Easing Up Travel Restrictions (Upper Intermediate)

Thanks to Maayot Daily Chinese Reading for providing the text for today's episode. Improve reading comprehension through stories and quizzes at: https://www.maayot.com Vocabulary: 1. 放开 Fàng kāi – to let go, to release 2. 境外 Jìngwài – outside of the country 3. 出行 Chūxíng – to go on a journey, to travel afar 4. 限制 Xiànzhì - restriction 5. 旅游行业 Lǚyóu hángyè – travel industry 6. 恢复 Huīfù – to recover 7. 特价票 Tèjià piào – specially priced tickets, bargain priced tickets 8. 航空公司 Hángkōng gōngsī - Airline Companies 9. 转行 Zhuǎnháng – to change profession 10. 一时半会儿 Yīshí bàn huì er – a short time, a little while 11. 呗 Bei - a modal particle indicating that something is obvious, lack of enthusiasm, or that things can only be done in a certain way 12. 争取 Zhēngqǔ – to strive for, to aim for 13. 组团 Zǔtuán – to put a group together Dialogue: 梦瑶：你听说了没有，中国放开境外出行的限制了！ Mèng yáo: Nǐ tīng shuōle méiyǒu, zhōngguó fàng kāi jìngwài chūxíng de xiànzhìle! Have you heard? China has eased up restrictions on international travel ! 依诺：对呀，国际旅游行业开始恢复了。我去年买的飞往东南亚的特价票终于有机会用了。 Yī nuò: Duì ya, guójì lǚyóu hángyè kāishǐ huīfùle. Wǒ qùnián mǎi de fēi wǎng dōngnányà de tèjià piào zhōngyú yǒu jīhuì yòngle. Absolutely, the international travel industry has begun to recover. I finally have a chance to use that bargain-priced ticket to Southeast Asia I bought last year. 梦瑶：我们全家都想去欧洲旅行，但是从来都没有找到过特价票。听说虽然国家很重视旅游行业的恢复，但是由于疫情， 好多航空公司的工作人员都转行了。 Mèng yáo: Wǒmen quánjiā dōu xiǎng qù ōuzhōu lǚxíng, dànshì cónglái dōu méiyǒu zhǎodàoguò tèjià piào. Tīng shuō suīrán guójiā hěn zhòngshì lǚyóu hángyè de huīfù, dànshì yóuyú yìqíng, hǎoduō hángkōng gōngsī de gōngzuò rényuán dōu zhuǎnhángle. Our whole family wants to travel to Europe, but we have never found a cheap ticket. I heard that although the country attaches great importance to the recovery of the tourism industry, due to the epidemic, many airline staff have changed careers. 依诺： 有道理。如果没人开飞机的话，机票一时半会儿怎么可能便宜呢？看来我的特价票还得再等等才能用呗。 Yī nuò: Yǒu dàolǐ. Rúguǒ méi rén kāi fēijī dehuà, jīpiào yīshí bàn huì er zěnme kěnéng piányí ne? Kàn lái wǒ de tèjià piào hái déi zài děng děng cáinéng yòng bei. Makes Sesne. If there's no one to fly the plane, how can there suddenly be cheap tickets? It looks like I'll have to wait a little longer before I get to use my cheap ticket. 梦瑶：现在还是努力工作，好好赚钱吧！争取年底我们组团出国旅游。 Mèng yáo: Xiànzài háishì nǔlì gōngzuò, hǎohǎo zhuànqián ba! Zhēngqǔ niándǐ wǒmen zǔtuán chūguó lǚyóu. For now let's just work hard and make money! At the end of the year, we will organize a group to travel abroad. 依诺： 就这么定了！ Yī nuò: Jiù zhème dìngle! Sounds like a plan! Supplementary Words/Phrases: 解除限制 Jiěchú xiànzhì - Lift Restrictions 设置限制 Shèzhì xiànzhì - Impose Restrictions 海外学习 Hǎiwài xuéxí - Study Abroad 出差 Chūchāi - Business Trip 放宽了 Fàngkuān - To Relax 特价菜 Tèjià cài - Daily Special (in a restaurant - specially priced) 快过期了Kuài guòqīle - About to expire 往返票 Wǎngfǎn piào - Round-trip ticket 单程票 Dānchéng piào - One-way ticket 飞行员 Fēixíngyuán - pilot 乘务人员 Chéngwù rényuán - Transportation Service Employees 空中小姐 Kōngzhōng xiǎojiě - Flight Attendant 一下子 Yīxià zi - All of a Sudden 争取我们能好好的工作，大家都能拿到很多的年终奖。Zhēngqǔ wǒmen néng hǎohǎo de gōngzuò, dàjiā dōu néng ná dào hěnduō de niánzhōng jiǎng. Let's strive to work hard so everyone can get a bonus at the year's end. 你要好好学习啊，争取考到第一名。 Nǐ yào hǎo hào xuéxí a, zhēngqǔ kǎo dào dì yī míng。 - Study hard and strive to rank 1st in the exam. 加勒比海 Jiālèbǐ hǎi - The Caribbean Sea 我们春假的时候要出去旅游 Wǒmen chūnjià de shíhòu yào chūqù lǚyóu We want to go somewhere for Spring Break. 那你是要坐游轮吗？Nà nǐ shì yào zuò yóulún ma？Are you going to take a cruise? 度假村 Dùjiàcūn - Resort 会增很多的重量 Huì zēng hěnduō de zhòngliàng - Will gain a lot of weight Maayot: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/intermediate-%E5%AF%B9%E8%AF%9D-%E6%88%91%E4%B9%B0%E7%9A%84%E7%89%B9%E4%BB%B7%E6%9C%BA%E7%A5%A8%E7%BB%88%E4%BA%8E%E6%9C%89%E6%9C%BA%E4%BC%9A%E7%94%A8%E4%BA%86-dialogue-i-finally-have/id1527047549?i=1000592972363