1. A: Wo xiǎng qù Táinán wán jitiān. 我想去臺南玩幾天。 I’m thinking of going to Táinán to relax for a few days. 2. A: Zuò Gōnglùjú xíng bu xíng?* 坐公路局行不行? Would it be all right to take the bus? B: Dào Táinán qù zuò Gōnglùjú bú dà fāngbian. 到臺南去坐公路局不大方便。 To go to Táinán, it’s not very convenient to take the bus. 3. C: Shì zuò huǒchē qu hǎo ne, háishi zuò Gōnglùjú qu hǎo ne? 是坐火車去好呢,還是坐公路局好呢? Is it better to go by train or to go by bus? D: Zuò huǒchē qu hǎo. 坐火車去好。 It’s better to go by train. 4. E: Nǐ shuō shi zuò huǒchē qu hǎo ne, háishi zuò Gōnglùjú qu hǎo ne? 你説是坐火車去好呢,還是坐公路局好呢? Would you say it’s better to go by train or to go by bus? F: Dào Táinán zuò huǒchē zuì fāngbian. 到臺南坐火車最方便。 To Táinán, it’s most convenient to take the train. 5. A: Děi xiān mǎi piào ma? 得先買票嗎? Is it necessary to buy tickets ahead of time? B: Nǐ zuì hǎo liǎngsāntiān yǐqián qù mǎi piào. 你最好兩三天以前去買票。 It would be best for you to go to buy your tickets two or three days ahead of time. 6. A: Zuò Gōnglùjú yě děi xiān mǎi piào ma? 坐公路局也得先買票嗎? If I take the bus, is it also necessary to buy tickets ahead of time? B: Bú bì xiān mǎi piào. 不必先買票。 It’s not necessary to buy tickets ahead of time. 7. B: Nǐ yào zuò shěnme shíhoude chē? 你要坐什麽時候的車? What train do you want to take? A: Wǒ yào zuò shàngwǔde chē. 我要坐上午的車。 I want to take a morning train. 8. B: Duìbuqǐ, shàngwǔde piào dōu màiwán le. 對不起,上午票都賣完了。 I’m sorry, the tickets for the morning trains are all sold out. 9. chuán 船 boat, ship 10. dìtiě 地鐵 subway (abbreviation for dìxià tiědào) 11. dìxià huǒchē 地下火車 underground train, subway 12. wán (wánr) 玩 ( 玩兒) to play, to relax, to enjoy oneself 13. -wán 完 to be finished (occurs in compound verbs of result)