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The Beijing subway has changed a lot
by nciku_edu
Place : subway   |   Topic : waiting

Wǒ tīngshuō Běijīng de dìtiě biànhuà hěndà。

Sam

我听说北京的地铁变化很大。

I heard that the Beijing subway had changed a lot.

Shì a,xiànzài duōle jǐtiáo xīn xiànlù,yǐhòu hái huì gèngduō。

Zhou Qing

是啊,现在多了几条新线路,以后还会更多。

Yeah, there are several new lines now and there will be more in future.

Nà jiù fāngbiàn le。Yìzhāngpiào duōshǎoqián?

Sam

那就方便了。一张票多少钱?

How convenient. How much is a ticket?

Liǎngkuài。Wǒ kěyǐ bù mǎipiào,yòng wǒ de yìkǎtōng。

Zhou Qing

两块。我可以不买票,用我的一卡通。

Two yuan. You can use your metro card instead of buying a ticket.

Zhème shuō nǐ yìzhí yòng zhèkǎ lái zuò dìtiě?

Sam

这么说你一直用这卡来坐地铁?

So you always use the card to take the subway?

Yě búshì,wǒ dàduō zài gōngchē hé yìxiē biànlìdiàn yòng tā。

Zhou Qing

也不是,我大多在公车和一些便利店用它。

Not really, I use it more on buses and in some convenience stores.

Ò,yìkǎtōng jiùxiàng yínhángkǎ shìde。

Sam

哦,一卡通就像银行卡似的。

Oh, the metro card is like a ATM card.

Qíshí háishì yǒu hěndà chābié de。Yínhángkǎ kěyǐ yòngzài jīhū suǒyǒu de shāngchǎng 、chāoshì 、dà cānguǎn,bìngqiě nǐ kěyǐ yòng yínhángkǎ qǔqián。Yìkǎtōng zhǐnéng zài jǐjiā shāngdiàn hé chāoshì yòng。

Zhou Qing

其实还是有很大差别的。银行卡可以用在几乎所有的商场、超市、大餐馆,并且你可以用银行卡取钱。一卡通只能在几家商店和超市用。

Actually, they are quite different. You can use ATM card at nearly all shopping malls, supermarkets and big restaurants and you can withdraw the money with it. A metro card can be used only in several stores and supermarkets.