只带了现金怎么办？
How to pay with your phone in China
Name: ________________ Date: ________
杰克第一次来中国。他走进路口的一个水果店，拿了一个大西瓜，问老板：“多少钱？”
“十二块。”
杰克拿出一百块钱。老板笑了：“一百？太大了，我这儿不好找钱。你用手机吧。”桌子上有一张小纸，纸上有一个二维码。
在中国，很多人出门不带钱包，只带手机。买水果、坐地铁、吃饭，都用手机付钱。大家用得最多的是两个App：微信和支付宝。
用手机买东西，一般有两种方法。第一，你打开App，扫一下店里的二维码，写上多少钱，再给店里的人看。第二，你在App里打开自己的码，让店里的人来扫。钱到了，老板的手机会说：“支付宝到账十二元。”
外国人也能用吗？能。现在，外国人也可以在这两个App里用自己的银行卡。
那现金呢？也能用。在中国，商店一定要收现金，这是国家的规定。可是一百块太大了，很多小店真的不好找钱。所以，最好手机和钱都带一点儿。
杰克的手机里没有App。他站在那儿，不知道怎么办。这时候，旁边的一个老爷爷拿出手机，帮他付了钱。
杰克想给他钱，可是他身上的钱都是一百的。
老爷爷笑了：“我也不好找钱。下次你请我吃西瓜吧！”
Key words
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 拿 | ná | to take; to hold; to carry |
| 笑 | xiào | to laugh; to smile |
| 出门 | chūmén | to go out |
| 地铁 | dìtiě | subway; metro |
| 打开 | dǎkāi | to open |
| 站 | zhàn | station; stop |
| 旁边 | pángbiān | beside; next to; nearby |
| 帮 | bāng | to help; to assist |
| 路口 | lùkǒu | intersection; crossing |
| 西瓜 | xīguā | watermelon |
| 用 | yòng | to use; use; usefulness |
| 张 | zhāng | surname Zhang |
English (for the teacher)
It’s Jack’s first time in China. He walks into a fruit shop at the crossroads, picks up a big watermelon and asks the owner, “How much?”
“Twelve yuan.”
Jack takes out a hundred-yuan note. The owner laughs: “A hundred? That’s too big, I can’t give change for that. Pay with your phone.” On the table there’s a small card with a QR code on it.
In China, lots of people go out without a wallet, just a phone. Fruit, the subway, a meal: they pay for it all by phone. The two apps people use most are WeChat and Alipay.
There are usually two ways to pay with your phone. One: open the app, scan the shop’s QR code, type in the amount and show it to the person in the shop. Two: open your own code in the app and let the shop scan it. When the money arrives, the owner’s phone says out loud: “Alipay: twelve yuan received.”
Can foreigners use them too? Yes. These days foreigners can use their own bank cards in both apps.
And cash? That works too. In China, shops have to accept cash; it’s a national rule. But a hundred is a big note, and a lot of small shops really can’t give change for it. So it’s best to carry your phone and a little money too.
Jack doesn’t have the apps on his phone. He stands there, not knowing what to do. Just then an old man beside him takes out his phone and pays for him.
Jack wants to give him the money, but all he has are hundreds.
The old man laughs: “I can’t change a hundred either. Next time, you buy me a watermelon!”