High-Speed Train or Plane?
ElementaryTransportation
Two friends discuss whether taking the high-speed train or the plane is faster and cheaper for their trip.
L
LiW
WeiL
我们去上海，是坐高铁还是坐飞机？
wǒmen qù Shànghǎi, shì zuò gāotiě háishì zuò fēijī?
We're going to Shanghai—should we take the high-speed train or the plane?
W
飞机比较快，两个小时就到了。
fēijī bǐjiào kuài, liǎng gè xiǎoshí jiù dào le.
The plane is faster—you get there in just two hours.
L
可是飞机票很贵吧？
kěshì fēijī piào hěn guì ba?
But plane tickets are expensive, right?
W
对，飞机票比高铁票贵不少。
duì, fēijī piào bǐ gāotiě piào guì bù shǎo.
Right, plane tickets are quite a bit more expensive than high-speed train tickets.
L
那坐高铁要几个小时？
nà zuò gāotiě yào jǐ gè xiǎoshí?
Then how many hours does the high-speed train take?
W
大概四个小时，比飞机慢一点。
dàgài sì gè xiǎoshí, bǐ fēijī màn yìdiǎn.
About four hours—a little slower than the plane.
L
高铁虽然慢一点，但是便宜，我们就坐高铁吧。
gāotiě suīrán màn yìdiǎn, dànshì piányi, wǒmen jiù zuò gāotiě ba.
The high-speed train is a bit slower, but it's cheaper—let's just take the train.
W
好，那我现在就上网买票。
hǎo, nà wǒ xiànzài jiù shàngwǎng mǎi piào.
Okay, then I'll go online and buy the tickets right now.