HSK 3Lesson 41
Annie, Yixue and Li Wen take the high-speed train to Xi'an for the weekend before the Spring Festival. Li Wen is thrilled by the speed, and Yixue's perfect plan falls apart at the hotel desk.
You will learn to talk about a trip by high-speed rail: say a train leaves right away, say something goes on until a time, and guess from what you see that it seems so.
Part 1 · 5 new words
Contains 2 words
high-speed rail; high-speed train
hotel; guesthouse
Contains 3 words
until
at once; right away
Part 2 · 10 phrases
坐高铁去西安，四个小时就到了，比火车快多了。
By high-speed rail it takes only four hours to get to Xi'an, much faster than the regular train.
现在去很多城市都有高铁，出门越来越方便了。
Now many cities have high-speed rail, and going out gets more and more convenient.
我们住的宾馆离车站很近，走路五分钟就到。
The hotel we're staying at is close to the station, five minutes on foot.
这家宾馆的房间不大，可是很干净，也很便宜。
The rooms at this hotel aren't big, but they're clean and cheap too.
我昨天看电影，直到十二点才睡觉。
Yesterday I watched a movie and didn't go to sleep until twelve.
饭馆里一直很忙，直到最后一个客人走了，服务员才关门。
Part 3 · 4 conversations
On the platform, Li Wen is so happy to see the high-speed train that he nearly makes them miss it. Annie and Yixue pull him on board.
李文Li Wen
你们看，这就是高铁！四个小时就能到西安呢！
Look, this is the high-speed train! It gets to Xi'an in just four hours!
安妮Annie
李文，别看了，车马上就要开了！
Li Wen, stop looking, the train's about to leave!
it seems; it looks as if
The restaurant stayed busy, and the waiter closed only after the last guest had gone.
你先坐一会儿，我马上就来。
Sit for a moment first, I'll be right there.
天阴了，看来马上要下雨了。
The sky has clouded over, so it looks like it's about to rain.
他一直没回我，看来今天很忙。
He hasn't answered me at all, so it seems he's busy today.
他越看越喜欢这家宾馆，不想走了。
The more he looked at this hotel, the more he liked it, and he didn't want to leave.
李文Li Wen
再等一下吧，我想用手机照相。
Wait a second, I want to take a photo with my phone.
王一雪Wang Yixue
不行！快上车！
No! Get on, quick!
李文Li Wen
来了来了！
Coming, coming!
王一雪Wang Yixue
差一点儿，我们就走不了了。
We almost didn't get to go.
On the train, Li Wen watches the speed and gets happier. Yixue checks her booking, and her face changes.
李文Li Wen
你们看外面，车越开越快，我越来越高兴啊！
Look outside: the faster the train goes, the happier I get!
安妮Annie
你比孩子还像孩子。
You're more of a kid than a kid!
王一雪Wang Yixue
啊？不对。
Huh? That's not right.
安妮Annie
怎么了？
What's wrong?
王一雪Wang Yixue
宾馆的房间，我写的是下个星期，不是今天。
The hotel room, I wrote next week, not today.
李文Li Wen
看来今天晚上，我们没有房间了。
Looks like we have no room tonight.
安妮Annie
那怎么办？我可不想睡在车站！
Then what do we do? I don't want to sleep at the station!
At the hotel the clerk cannot find the booking, since it is for next week. Only one room might be free, and not yet.
工作人员Hotel clerk
您好，您写的房间是下个星期的，今天这儿没有您的名字。
Hello, the room you wrote down is for next week, and there's no booking under your name today.
王一雪Wang Yixue
对不起，我写错了时间。今天还有房间吗？
I'm sorry, I wrote the wrong time. Do you have any room today?
工作人员Hotel clerk
有一个三张床的大房间，不过客人坐晚上的飞机，直到十二点才走呢。
There's a big room with three beds, but the guests have a late flight and won't leave until twelve.
安妮Annie
十二点？现在才九点。
Twelve? It's only nine now.
王一雪Wang Yixue
我们等吧，是我的错。
Let's wait. It's my fault.
安妮Annie
没事，这儿有椅子，我们可以坐着等。
It's fine, there are chairs here, and we can wait sitting down.
工作人员Hotel clerk
我马上给你们拿水吧。
I'll bring you some water right away.
It is midnight. The room has finally opened, and the clerk gives it to them at the price Yixue booked.
李文Li Wen
十二点了，我们终于有房间了啊！
It's twelve, and we finally have a room!
工作人员Hotel clerk
让你们久等了。房间的钱，还是你们写的那个。
Sorry to keep you waiting. The price is still the one you wrote.
王一雪Wang Yixue
谢谢！我以为今天要睡在外面了。
Thank you! I thought we'd have to sleep outside tonight.
安妮Annie
三张床，我们三个人，一人一张！
Three beds, three of us, one each!
李文Li Wen
这比你本子上写的还好呢，一雪。
This is better than what's in your notebook, Yixue.
王一雪Wang Yixue
你是说我写错了是好事？
Are you saying my mistake was a good thing?
安妮Annie
明天早上先吃饭，吃完马上去看西安有名的东西。
Tomorrow morning, breakfast first, and then we go straight to see Xi'an's famous sights.
