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我要去机场

I want to go to the airport

Name: ________________ Date: ________

早上zǎoshang七qī点diǎn，山姆shānmǔ跑pǎo出chū家门jiāmén，坐zuò上shàng出租车chūzūchē。

“师傅shīfu，我wǒ要yào去qù机场jīchǎng！快kuài！”

司机sījī问wèn：“哪nǎ个gè机场jīchǎng？”

“北京běijīng有yǒu两liǎng个gè机场jīchǎng吗ma？”

“有yǒu，首都机场shǒudū-jīchǎng和hé大兴机场。你nǐ去qù哪个nǎge？”

山姆shānmǔ不bù知道zhīdào。他tā看kàn手机shǒujī，没méi找到zhǎodào机票jīpiào。他tā给gěi妈妈māma打电话dǎdiànhuà：“妈mā，我wǒ在zài哪个nǎge机场jīchǎng坐zuò飞机fēijī？”

妈妈māma说shuō：“什么shénme飞机fēijī？你nǐ今天jīntiān去qù上海shànghǎi，坐zuò火车huǒchē！”

“对duì，是shì火车huǒchē！”

司机sījī笑xiào了le：“好hǎo，那nà我们wǒmen不bú去qù机场jīchǎng了le。”

山姆shānmǔ也yě笑xiào了le：“我wǒ要yào去qù火车站huǒchēzhàn！”

司机sījī问wèn：“哪nǎ个gè火车站huǒchēzhàn？”

山姆shānmǔ马上mǎshàng拿起náqǐ手机shǒujī：“妈mā……”

Key words

WordPinyinMeaning
早上zǎoshangmorning
七qīseven
点diǎnto point out; to bring up
坐zuòto sit
上shàngup; above; on
出租车chūzūchētaxi; cab
去qùto go
问wènto ask
哪个nǎgewhich; which one
知道zhīdàoto know; to be aware of
看kànto look at; to see; to watch
手机shǒujīmobile phone; cell phone

English (for the teacher)

Seven in the morning: Sam runs out of the house and jumps into a taxi.

“Driver, I want to go to the airport! Quick!”

The driver asks, “Which airport?”

“Beijing has two airports?”

“Yes, Capital Airport and Daxing Airport. Which one are you going to?”

Sam doesn’t know. He looks on his phone but can’t find a plane ticket. He calls his mum: “Mum, which airport am I flying from?”

Mum says, “What plane? You’re going to Shanghai today, by train!”

“Right, it’s the train!”

The driver laughs. “OK, so we’re not going to the airport.”

Sam laughs too. “I want to go to the train station!”

The driver asks, “Which train station?”

Sam grabs his phone straight away: “Mum…”