Finding My Way at a New School
IntermediateSchool
A new transfer student stops a friendly classmate in the hallway to ask for directions to the science laboratory and the cafeteria.
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WeiL
LiW
你好，打扰一下，我是新转来的学生，能麻烦你帮个忙吗？
nǐ hǎo, dǎrǎo yíxià, wǒ shì xīn zhuǎn lái de xuéshēng, néng máfan nǐ bāng ge máng ma?
Hi, sorry to bother you. I'm a newly transferred student—could I trouble you to help me out?
L
当然可以，没问题！你需要什么帮助吗？
dāngrán kěyǐ, méi wèntí! nǐ xūyào shénme bāngzhù ma?
Of course, no problem! What kind of help do you need?
W
我下节课是化学，可是我怎么也找不到科学实验室在哪儿。
wǒ xià jié kè shì huàxué, kěshì wǒ zěnme yě zhǎo bú dào kēxué shíyànshì zài nǎr.
My next class is chemistry, but no matter what I do, I can't find where the science lab is.
L
科学实验室在三楼，你可以坐电梯上去，也可以走楼梯。
kēxué shíyànshì zài sān lóu, nǐ kěyǐ zuò diàntī shàngqù, yě kěyǐ zǒu lóutī.
The science lab is on the third floor. You can take the elevator up, or you can take the stairs.
W
那到了三楼以后，我应该往哪边走呢？
nà dào le sān lóu yǐhòu, wǒ yīnggāi wǎng nǎ biān zǒu ne?
So once I get to the third floor, which way should I go?
L
出了电梯往右拐，一直走到走廊尽头，实验室就在你左手边。
chū le diàntī wǎng yòu guǎi, yìzhí zǒu dào zǒuláng jìntóu, shíyànshì jiù zài nǐ zuǒshǒubiān.
After you get off the elevator, turn right and keep walking to the end of the hallway; the lab is right on your left.
W
太好了，谢谢你！对了，中午吃饭的食堂又在哪儿呢？
tài hǎo le, xièxie nǐ! duì le, zhōngwǔ chīfàn de shítáng yòu zài nǎr ne?
Great, thank you! By the way, where's the cafeteria where we eat lunch?
L
食堂在一楼，就在校门旁边，特别好找。
shítáng zài yī lóu, jiù zài xiào mén pángbiān, tèbié hǎo zhǎo.
The cafeteria is on the first floor, right next to the school gate—it's really easy to find.
W
那食堂的饭菜好吃吗？会不会很贵？
nà shítáng de fàncài hǎochī ma? huì bú huì hěn guì?
So is the cafeteria food tasty? Is it expensive?
L
还不错，又便宜又好吃，我们中午常常一起去那儿吃。
hái búcuò, yòu piányi yòu hǎochī, wǒmen zhōngwǔ chángcháng yìqǐ qù nàr chī.
Not bad—it's both cheap and tasty. We often go there together for lunch.
W
那太好了，要是你不介意的话，中午能带我一起去吗？
nà tài hǎo le, yàoshi nǐ bú jièyì dehuà, zhōngwǔ néng dài wǒ yìqǐ qù ma?
That's great! If you don't mind, could you take me along at lunch?
L
没问题，那我们午饭时见！你先去上化学课吧，别迟到了。
méi wèntí, nà wǒmen wǔfàn shí jiàn! nǐ xiān qù shàng huàxué kè ba, bié chídào le.
No problem—then I'll see you at lunch! You go to chemistry class first, don't be late.