Chinese–English parallel text
Berg女士
Mrs Berg
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现在 xiànzài 是 shì 晚上 wǎnshàng 九 jiǔ 点 diǎn 。 没有 méiyǒu 车 chē 。
It is nine o’clock at night. There are no cars.
Nina 站 zhàn 在 zài 河 hé 旁边 pángbiān 。
Nina stands by the river.
这 zhè 是 shì 旅馆 lǚguǎn 。 它 tā 很 hěn 小 xiǎo 。 它 tā 有 yǒu 一扇 yíshàn 白色的 báisède 门 mén 。
This is the hotel. It is small. It has a white door.
它 tā 不 bú 是 shì 蓝色的 lánsède 。 她 tā 跟 gēn Max 和 hé 包 bāo 一起 yìqǐ 进去 jìnqù 。
It is not blue. She goes in with Max and the bag.
一个 yígè 女人 nǚrén 站 zhàn 在 zài 前台 qiántái 后面 hòumiàn , 看 kàn 着 zhe 一台 yìtái 电脑 diànnǎo 。
A woman stands behind a desk, looking at a computer.
她 tā 不 bù 抬头 táitóu 。
She doesn’t look up.
“ 晚上好 wǎnshànghǎo ,” 她 tā 说 shuō 。“ 请问 qǐngwèn 您的 nínde 名字 míngzì ?”
“Good evening,” she says. “Your name, please?”
“Nina。”
“Nina.”
“ 没有 méiyǒu Nina。 我 wǒ 是 shì Berg 女士 nǚshì 。 你 nǐ 有 yǒu 预订 yùdìng 吗 ma ?”
“There is no Nina. I am Mrs Berg. Do you have a booking?”
“ 没有 méiyǒu ,”Nina 说 shuō 。“ 我 wǒ 有 yǒu 一把 yìbǎ 钥匙 yàoshi 。”
“No,” Nina says. “I have a key.”
她 tā 把 bǎ 钥匙 yàoshi 放 fàng 在 zài 前台 qiántái 上 shàng 。
She puts the key on the desk.
Berg 女士 nǚshì 看 kàn 它 tā 很久 hěnjiǔ 。 她的 tāde 脸 liǎn 什么都 shénmedōu 不 bú 做 zuò 。
Mrs Berg looks at it for a long time. Her face does nothing.
“ 那 nà 不 bú 是 shì 我的 wǒde 钥匙 yàoshi 里 lǐ 的 de 一把 yìbǎ ,” 她 tā 说 shuō 。
“That is not one of my keys,” she says.
“ 它 tā 是 shì 一扇 yíshàn 蓝色的 lánsède 门 mén 的 de 。 这里 zhèlǐ 有 yǒu 蓝色的 lánsède 门 mén 吗 ma ?”
“It is for a blue door. Is there a blue door here?”
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