5DialogueTravel2 min
Planning a Trip Around the Crowds
Two travellers and an agent weigh a famous route against a quiet one — and a long bus ride.
A conversation with three speakers. The agent compares two routes, and the travellers decide with 与其……,我宁可…… — “rather than …, I would sooner …”. Note also 反而, which says that something is the opposite of what one would expect.
两位好!我看了你们在网上写的要求,你们打算十月的第一个星期出去七天,对吧?
对,我们只有那几天能请假。我们想去看山,但是最怕人多。
说实话,十月的第一个星期正好是假期,有名的景点几乎到处都是人。如果时间不能改,我建议你们别去最热门的地方。
那您有什么推荐吗?
我这儿有两条路线。第一条去三个有名的景区,交通方便,酒店条件也好,可是排队的时间可能比看风景的时间还长。第二条去西南的几个小山村,住在当地人家里,风景一点儿也不比有名的景区难看,游客也少得多。不过路不太好走,有一段要坐四个小时的车。
两条路线的价格一样吗?
第二条反而便宜一些,每人大概便宜一千五百块,主要是住宿便宜。
我很容易晕车,四个小时有点儿担心。
这个可以解决。那段路我们可以分两天走,中间在一个小镇住一晚,只是要少去一个村。
我觉得这么安排挺好。与其在人群里排队,我宁可少看一个地方。
我也同意。那就第二条吧,中间加一晚。
好的,我今天晚上把详细的行程发到你们的邮箱。
两位好!你们打算十月的第一个星期出去七天,对吧?
对,我们只有那几天能请假。我们想去看山,可是不喜欢人多。
那个星期是假期,有名的地方人都很多。
那您有什么建议吗?
第一条路线去三个有名的景点,交通方便,可是排队的时间很长。第二条去几个小山村,住在当地人家里,人少,风景也很好,可是有一段要坐四个小时的车。
价格一样吗?
第二条便宜一些,每人大概便宜一千五百块。
我很容易晕车。
那段路可以分两天走,中间在一个小镇住一晚。
好。我不想排队,少看一个地方也没关系。
我也同意。那就第二条吧,中间加一晚。
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与其在人群里排队,我宁可少看一个地方
与其A,宁可B: “rather than A, I would sooner B” — a choice between two less-than-perfect options. Rather than: yǔqí … bùrú →
反而便宜一些
反而: “on the contrary” — the quieter route is, against expectation, the cheaper one. Adverbs of attitude: jiǎnzhí, bìjìng →
一点儿也不比有名的景区难看
一点儿也不比……难看: “not a bit less beautiful than …” — a comparison denied. Not as … as: méiyǒu … nàme →
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Comprehension questions
5 questions on the text. With each answer the sentence it comes from appears — a question whose answer you cannot find in the text tests nothing.
1. Why can the two travellers not change their dates?
Look at Tian Lei’s first line.
Look for 请假.
我们只有那几天能请假
2. What is the drawback of the first route?
Read the agent’s description of the first route.
Look for 排队.
排队的时间可能比看风景的时间还长
3. How does the second route compare in price?
Tian Lei asks about the price.
Look for 反而.
第二条反而便宜一些,每人大概便宜一千五百块
4. What is Su Ya worried about?
Look at Su Ya’s second line.
Look for 晕车.
我很容易晕车
5. What do they finally choose?
Read Su Ya’s last line.
Look for 第二条.
那就第二条吧,中间加一晚