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PART 1 · LESSON 2 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES Free

At the Airport

Meet Missus Lin at Hangzhou airport: greet her after the long journey, hear how many hours she sat, offer to carry the luggage, hear there are two suitcases, hear on the road that the city has changed too much, ask what it was like before, and tell her she is home.

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Lesson 2 · At the Airport

Mandarin Chinese · 30 minutes

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The arrivals hall of Hangzhou airport on a Saturday in July, Missus Lin coming through the doors with two suitcases, Owen waiting with the car keys, then the road up to Longjing village.

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林 阿姨！ 一路 辛苦 了！lín āyí! yílù xīnkǔ leMissus Lin! You've had a long journey!
坐 了 十二 个 小时。zuò le shí'èr ge xiǎoshíI sat for twelve hours.
不 辛苦。 四十六 年 了！bù xīnkǔ. sìshíliù nián leNot at all. Forty-six years!
我 来 拿。wǒ lái náI'll carry it, word for word I come take
行李 多 吗？ 我 来 拿。xíngli duō ma? wǒ lái náIs there much luggage? I'll carry it.
就 两 个 箱子。jiù liǎng ge xiāngziJust two suitcases.
变 得 太 多 了。biàn de tài duō lehas changed too much
杭州 变 得 太 多 了。hángzhōu biàn de tài duō leHangzhou has changed too much.
我 都 不 认识 了。wǒ dōu bú rènshi leI don't recognise any of it any more.
以前 是 什么 样？yǐqián shì shénme yàngWhat was it like before?
现在 是 楼。xiànzài shì lóunow, buildings
以前 是 田，yǐqián shì tiánbefore, fields
以前 是 田， 现在 是 楼。yǐqián shì tián, xiànzài shì lóuBefore, fields. Now, buildings.
林 阿姨， 到 家 了。lín āyí, dào jiā leMissus Lin, you're home.