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Joining the Library and Asking About Classes
Librarian (speaking English) and Patron (speaking Mandarin) talk through “Joining the Library and Asking About Classes”. You interpret both ways — English into Mandarin, and Mandarin into English — one segment at a time, exactly as in the CCL test.
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Full transcript
Good morning! Welcome to City of Sydney Library. Are you here to join today? I'll just need to see some identification, like your passport or driver's licence.
你好，我是第一次来办证，我带了护照，可以吗？还需要别的证件吗？
Yes, we also need proof of your current address—such as a recent utility bill or your Medicare card. A driver's licence works too if you already have one with you.
好的，那我用护照应该就可以了。请问一次最多可以借多少本书？
As a member, you can borrow up to twenty items at a time, and everything is due back within three weeks unless you renew it online.
谢谢你的说明。请问图书馆有没有开设英语课程之类的活动？
We run free English conversation classes every Wednesday morning at ten o'clock, right here at the library, and everyone is welcome to attend.
听起来不错，我很想参加。请问需要提前预约吗？
Yes, you'll need to register for the class online beforehand. If you haven't signed up in advance, unfortunately you won't be able to join on the day.
明白了，我一定提前报名。对了，我女儿五岁，图书馆有没有适合小朋友的活动？
There's also a storytime session for children under five every Friday, and it's completely free of charge—no bookings are required at all.
太好了，那就不用预约了，我还担心要提前订位置呢，谢谢你。明天我就带证件来给女儿办卡。
Terms in this dialogue that cost marks
CCL is marked on information transferred. These Australian terms have no direct word in most test languages — get one wrong and the segment's information is gone.
- medicare直接说英文 Medicare，不用翻译，因为这是专有名词，中文里没有对应词。
- medicare card说“Medicare卡”，保留英文名称加“卡”字即可。
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Practice dialogue written to the CCL specification (two speakers, segments of 35 words or fewer, about 300 words). It is a practice text, not a NAATI test paper, and the AI score is this site's estimate, not a NAATI result. All Mandarin dialogues · All languages