天会，下星期四回北京。

小丁：好!

Translation:

(At the office.)

Xiao Ding: Manager Liu.

Liu Ming: Xiao Ding, next Monday I have to attend a conference in Shenzhen, please book an airfare to Shenzhen for me.

Xiao Ding: OK, Manager Liu. When are you coming back?

Liu Ming: The conference is for three days, I'll come back to Beijing next Thursday.

Xiao Ding: All right.
 

Cultural Background

Beijing Railway station - Ticket Sales and Reservations

北京火车站是全国铁路客运重要枢纽，分别由北京站、北京西站、北京南站和北京北站“四站”组成。

售票（以北京站为例）：

北京站售票大厅设有26 个售票窗口，全部窗口均发售当日至第四日北京站、北京西站、北京南站和北京北站始发的各次列车软座、硬座车票，其中有12 个窗口还办理中转签字和快车票。第二号窗口同时发售国际联运列车国内段车票，第十一号和第十二号为退票窗口并24 小时昼夜不间断售票，旅客要求退票时，按20% 收取手续费。

国际售票处位于车站一楼大厅软席候车室内，设有三个窗口，发售四日内“四站”始发的各次列车软硬座、软硬卧车票。国际售票处还同时办理：

1. 各种会议团体、旅行团体、购票和订票业务；

2. 业务洽谈、办理旅游专列、学生专列、民工专列、会议专列业务；

3. 会议服务、大型会议、送票到家；

4. 联系电话：[phone]。

当您不便到车站订票时，您也可以打电话订票。电话订票面向单位、团体、个人，预定第四日“四站”始发的各次列车软硬座、软硬卧车票，并安排到便利的售票点取票。订票电话：[phone] 或51834672；问讯电话：51019999。

为方便乘客，北京站还为旅客开辟应急乘车绿色通道，设置转口售票，为在窗口来不及购票而急于赶车的旅客办理补票手续。

车站还为以下持有相应证件的人员出售减价票：

1. 身高不超过1.4 米的儿童；

2. 正规学校没有工资收入的学生和研究生；

3. 伤残军人半价票。

逢年过节或旅游旺季火车票价上下浮动不超过原定票价的30%。

Translation:

Beijing railway station is an important hub for railway transportation in China, there are four stations - Beijing station and Beijing west station, Beijing south station and Beijing north station.

Ticket Sales (e.g. Beijing Station):

Beijing Station's ticket sales hall has 26 windows, all windows sell soft-seat and hard-seat tickets for train services that depart from any of the four stations on the current day or any one of the subsequent four days. 12 of the windows also process transfers or amendments to tickets. The No.2 window sells the domestic portion of international rail link tickets, while No.11 and 12 windows are ticket refund windows and they operate around the clock. Refunds will incur a 20% processing fee.

The international ticket sales center is situated in the soft sleeper departure lounge on the first floor of the station, there are three windows, which sell all classes of tickets for all services that depart from any of the four stations on the current day or any one of the subsequent four days. The international ticket sales center also handles:

1. Ticketing and reservations for conference delegations, travel groups;

2. Train hire for tourist groups, students, migrant workers and conferences;

3. Ticket delivery to conferences and homes;

4. Contact phone number: [phone].

When it is not convenient to go to the station personally, phone bookings can also be made which is available to organizations, groups and individuals, for all classes of tickets for all services that depart from any of the four stations on the current day or any one of the subsequent four day, tickets can be picked up at convenient outlets around the city. Reservation phone: [phone] or 51834672; enquiry hotline: [phone].

Convenience is offered to passengers with tight train schedules via green channels, and tickets can be purchased by passengers onboard the train if they were late for the train and couldn't buy tickets in time.

Discounts are offered to the following:

1. Children under 1.4 meters in height;

2. Students and graduate students at recognized school who receive no income;

3. Half-price tickets for injured or disabled military personnel.

It is stipulated that ticket price fluctuation for festivals, holidays or travel peak seasons shall not exceed 30%.

Language Points

1、“是……还是……” — 是选择疑问句。这种选择疑问句是把要选择的两种或几种可能用“是……还是……”连接起来，要求回答问题的人选择其中之一作为答案。

例如：是公务舱还是经济舱？

　　　是小江还是刘明？

2、“什么时候……”—“什么”是疑问代词。“什么时候”用于询问时间。

Substitutional Drills

1、是红色的还是蓝色的？

是单程还是往返？

是早上还是晚上？

是坐飞机还是坐火车？

是去杭州还是去青岛？

2、什么时候回来？

什么时候上学？

什么时候开车？

什么时候起飞？

什么时候起床？

3、打8 折。

打3 折。

打多少折扣？

打折吗？

打点(儿)折吧！

4、提前两天。

提前半年。

提前半个月。

提前一周。

提前5小时。