Planning Where to Meet Over the Holiday
IntermediateDating
A woman video-calls her long-distance boyfriend to plan where the two of them should meet during the upcoming holiday.
L
LinW
WeiL
喂，能看到我吗？这信号好像有点不太好。
wéi, néng kàn dào wǒ ma? zhè xìnhào hǎoxiàng yǒudiǎn bú tài hǎo.
Hey, can you see me? The signal seems a bit bad.
W
现在清楚多了，能看到你了，我可想你了。
xiànzài qīngchu duō le, néng kàn dào nǐ le, wǒ kě xiǎng nǐ le.
It's much clearer now, I can see you. I've really missed you.
L
我也是。假期快到了，咱们这次到底在哪儿见啊？
wǒ yě shì. jiàqī kuài dào le, zánmen zhè cì dàodǐ zài nǎr jiàn a?
Me too. The holiday's almost here—where exactly should we meet this time?
W
我在想，要不你来我这边玩几天吧？
wǒ zài xiǎng, yàobù nǐ lái wǒ zhèbiān wán jǐ tiān ba?
I was thinking, how about you come to my city and hang out for a few days?
L
我也想去，可是你那边的火车票是不是特别难买？
wǒ yě xiǎng qù, kěshì nǐ nàbiān de huǒchēpiào shì bú shì tèbié nán mǎi?
I'd love to go, but aren't the train tickets to your city really hard to get?
W
确实不好买，一到节假日票很快就抢光了。
quèshí bù hǎo mǎi, yí dào jiéjiàrì piào hěn kuài jiù qiǎng guāng le.
They really are hard to get—once the holiday comes, the tickets get snapped up fast.
L
那要不咱们各坐各的车，约在中间的城市见面，怎么样？
nà yàobù zánmen gè zuò gè de chē, yuē zài zhōngjiān de chéngshì jiànmiàn, zěnmeyàng?
Then how about we each take our own train and meet in a city halfway between us?
W
这主意不错！这样咱俩谁都不用坐太久的车。
zhè zhǔyi búcuò! zhèyàng zán liǎ shéi dōu bú yòng zuò tài jiǔ de chē.
That's a great idea! This way neither of us has to sit on the train too long.
L
我刚查了一下，苏州正好在咱俩中间，风景还特别美。
wǒ gāng chá le yíxià, Sūzhōu zhènghǎo zài zán liǎ zhōngjiān, fēngjǐng hái tèbié měi.
I just looked it up—Suzhou is right in between us, and the scenery there is really beautiful.
W
太好了，那就定在苏州吧，酒店我来订。
tài hǎo le, nà jiù dìng zài Sūzhōu ba, jiǔdiàn wǒ lái dìng.
Perfect, then let's settle on Suzhou—I'll take care of booking the hotel.
L
那火车票就我来买，你待会儿把身份证号发给我。
nà huǒchēpiào jiù wǒ lái mǎi, nǐ dāihuìr bǎ shēnfènzhèng hào fā gěi wǒ.
Then I'll buy the train tickets—send me your ID number in a bit.
W
行，一言为定！我现在就已经开始盼着见你了。
xíng, yì yán wéi dìng! wǒ xiànzài jiù yǐjīng kāishǐ pàn zhe jiàn nǐ le.
Alright, it's a deal! I already can't wait to see you.