Late-Night Taxi Home
IntermediateNightlife
A man hails a taxi outside a live music venue late at night and negotiates the route home with the female driver.
K
KaiM
MeiK
师傅，还能载客吗？
shīfu, hái néng zài kè ma?
Driver, are you still taking passengers?
M
可以，上车吧，去哪儿啊？
kěyǐ, shàng chē ba, qù nǎr a?
Sure, hop in. Where are you going?
K
去城西的阳光小区，走高速是不是快点儿？
qù chéng xī de yángguāng xiǎoqū, zǒu gāosù shì bu shì kuài diǎnr?
To Sunshine Residential Complex in the west of the city. Would the highway be faster?
M
这个点儿走高速确实快，不过得多加个过路费。
zhège diǎnr zǒu gāosù quèshí kuài, búguò děi duō jiā gè guòlùfèi.
At this hour the highway really is faster, but I'll have to add a toll fee.
K
过路费大概多少啊？我身上现金不太够。
guòlùfèi dàgài duōshǎo a? wǒ shēn shang xiànjīn bú tài gòu.
About how much is the toll? I don't have much cash on me.
M
别担心，能扫码付，过路费也就十五块左右。
bié dānxīn, néng sǎomǎ fù, guòlùfèi yě jiù shíwǔ kuài zuǒyòu.
Don't worry, you can pay by scanning a QR code, and the toll is only about fifteen yuan.
K
那太好了，就走高速吧，我着急回家睡觉。
nà tài hǎo le, jiù zǒu gāosù ba, wǒ zháojí huí jiā shuìjiào.
Great, let's take the highway then. I'm in a hurry to get home and sleep.
M
行，你是刚从那个音乐现场出来的吧？今晚人真不少。
xíng, nǐ shì gāng cóng nàge yīnyuè xiànchǎng chūlái de ba? jīnwǎn rén zhēn bù shǎo.
Alright. You just came out of that live music venue, right? There were a lot of people tonight.
K
对啊，今晚那个乐队特别棒，就是结束得太晚了。
duì a, jīnwǎn nàge yuèduì tèbié bàng, jiùshì jiéshù de tài wǎn le.
Yeah, the band tonight was amazing, it's just that it ended too late.
M
半夜路上没什么车，一会儿就到，你放心眯一会儿吧。
bànyè lù shang méi shénme chē, yíhuìr jiù dào, nǐ fàngxīn mī yíhuìr ba.
There's hardly any traffic in the middle of the night, so we'll be there soon. Feel free to take a nap.
K
那到小区门口停一下就行，我住最里头那栋楼。
nà dào xiǎoqū ménkǒu tíng yíxià jiù xíng, wǒ zhù zuì lǐtou nà dòng lóu.
Then just stop at the gate of the complex; I live in the building all the way in the back.
M
没问题，安全带系好，咱们出发，早点儿到家好好休息。
méi wèntí, ānquándài jì hǎo, zánmen chūfā, zǎo diǎnr dào jiā hǎohǎo xiūxi.
No problem. Buckle up, let's set off—get home a bit early and get some good rest.