Lesson 1 Greetings

Dialogue:

空中小姐：先生，打扰一下，这是入境卡，请拿好。

黄人豪：来，一个人一张。

雪梅：这里写名字，这儿填什么？

黄人豪：你工作的地方，写工作单位的名字就可以了。

雪梅：怎么写啊？

黄人豪：“新闻报社”，我给你写吧。

雪梅：住址写哪儿？

黄人豪：写饭店吧，房子还没有租好，只能先住饭店了。

雪梅：饭店的名字是明月饭店吧？

黄人豪：对。小杰，我给你填吧。

小杰：谢谢。

雪梅：这次公司派你来中国真是个好机会。我们可以在中国生活一段时间了。

黄人豪：是啊，你也可以到中国各处去看看。看看真实的中国。

小杰：你最好多写一些文章，让外国人好好了解中国。

（广播：各位乘客朋友，我们的飞机就要着陆了，请大家回到座位上，系好安全带。）

雪梅：飞机要降落了，坐好吧。

（下飞机）

边检人员：您好。

黄人豪：您好。

边检人员：请出示护照和机票。

黄：这是我们三个人的。

边检人员：你们是一家人吗？

黄：对！

边检工作人员：您来中国的目的是什么？

黄：我是公司总部派来的。

边检人员：你们打算住在酒店？

黄：公司正在帮我们找房子，我们暂时住在酒店。

边检人员：您们打算在中国工作多长时间？

黄：公司派我来工作两年。

（指妻子）她和报社也签了两年的合同。

边检人员：好！祝你们一家在中国过得愉快！

雪梅：唉，行李在哪儿呢?

黄：应该往前走吧。

Stewardess: Excuse me, Sir. These are the entry cards for you.

Huang: Thank you!

Here, one each.

Xuemei: This is for the name, what do I fill in here?

Huang: Your workplace, just write the employer’s name.

Xuemei: How do I write it?

Huang: “China Newspaper Office”, I’ll write it for you.

Xuemei: Thanks.

What address should I write?

Huang: Write the name of the hotel, because we haven’t rented a place yet, so we’ll stay at the hotel first.

Xuemei: The hotel is called Mingyue hotel, right?

Huang: Yes. Xiaojie, let me write it for you.

Xiaojie: Thank you.

Xuemei: Your appointment to China is really a great opportunity. We could live in China for a while.

Huang: You can also travel around China and have a close look at a real China.

Xiaojie: You should write lots of articles, so people in other countries can understand China better.

Xuemei: The plane is landing. Sit well, honey.

Huang: We’ll be home soon.

Customs Officer: Please show me your passports and plane tickets.

Huang: This is for the three of us.

Customs Officer: Are you all one family?

Huang: That’s right！

Customs Officer: What’s your main purpose for visiting China?

Huang: I’ve been assigned here by the company headquarters.

Customs Officer: You plan to stay at a hotel?

Huang: The company is looking for a place for us, we’ll be at a hotel temporarily.

Customs Officer: How long do you plan to work in China?

Huang: The company has appointed me here for two years.

（Points to wife）She has also signed a two year contract with the newspaper office.

Customs Officer: That’s good！Have a pleasant stay in China！

Xuemei: Where do we get our luggage?

Huang: It should be further ahead.