酷兔英语

    经理:小李,帮我买一张明天去上海的火车票。    小李:没问题!不过,经理,您带身份证了吗?    经理:身份证?我买火车票,不是买飞机票。    小李:经理,您挺长时间没坐火车了吧?    经理:大概两三年了吧。怎么了?    小李:那就难怪了。现在火车票也实行了实名制。买票人必须在买票时出示有效的身份证件。    经理:是嘛!那现在黄牛失业了吧?    小李:是啊!以前一到过年过节,黄牛们就把票抢光了。真正有出行需要的人只能从黄牛手里高价购买车票,痛苦不堪。实名制以后,黄牛自然就失业了。    经理:哎呀,糟糕!你看,我今天没有带身份证,怎么办?    小李:经理,你带护照了吗?护照也是身份的有效证明,也可以用来购买火车票。    经理:那太好了,护照我带了,给你。    小李:好的,我马上去帮您买票! Manager: Xiao Li, can you help me buy a train ticket to Shanghai for tomorrow?
XL: No problem, but do you have an ID card now?
M: An ID card? I want to buy a train ticket, not a plane ticket.
XL: How long has it been since you haven't taken the train?
M: Two or three years probably. Why do you ask?
XL: It's no wonder. Now there is an real-name registrationsystem for train tickets too. People need to show a valid ID when purchasing a train ticket.
M: Really? Now ticket scalpers must have lost their job.
XL: Exactly. Every year, at this time around New Years, ticket scalpers used to buy tickets out and people who really needed to travel had to buy a ticket from them at a very high price. It was miserable. After the implementation of the real-name registration system, ticket scalpers naturally lost their chance.
M: Oh, what bad luck! Look, I don't have my ID today. What can we do?
XL: Do you have a passport? A passport is a form of a valid ID too and can be used to buy a train ticket.
M: That's great, I have my passport with me. Here you are.
XL: Ok, I'll go get you a ticket right away.

-- Jewel@

Lesson Summary:
Starting in 2012, China's railroads launched a comprehensive real-name registration system. This means that passengers have to carry a valid ID card in order to board a train. Lesson Content: Manager: Xiao Li, can you help me buy a train ticket to Shanghai for tomorrow?
XL: No problem, but do you have an ID card now?
M: An ID card? I want to buy a train ticket, not a plane ticket.
XL: How long has it been since you haven't taken the train?
M: Two or three years probably. Why do you ask?
XL: It's no wonder. Now there is an real-name registrationsystem for train tickets too. People need to show a valid ID when purchasing a train ticket.
M: Really? Now ticket scalpers must have lost their job.
XL: Exactly. Every year, at this time around New Years, ticket scalpers used to buy tickets out and people who really needed to travel had to buy a ticket from them at a very high price. It was miserable. After the implementation of the real-name registration system, ticket scalpers naturally lost their chance.
M: Oh, what bad luck! Look, I don't have my ID today. What can we do?
XL: Do you have a passport? A passport is a form of a valid ID too and can be used to buy a train ticket.
M: That's great, I have my passport with me. Here you are.
XL: Ok, I'll go get you a ticket right away.