A Taxi to the Airport
Amine has a ten o’clock flight and two hours to spare. He agrees the fare, asks the driver to hurry, and the ride turns into a conversation: twenty years behind the wheel in Beijing, what the driver makes of the city, where his passenger is from — and a compliment on Amine’s Chinese. Sixteen turns within HSK 1–2.
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阿明
！？
Nǐ (third tone, dipping) hǎo! (third tone, dipping) Qù (fourth tone, falling) jīchǎng (first tone, high and level) duōshao (first tone, high and level) qián? (second tone, rising)
Hello! How much to the airport?
司机
。。
Yìbǎi (fourth tone, falling) kuài. (fourth tone, falling) Qǐng (third tone, dipping) shàng (fourth tone, falling) chē. (first tone, high and level)
A hundred yuan. Hop in.
阿明
。。
Hǎo. (third tone, dipping) Wǒ (third tone, dipping) de (neutral tone) fēijī (first tone, high and level) shì (fourth tone, falling) shí (second tone, rising) diǎn (third tone, dipping) de. (neutral tone)
All right. My flight is at ten.
司机
，。
Xiànzài (fourth tone, falling) bā (first tone, high and level) diǎn, (third tone, dipping) wǒmen (third tone, dipping) yǒu (third tone, dipping) liǎng (third tone, dipping) ge (neutral tone) xiǎoshí. (third tone, dipping)
It is eight now, so we have two hours.
阿明
，？
Qǐng (third tone, dipping) kāi (first tone, high and level) kuài (fourth tone, falling) yìdiǎnr, (fourth tone, falling) hǎo (third tone, dipping) ma? (neutral tone)
Could you drive a little faster, please?
司机
。。
Hǎo. (third tone, dipping) Jīntiān (first tone, high and level) lù (fourth tone, falling) shang (neutral tone) de (neutral tone) chē (first tone, high and level) bù (fourth tone, falling) duō. (first tone, high and level)
Sure. There is not much traffic today.
阿明
？
Nín (second tone, rising) shì (fourth tone, falling) Běijīng (third tone, dipping) rén (second tone, rising) ma? (neutral tone)
Are you from Beijing?
司机
，。
Shì (fourth tone, falling) de, (neutral tone) wǒ (third tone, dipping) kāi (first tone, high and level) chūzūchē (first tone, high and level) yǐjīng (third tone, dipping) èrshí (fourth tone, falling) nián (second tone, rising) le. (neutral tone)
I am. I have been driving a taxi for twenty years now.
阿明
？
Nín (second tone, rising) juéde (second tone, rising) Běijīng (third tone, dipping) zěnmeyàng? (third tone, dipping)
What do you make of Beijing?
司机
，。？
Běijīng (third tone, dipping) hěn (third tone, dipping) dà, (fourth tone, falling) yě (third tone, dipping) hěn (third tone, dipping) piàoliang. (fourth tone, falling) Nǐ (third tone, dipping) shì (fourth tone, falling) nǎ (third tone, dipping) guó (second tone, rising) rén? (second tone, rising)
Beijing is huge, and beautiful too. Where are you from?
阿明
，。
Wǒ (third tone, dipping) shì (fourth tone, falling) Móluògē (second tone, rising) rén, (second tone, rising) lái (second tone, rising) Zhōngguó (first tone, high and level) xuéxí (second tone, rising) Hànyǔ. (fourth tone, falling)
I am Moroccan. I came to China to study Chinese.
司机
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Nǐ (third tone, dipping) de (neutral tone) Hànyǔ (fourth tone, falling) shuō (first tone, high and level) de (neutral tone) hěn (third tone, dipping) hǎo. (third tone, dipping)
You speak Chinese very well.
阿明
！。
Xièxie (fourth tone, falling) nín! (second tone, rising) Wǒ (third tone, dipping) xué (second tone, rising) le (neutral tone) yì (fourth tone, falling) nián (second tone, rising) le. (neutral tone)
Thank you! I have been studying for a year.
司机
。。
Jīchǎng (first tone, high and level) dào (fourth tone, falling) le. (neutral tone) Yìbǎi (fourth tone, falling) kuài. (fourth tone, falling)
Here is the airport. A hundred yuan.
阿明
。，！
Gěi (third tone, dipping) nín. (second tone, rising) Xièxie, (fourth tone, falling) zàijiàn! (fourth tone, falling)
Here you are. Thank you, goodbye!
司机
，！
Bú (second tone, rising) kèqi, (fourth tone, falling) zàijiàn! (fourth tone, falling)
You are welcome. Goodbye!
理解检测
1.What is the fare to the airport?
去机场多少钱？
2.What time is Amine’s flight?
阿明的飞机是几点的？
3.How long has the driver been driving a taxi?
司机开出租车多长时间了？
4.Why did Amine come to China?
阿明为什么来中国？