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汉字 Pinyin English
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这是北京图书馆。我们进去吧。 Zhè shì Běijīng túshū guǎn. Wǒmen jìnqù ba. This is the Beijing library. Let’s go in.
好。 Hǎo. Ok.
这个图书馆真大。 Zhège túshū guǎn zhēn dà. This library is really big.
嗯，办公室在三楼，我们上楼去，先把借书证办了。 N, bàngōngshì zài sān lóu, wǒmen shàng lóu qù, xiān bǎ jiè shū zhèng bànle. Yea, the office is on the third floor, let’s first go upstairs and organise a library card.
今天就可以借书吗？ Jīntiān jiù kěyǐ jiè shū ma? Will I be able to borrow books today?
可以，一会儿下来借书…… 三楼到了。我看看，是这个办公室。 Kěyǐ, yīhuǐr xiàlái jiè shū…… sān lóu dàole. Wǒ kàn kàn, shì zhège bàngōngshì. Yes, in a little while you will be able to borrow books… here’s the third floor. Let me see, this is the office.
先生，我想办借书证。 Xiānshēng, wǒ xiǎng bàn jiè shū zhèng. Sir, I’d like to organise a library card.
您带照片来了吗？ Nín dài zhàopiàn láile ma? Have you brought a photo?
哦，带来了。 Ó, dài láile. Oh, yes I have.
请先填一张表。 Qǐng xiān tián yī zhāng biǎo. Please first fill out the form.
力波，你从那儿拿一张表来。我告诉你怎么填。 Lìbō, nǐ cóng nàr ná yī zhāng biǎo lái. Wǒ gàosù nǐ zěnme tián. Libo, complete this form from here. I’ll tell you how to fill it out.
我汉字写得太慢，你来填吧。 Wǒ hànzì xiě dé tài màn, nǐ lái tián ba. I write Chinese characters quite slowly, you should fill it out.
不行。现在你在中国生活，你应该自己填表。 Bùxíng. Xiànzài nǐ zài Zhōngguó shēnghuó, nǐ yīnggāi zìjǐ tián biǎo. No. Now you are living in China, you should fill out forms yourself.
好吧，我自己写。“姓名”？ Hǎo ba, wǒ zìjǐ xiě.“Xìngmíng”? Ok then, I write myself. “Name”?
“丁力波”。 “Dīng Lìbō”. “Ding Libo”.
“性别”写什么？ “Xìngbié” xiě shénme? What do I write for “sex”?
自己看。 Zìjǐ kàn. Look for yourself.
自……己……看？啊，性别应该写“男”。“职业”呢？ Zì……jǐ……kàn? A, xìngbié yīnggāi xiě “nán”.“Zhíyè” ne? Look…for…myself? Ah, for sex I should write “male”. How about for “profession”?
写“学生”。好了。你把这张表和照片交了，一会儿那位先生就给你借书证了。 Xiě “xuéshēng”. Hǎole. Nǐ bǎ zhè zhāng biǎo hé zhàopiàn jiāole, yīhuǐr nà wèi xiānshēng jiù gěi nǐ jiè shū zhèngle. Write “student”. Alright. Hand over the form and photo, in a moment this man will give you your library card.
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我们借书证办了多长时间？ Wǒmen jiè shū zhèng bànle duō cháng shíjiān? How long did it take us to organise the library card?
办了十五分钟，办得真快。 Bànle shíwǔ fēnzhōng, bàn dé zhēn kuài. 10 minutes, very quick.
今天办证的人不多。力波，听说你们上星期考试了，你考得怎么样？ Jīntiān bànzhèng de rén bù duō. Lìbō, tīng shuō nǐmen shàng xīngqí kǎoshìle, nǐ kǎo dé zěnme yàng? There weren’t too many people getting library cards today. Libo, I heard that you had exams last week, how did you go?
我口语考得不错，可是翻译考得不太好，语法也有很多问题。我想借新的汉语课本看看。 Wǒ kǒuyǔ kǎo dé bùcuò, kěshì fānyì kǎo dé bù tài hǎo, yǔfǎ yěyǒu hěnduō wèntí. Wǒ xiǎng jiè xīn de Hànyǔ kèběn kàn kàn. My speaking exam wasn’t bad, but I didn’t do too well on the translation exam, also had lots of problem with grammar. I want to look at borrowing a new Chinese textbook.
现在我们就去借书，我们从这儿出去。我得先把上次借的书还了。 Xiànzài wǒmen jiù qù jiè shū, wǒmen cóng zhèr chūqù. Wǒ děi xiān bǎ shàng cì jiè de shū huán le. Let’s go to borrow the books now, we can go out from here. First I must return the books from last time.
这儿的书可以借多长时间？ Zhèr de shū kěyǐ jiè duō cháng shíjiān? How long can we borrow books from here?
可以借一个月。先生，我还书。 Kěyǐ jiè yīgè yuè. Xiānshēng, wǒ huán shū. Can borrow for one month. Sir, I am returning books.
好。……您的书过期了，您得交罚款。 Hǎo.……Nín de shū guòqíle, nín děi jiāo fákuǎn. Ok… Your books are overdue, you will have to pay a fine.
真对不起，这个月太忙，我把这事儿忘了。罚多少钱？ Zhēn duìbùqǐ, zhège yuè tài máng, wǒ bǎ zhè shìr wàngle. Fá duōshǎo qián? Really sorry, this month has been too busy, I forgot about this matter. How much is the fine?
一本书过期一天罚两毛，您借了四本书，过了十天，应该交八块钱。 Yī běn shū guòqí yītiān fá liǎng máo, nín jièle sì běn shū, guòle shí tiān, yīnggāi jiāo bā kuài qián. One book overdue for one day is 20 cents, you borrow four books, overdue ten days, must pay 8 dollars.
给您八块。请问，汉语课本在哪儿？ Gěi nín bā kuài. Qǐngwèn, Hànyǔ kèběn zài nǎr? Here’s 8 dollars. May I ask, where are the Chinese textbooks?
那儿有电脑，您可以先查查。 Nàr yǒu diànnǎo, nín kěyǐ xiān chá chá. The computer is over there, you can first look them up.
有外国人学汉语的新课本吗？ Yǒu wàiguó rén xué Hànyǔ de xīn kèběn ma? Do you have learning Chinese textbooks for foreigners?
有。您找一找《新实用汉语课本》。 Yǒu. Nín zhǎo yī zhǎo “Xīn Shíyòng Hànyǔ Kèběn”. We do. You should search for “New Practical Chinese Reader”.
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