With a metro card, people in Beijing can travel around the city easily. The Beijing transportation smart card, called yikatong, can be used on all subway lines, city-buses, some taxis and the Airport Express Train. People can get 60-percent discounts on city buses with the card. What's more, the card can be used at some designated supermarkets, long-distance bus lines and the expressways in Beijing. The public telephones along Chang'an Avenue also accepts the card.
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mài kè: lì li, bù hǎo yì si, nǐ néng jiè wǒ diǎnr líng qián ma? wǒ yào mǎi chē piào.
麦克：丽丽，不好意思，你能借我点儿零钱吗？我要买车票。
Mike: Excuse me, Lili! Could you lend me some small change to buy bus tickets?
lì li: dāng rán kě yǐ! nǐ wàng jì dài yī kǎ tōng le ba?
丽丽：当然可以！你忘记带一卡通了吧？
Lili: Yes, of course! You forgot to bring your metro card with you, right?
mài kè: hai, bié tí le. wǒ de yī kǎ tōng huài le, gāi qù nǎr huàn a?
麦克：咳，别提了。我的一卡通坏了，该去哪儿换啊？
Mike: What bad luck! My metro card won't work. Where can I get it replaced?
lì li: ni děi dào fù xīng mén dì tiě zhàn qù huàn.
丽丽：你得到复兴门地铁站去换。
Lili: You need to go to Fuxingmen Subway Station to replace it.
mài kè: néng tuì huán kǎ de gōng běn fèi ma?
麦克：能退还卡的工本费吗？
Mike: Can I get the card deposit back?
lì li: rú guǒ kǎ yǒu sǔn huài, kǎ de gōng běn fei jiù bù néng tuì huán le.
丽丽：如果卡有损坏，卡的工本费就不能退还了。
Lili: If the card is damaged, the deposit cannot be refunded.
mài kè: nà kǎ lǐ de yú é ne?
麦克：那卡里的余额呢？
Mike: What about the balance on my current card?
lì li: kǎ lǐ de yú é huì zhuǎn dào xīn kǎ lǐ.
丽丽：卡里的余额会转到新卡里。
Lili: The balance of your current card will be transferred to your new card.
mài kè: yuán lái rú cǐ. wàn yī wǒ bǎ kǎ diū le zěn me bàn?
麦克：原来如此。万一我把卡丢了怎么办？
Mike: I see. What if I lose my metro card?
lì li: kǎ shì bú jì míng de. nǐ děi chóng xīn bàn yī zhāng.
丽丽：卡是不记名的。你得再重新办一张。
Lili: The metro card is unregistered so you have to apply for a new one.
mài kè: kàn yàng zi wǒ zhǐ hǎo pǎo yī tàng le. cóng zán men gōng sī qù fù xīng mén zěn me zǒu?
麦克：看样子我只好跑一趟了。从咱们公司去复兴门怎么走？
Mike: It looks I have to make a trip to Fuxingmen. How can I get there from our company?
lì li: zuò dì tiě qù zuì fāng biàn, zhōng tú bú yong dǎo chē le.
丽丽：坐地铁去最方便，中途不用倒车了。
Lili: The most convenient way is to take subway. You won't have to change buses on the way.
mài kè: hǎo, nà wǒ jiù tīng nǐ de, zuò dì tiě qù. lái huí shí kuài qián gòu le ba?
麦克：好，那我就听你的，坐地铁去。来回十块钱够了吧？
Mike: OK, I will take subway as you suggested. Is 10 yuan enough to get there and back?
lì li: rú guǒ nǐ bú zài qù qí tā dì fāng, nà jiù zú gòu le.
丽丽：如果你不再去其它地方，那就足够了。
Lili: Yes, it is if you don't want to go to any other place.
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一卡通 yī kǎ tōng: Beijing's metro card
方便 fāng biàn: convenient
不好意思 bù hǎo yì si: Excuse me, could you (may I)…
借 jiè: lend
零钱 líng qián: small changes
车票 chē piào: bus ticket
损坏 sǔn huài: damage,
更换 gēng huàn: replace
地铁 dì tiě: subway; underground railway
退还 tuì huán: refund
余额 yú é: balance; remaining fund
原来如此 yuán lái rú cǐ: I see; so, that's how it is
万一 wàn yī: what if
丢失 diū shī: lose
不记名的 bú jì míng: unregistered
申请 shēn qǐng: apply for
中途 zhōng tú: on the way
倒车 dǎo chē: change buses
来回 lái huí: go to a place and come back
足够 zú gòu: enough
