G: hey, there!
M: hey, George! You look great! What's the occasion?
G: yes. I just got my ticket to go home.
M: oh, really. That's wonderful.
G: I tried the ticket office but they were sold out. I ended up getting it from a scalper.
M: how much was it?
G: not too bad. Just 20 yuan more than the regular price.
M: good for you.
G: are you gonna take a trip during the Golden Week?
M: I wanted to, but I'm afraid most places will be overcrowded.
G: that's right. You'll find crowds of people on the train, at the shopping malls or even in the street, almost everywhere.
M: so I'll just relax and maybe do some shopping.
G: look! Hualian Store is celebrating the National Day holiday. Everything is on sale.
M: yeah. Look! It reads" 80 off any purchase of 200".
G: they always have great sales during the holiday. Why don't we go to take a look?
M: good idea!
嗨,你好!
你好,乔治.你看上去心情很好啊,有什么好消息吗?
是啊,我刚刚买到了回家的火车票.
是吗?那太好了.
我去售票处问了一下,说票已经卖完了,最后我在一个票贩子那里买的.
多少钱啊?
还行,多付了20块钱.
太幸运了.
你黄金周出去玩吗?
想去,但是担心到处都是人.
是啊.哪儿都是人,火车上,商场里,就连大街上也是挤满了人.
所以我打算休息一下,可能会逛逛街吧.
看,华联商场迎国庆打折呢!
是啊,看啊!买200减80啊!
假期华联经常打折.我们进去看看吧!
好主意!
sell out;be sold out: (of tickets for a concert, football game, etc. 音乐会、足球赛等的门票) to be all sold 售完
The tickets sold out within hours. 几小时内票就卖光了.
This week's performances are completely sold out. 本周的演出门票全部售完.
Scalper: a person who buys tickets for concerts, sports events, etc. and then sells them to other people at a higher price (音乐会、体育比赛等的)卖高价票的人,票贩子
Overcrowded: (of a place 地方) with too many people or things in it 过于拥挤的
overcrowded cities/prisons 拥挤不堪的城市／监狱
Too many poor people are living in overcrowded conditions. 有太多的贫民生活在十分拥挤的条件下.
On sale: being offered at a reduced price 折价销售;减价出售
All video equipment is on sale today and tomorrow. 所有录像设备今明两天降价出售.