▸ 李明lǐ míng要yào去qù火车站huǒ chē zhàn，时间shí jiān不bù多了duō le。

Li Ming needed to get to the train station, and time was short.

▸ 他tā在zài路边lù biān叫jiào了le一yī辆liàng出租车chū zū chē。

He hailed a taxi at the roadside.

▸ “您好nín hǎo，去qù火车站huǒ chē zhàn。”

"Hello — to the train station, please."

▸ 司机sī jī问wèn：“走zǒu大路dà lù还是hái shi走zǒu小路xiǎo lù？”

The driver asked, "Main road or side streets?"

▸ “哪个nǎ ge快kuài走zǒu哪个nǎ ge，我wǒ是shì十shí点diǎn的de火车huǒ chē。”

"Whichever is faster — my train is at ten."

▸ 路上lù shang有点yǒu diǎn堵dǔ，司机sī jī换huàn了le一条yī tiáo路lù。

Traffic was a bit heavy, so the driver switched routes.

▸ 李明lǐ míng问wèn：“大概dà gài要yào多少duō shǎo钱qián？”

Li Ming asked, "About how much will it be?"

▸ 司机sī jī说shuō：“三十sān shí块kuài左右zuǒ yòu。”

The driver said, "Around thirty yuan."

▸ 到dào了le火车站huǒ chē zhàn，一共yī gòng二十èr shí八bā块kuài。

At the station, the total was twenty-eight.

▸ 李明lǐ míng付fù了le钱qián，说shuō了le声shēng谢谢xiè xie，跑pǎo向xiàng车站chē zhàn。

Li Ming paid, called out his thanks, and ran for the station.

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