Planning a Butterfly Farm Day Trip
Community programs officer (speaking English) and Group organiser (speaking Mandarin) talk through “Planning a Butterfly Farm Day Trip”. 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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Hello, Mr Zhou, thanks for coming in. Let's talk about your butterfly farm trip. How many people are joining, and on what date?
您好，谢谢您抽时间见我。一共有二十八位成员参加，我们已经订好了大巴，日期是三月二十日。
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Interpret it aloud now →Great, twenty-eight is a good number. Tickets are eighteen dollars each, so that's five hundred and four dollars in total. Do you want the centre to book them for you?
好的，麻烦您帮我们订。不过我想先问一下，如果有人临时不能来，票可以退吗？
I'll confirm the refund policy with the farm, because I can't promise refunds yet. Is anyone in your group using a wheelchair or walking frame?
有的，我们有三位坐轮椅，还有几位老人走路要拄拐杖。要是路上台阶太多，他们恐怕会很不方便。
Please make sure the bus has a wheelchair lift. If it doesn't, we can ask City of Ryde Council about an accessible bus. Where will everyone be picked up?
大巴公司说有升降台，我今天再跟他们确认一下。上车地点就在社区中心门口，早上八点半出发。
Good. I'll phone the farm about step-free paths and accessible toilets. Do you have enough volunteers to help, and will people bring their own lunch?
我们有四位志愿者帮忙，午饭大家自己带。对了，如果那天下雨，行程会不会取消？
That's a question for the farm, and I'll ask. If it rains, the outdoor areas may close. I'll phone you as soon as I know.
太好了，那就麻烦您了。我等您的电话，有消息我马上通知大家。
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