Parking lot

Open Class Chinese - Daily Mandarin-

很多人经常开车，甚至每个家庭都会有几辆车。随着汽车的增加以及对停车位的大量需求，停车位通常是不够的。寻找停车位已经变得不容易了。

Many people often drive, families might even have several vehicles to cater for their transportation need. With an increase in the number of vehicles, it leads to high demand for parking spaces. It becomes uneasy to look for available parking spaces in a parking lot.

Warm Up

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Listen to conversation

Li Yu is driving and looking for a parking space in a parking lot. However, no parking space is available. See what she does next.

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小姐，不好意思，

xiǎo jiě ，bù hǎo yì si ，

Excuse me, madam.

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车库已经没有停车位了。

chē kù yǐ jīng méi yǒu tíng chē wèi le 。

No parking space is available in the parking lot.

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请问商场附近哪里还有停车位呢？

qǐng wèn shāng chǎng fù jìn nǎ lǐ hái yǒu tíng chē wèi ne ？

Where can I find a parking space near the shopping mall?

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前面不远处有个广场，那里应该有，

qián miàn bù yuǎn chù yǒu gè guǎng chǎng ，nà lǐ yīng gāi yǒu ，

Not far in front ahead, there should have available ones in a square.

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不过那里的车位要收费。

bú guò nà lǐ de chē wèi yào shōu fèi 。

but a charge for parking over there is required.

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收费标准是怎样的？

shōu fèi biāo zhǔn shì zěn yàng de ？

What is the charging standard?

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一小时3元。

yì xiǎo shí 3 yuán 。

Three dollars per an hour.

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好的，我过去看看，谢谢你。

hǎo de ，wǒ guò qù kàn kan ，xiè xie nǐ 。

OK, I go there to have a look. Thank you.

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不客气。

bú kè qì 。

You are welcome.

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Content

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Vocabulary to know

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车库 [ chē kù ] (n)

Carport, parking lot

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车库还有停车位吗？

chē kù hái yǒu tíng chē wèi ma ？

Is there any parking space in the garage?

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停车位 [ tíng chē wèi ] (n)

Parking spot

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停车位在哪里？

tíng chē wèi zài nǎ lǐ ？

Where is the parking space?

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广场 [ guǎng chǎng ] (n)

Plaza, square

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人们在广场上跳舞。

rén men zài guǎng chǎng shàng tiào wǔ 。

People are dancing in the square.

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收费 [ shōu fèi ] (v)

Charge

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在这里停车要收费。

zài zhè lǐ tíng chē yào shōu fèi 。

A charge for parking here is required.

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标准 [ biāo zhǔn ] (n)

Standard

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判断一个人好坏的标准是什么？

pàn duàn yí gè rén hǎo huài de biāo zhǔn shì shén me ？

What are the standards for judging whether a person is good or bad?

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Parking lot

Warm Up

Listen to conversation

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Content

Vocabulary to know

车库 [ chē kù ] (n)

车库还有停车位吗？

chē kù hái yǒu tíng chē wèi ma ？

停车位 [ tíng chē wèi ] (n)

停车位在哪里？

tíng chē wèi zài nǎ lǐ ？

广场 [ guǎng chǎng ] (n)

人们在广场上跳舞。

rén men zài guǎng chǎng shàng tiào wǔ 。

收费 [ shōu fèi ] (v)

在这里停车要收费。

zài zhè lǐ tíng chē yào shōu fèi 。

标准 [ biāo zhǔn ] (n)

判断一个人好坏的标准是什么？

pàn duàn yí gè rén hǎo huài de biāo zhǔn shì shén me ？

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Parking lot

Warm Up

Listen to conversation

Play the audio track

Content

Vocabulary to know

车库 [ chē kù ] (n)

车库还有停车位吗？

chē kù hái yǒu tíng chē wèi ma ？

停车位 [ tíng chē wèi ] (n)

停车位在哪里？

tíng chē wèi zài nǎ lǐ ？

广场 [ guǎng chǎng ] (n)

人们在广场上跳舞。

rén men zài guǎng chǎng shàng tiào wǔ 。

收费 [ shōu fèi ] (v)

在这里停车要收费。

zài zhè lǐ tíng chē yào shōu fèi 。

标准 [ biāo zhǔn ] (n)

判断一个人好坏的标准是什么？

pàn duàn yí gè rén hǎo huài de biāo zhǔn shì shén me ？

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