Meeting at the Hostel
IntermediateTravel
Two backpackers who just met in a hostel dorm compare their travel plans and decide whether to visit the Great Wall together the next day.
M
MarkE
EmmaM
你好，你也是刚到这家青旅吗？
nǐ hǎo, nǐ yě shì gāng dào zhè jiā qīnglǚ ma?
Hi, did you just arrive at this hostel too?
E
对啊，我今天下午才到，你呢？
duì a, wǒ jīntiān xiàwǔ cái dào, nǐ ne?
Yeah, I only got here this afternoon. What about you?
M
我昨晚就到了，已经在北京逛了一天了。
wǒ zuówǎn jiù dào le, yǐjīng zài Běijīng guàng le yì tiān le.
I got here last night, so I've already spent a whole day exploring Beijing.
E
真羡慕你，你都去了哪些地方？
zhēn xiànmù nǐ, nǐ dōu qù le nǎxiē dìfāng?
I'm so jealous! Which places did you go to?
M
我去了故宫和天安门，不过最想去的长城还没去呢。
wǒ qù le Gùgōng hé Tiān'ānmén, búguò zuì xiǎng qù de Chángchéng hái méi qù ne.
I went to the Forbidden City and Tiananmen, but I still haven't been to the Great Wall, which I most want to see.
E
太巧了！长城也是我这次旅行最期待的地方。
tài qiǎo le! Chángchéng yě shì wǒ zhè cì lǚxíng zuì qīdài de dìfāng.
What a coincidence! The Great Wall is also the place I'm looking forward to most on this trip.
M
那我们要不要明天一起去？一个人去有点儿无聊。
nà wǒmen yào bú yào míngtiān yìqǐ qù? yí gè rén qù yǒudiǎnr wúliáo.
Then do you want to go together tomorrow? Going alone is kind of boring.
E
好主意！不过我们该去哪一段长城呢？
hǎo zhǔyi! búguò wǒmen gāi qù nǎ yí duàn Chángchéng ne?
Good idea! But which section of the Great Wall should we go to?
M
我听说慕田峪人比较少，风景又美。
wǒ tīngshuō Mùtiányù rén bǐjiào shǎo, fēngjǐng yòu měi.
I heard Mutianyu has fewer people, and the scenery is beautiful too.
E
那就去慕田峪吧。我们怎么过去最方便？
nà jiù qù Mùtiányù ba. wǒmen zěnme guòqù zuì fāngbiàn?
Then let's go to Mutianyu. What's the most convenient way for us to get there?
M
我们可以拼个车，这样又省钱又省时间。
wǒmen kěyǐ pīn gè chē, zhèyàng yòu shěng qián yòu shěng shíjiān.
We can share a car; that way we save both money and time.
E
太好了，那明天早上八点在大厅见吧！
tài hǎo le, nà míngtiān zǎoshang bā diǎn zài dàtīng jiàn ba!
Great, then let's meet in the lobby at eight tomorrow morning!