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珍妮: 马克, 咱们 学校 附近 有 邮局 吗?

Zhēnní: Mǎkè, zánmen xuéxiào fùjìn yǒu yóujú ma?

Jenny: Mark, is there a post office near our school?

马克: 有, 在 学校 的 东边。

Mǎkè: Yǒu, zài xuéxiào de dōngbiān.

Mark: Yes, there is a post office just east of the school.

珍妮: 怎么 走 呢?

Zhēnní: Zěnme zǒu ne?

Jenny: How can I get there?

马克: 从 学校 北门 出去, 一直 往东 走, 有 一个 十字 路口。过 了 十字 路口 往 右 拐 就 到 了。

Mǎkè: Cóng xuéxiào běimén chūqu, yìzhí wǎngdōng zǒu, yǒu yígè shízì lùkǒu. Guò le shízì lùkǒu wǎng yòu guǎi jiù dào le.

Mark: Leave the school by the north gate, then turn east and walk straight ahead to the crossroad. From there turn right and you will be there.

珍妮: 邮局 旁边 有 什么?

Zhēnní: Yóujú pángbiān yǒu shénme?

Jenny: Which buildings are next to the post office?

马克: 邮局 的 左边 是 超市, 右边 是 银行, 邮局 在 它们 中间。

Mǎkè: Yóujú de zuǒbiān shì chāoshì, yòubiān shì yínháng, yóujú zài tāmen zhōngjiān.

Mark: There is a supermarket on the left and a bank on the right. The post office is in between.

珍妮: 走 过去 要 多长 时间?

Zhēnní: Zǒu guòqu yào duōcháng shíjiān?

Jenny: How long does it take to get from here to the post office?

马克: 走路 二十 分钟 就 到 了。你 去 取 包裹 吗?

Mǎkè: Zǒulù èrshí fēnzhōng jiù dào le. Nǐ qù qǔ bāoguǒ ma?

Mark: It’s a 20-minute walk. Are you going to pick up a parcel?

珍妮: 是 的。 你 知道 取 包裹 需要 什么 证件 吗?

Zhēnní: Shì de. Nǐ zhīdào qǔ bāoguǒ xūyào shénme zhèngjiàn ma?

Jenny: Yes. What documents will I need to take when picking up the parcel?

马克: 需要 你 的 护照 和 包裹 通知单。

Mǎkè: Xūyào nǐ de hùzhào hé bāoguǒ tōngzhīdān.

Mark: Just take your passport and the parcel notice.

珍妮: 好 的, 谢谢 你。

Zhēnní: Hǎo de, xièxie nǐ.

Jenny: Well, thank you.

 

New Words

1. 附近 fùjìn                   nearby

2. 邮局 yóujú post         office

3. 十字路口 shízì lùkǒu  crossroad

4. 超市 chāoshì             supermarket

5. 包裹 bāoguǒ              parcel

6. 护照 hùzhào              passport

7. 东 dōng                     east

8. 西 xī                         west

9. 南 nán                      south

10. 北 běi                     north

11. 左 zuǒ                    left

12. 右 yòu                    right

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