Dialogue 1

Mark: Jingjing, I need your advice about something.
马克：京晶，我需要你的一些建议。
Jingjing: Try me. What's up?
京晶：让我试试看吧，怎么了？
Mark: Well, a friend of mine is visiting Beijing. He wants to go see the Great Wall. I'm wondering which site to suggest.
马克：是这样的，我的一个朋友来北京了。他想去看长城，我不知道应该建议他去看哪一段？
Jingjing: Is he Chinese, or is he a foreigner?
京晶：是中国人还是老外呢？
Mark: He's a foreigner. Why would that matter?
马克：是个外国人，这很重要吗？
Jingjing: Well, there seem to be different preferences.
京晶：那就有不同的选择（喜好）了。
Mark: What do you mean?
马克：你的意思是？
Jingjing: Chinese people like 八达岭 (Bādálĭng). It's strong, and winds its way up a mountain.
京晶：中国人喜欢八达岭长城。它十分雄伟，蜿蜒至群山之上。
Mark: When I went there, it was pretty crowded too.
马克：我去那儿的时候，也非常拥挤。
Jingjing: Some foreigners like to see unrestored parts of the wall.
京晶：有些外国人喜欢去看尚未复原的那部分城墙。
Mark: You mean the wild wall?
马克：你是说野长城？
Jingjing: That's what it's sometimes called.
京晶：有时候就这么叫
Mark: I'm afraid he'll get lost if I recommend a place that doesn't sell tickets.
马克：我担心他会迷路如果我推荐给他一些不卖票就能去的地段。
Jingjing: Then your best bet is either 慕田峪 (Mùtiányù) or 金山岭(Jīnshānlĭng).
京晶：那你最好的选择就是慕田峪或者金山岭了。
Mark: I was going to recommend 慕田峪 (Mùtiányù). What can you tell me about 金山岭 (Jīnshānlĭng), though?
马克：我本来打算推荐慕田峪的，那金山岭你能给我介绍一下吗？
Jingjing: I've got to go to a meeting now. If you can wait for me, I'll tell you in half an hour or so.
京晶：我得去开个会。如果你能等我一会儿。大约半小时左右吧，我再给你说说.
Mark: OK. I'll be here.
马克：行。我在。

New words:习语短语

Try me. 试着问我问题，看我能如何回答。(Ask me something, and see how well I can answer.)
Why would that matter? 这有什么要紧的？(It shouldn't make a difference, should it?)
winds its way up 蜿蜒直上(curves and climbs, over hills)
unrestored 没有修复的，没有保存的(not repaired or maintained)
wild wall 野长城 (overgrown, totally natural)

Dialogue 2

Jingjing is back from her meeting.
京晶开完会回来了
Jingjing: You're still here!
京晶：你还在呢！
Mark: Of course. I wanted to hear what you had to say about the 金山岭 (Jīnshānlĭng) section of the Great Wall.
马克：必须呀。我还想听你说一说金山岭长城呢。
Jingjing: Well, for starters, it's a 5km section between two sites.
京晶：首先，这是一段两点之间的5公里的距离。
Mark: The whole section is called 金山岭 (Jīnshānlĭng)?
马克：整段都叫金山岭吗？
Jingjing: No, that's just one end of it. The other end is called 司马台 (Sīmătái).
京晶：不，只是其中一头。另一头叫司马台。
Mark: Which end is a good starting point?
马克：从哪一头开始爬比较好呢？
Jingjing: I'd recommend starting at 司马台 (Sīmătái). It's easier to get back to Beijing from 金山岭 (Jīnshānlĭng).
京晶：我会建议从司马台开始。从金山岭那边回北京更容易一些。
Mark: That's reason enough. Can the hike be done in a day?
马克：这理由已经很好了。一天能爬完吗？
Jingjing: Sure, it only takes 3-4 hours. But your friend could go there the afternoon before and spend the night.
京晶：当然了，也就花3-4小时。但你朋友可以提前一天下午去，然后住一晚。
Mark: Where should I recommend him to stay?
马克：那我应该推荐它住哪里呢？
Jingjing: There's 古北 Gŭběi Water Town. I'll bet there are some hotels there.
京晶：那里有古北水镇，我打赌那儿一定有一些旅馆。
Mark: OK. I'll tell him to check it out.
马克：好的，我会告诉他去查一下信息。
Jingjing: Are you going to go with him?
京晶：你会跟他一起去吗？
Mark: I wish! But I won't have the day off when he's in Beijing.
马克：我当然希望了！不过当他来北京的时候我一天假也没有。
Jingjing: Too bad! You're going to miss out!
京晶：太糟了。那你就要错过了！

New words: 习语短语

what you had to say about (something) 对某事你有什么可说的(your ideas/advice about something)
for starters 用来开始的 (to begin with)
starting point 起点(place to start a hike)
That's reason enough. 这个理由足够好
have the day off 工休一日(have leave from work for the day, or have a scheduled day away from work in a regular week)
miss out 错过(lose the opportunity to do something)