Xiao Ming visits an internet café for the first time and learns about the ID-check regulation before going online.
网吧查身份证
小明是大学生，他住在学校旁边。他的电脑坏了，所以他决定去网吧上网。他从来没有去过网吧，所以他有一点儿紧张。他的朋友告诉他，网吧有很多规定，比如要看护照或者身份证才能上网。
星期六下午，小明走进网吧。网吧里有很多电脑，也有很多人在上网。有的人在玩游戏，有的人在看电影，还有的人在工作。服务员看见小明，就对他说：“你好，欢迎光临。你要上网吗？” 小明说：“是的，我想上网三个小时。”
服务员说：“好的，请让我看一下你的身份证，这是我们的规定。” 小明有一点儿担心，因为他忘了带身份证，只带了护照。他问服务员：“护照可以吗？” 服务员想了想，说：“护照也可以，没问题。” 小明松了一口气，把护照给了服务员。
服务员登记了小明的姓名，然后告诉他网费是多少钱。三个小时的网费是十五块钱，小明可以用现金付钱，也可以充值。小明选择用现金,他觉得这样比较简单。服务员给了他一个座位号码，小明就走到自己的座位，开始上网。他觉得网吧的电脑很快,网络也很好。
三个小时以后，小明的时间到了。他站起来，准备回家。他觉得这次上网的经验很不错，虽然一开始他有一点儿紧张，但是服务员很友好，也很有耐心。小明想，以后如果电脑又坏了，他会再来这家网吧。走出网吧的时候，他心里很高兴，因为他学会了网吧的规定，也知道以后要记得带身份证。
Wǎngbā Chá Shēnfènzhèng
Xiǎo Míng shì dàxuéshēng, tā zhù zài xuéxiào pángbiān. Tā de diànnǎo huài le, suǒyǐ tā juédìng qù wǎngbā shàng wǎng. Tā cónglái méiyǒu qùguo wǎngbā, suǒyǐ tā yǒu yìdiǎnr jǐnzhāng. Tā de péngyou gàosu tā, wǎngbā yǒu hěn duō guīdìng, bǐrú yào kàn hùzhào huòzhě shēnfènzhèng cái néng shàng wǎng.
Xīngqīliù xiàwǔ, Xiǎo Míng zǒu jìn wǎngbā. Wǎngbā lǐ yǒu hěn duō diànnǎo, yě yǒu hěn duō rén zài shàng wǎng. Yǒude rén zài wán yóuxì, yǒude rén zài kàn diànyǐng, hái yǒude rén zài gōngzuò. Fúwùyuán kànjiàn Xiǎo Míng, jiù duì tā shuō: “Nǐ hǎo, huānyíng guānglín. Nǐ yào shàng wǎng ma?” Xiǎo Míng shuō: “Shì de, wǒ xiǎng shàng wǎng sān gè xiǎoshí.”
Fúwùyuán shuō: “Hǎo de, qǐng ràng wǒ kàn yíxià nǐ de shēnfènzhèng, zhè shì wǒmen de guīdìng.” Xiǎo Míng yǒu yìdiǎnr dānxīn, yīnwèi tā wàng le dài shēnfènzhèng, zhǐ dài le hùzhào. Tā wèn fúwùyuán: “Hùzhào kěyǐ ma?” Fúwùyuán xiǎng le xiǎng, shuō: “Hùzhào yě kěyǐ, méi wèntí.” Xiǎo Míng sōng le yì kǒu qì, bǎ hùzhào gěi le fúwùyuán.
Fúwùyuán dēngjì le Xiǎo Míng de xìngmíng, ránhòu gàosu tā wǎngfèi shì duōshao qián. Sān gè xiǎoshí de wǎngfèi shì shíwǔ kuài qián, Xiǎo Míng kěyǐ yòng xiànjīn fùqián, yě kěyǐ chōngzhí. Xiǎo Míng xuǎnzé yòng xiànjīn, tā juéde zhèyàng bǐjiào jiǎndān. Fúwùyuán gěi le tā yí gè zuòwèi hàomǎ, Xiǎo Míng jiù zǒu dào zìjǐ de zuòwèi, kāishǐ shàng wǎng. Tā juéde wǎngbā de diànnǎo hěn kuài, wǎngluò yě hěn hǎo.
Sān gè xiǎoshí yǐhòu, Xiǎo Míng de shíjiān dào le. Tā zhàn qǐlái, zhǔnbèi huí jiā. Tā juéde zhè cì shàng wǎng de jīngyàn hěn búcuò, suīrán yì kāishǐ tā yǒu yìdiǎnr jǐnzhāng, dànshì fúwùyuán hěn yǒuhǎo, yě hěn yǒu nàixīn. Xiǎo Míng xiǎng, yǐhòu rúguǒ diànnǎo yòu huài le, tā huì zài lái zhè jiā wǎngbā. Zǒu chū wǎngbā de shíhou, tā xīnlǐ hěn gāoxìng, yīnwèi tā xuéhuì le wǎngbā de guīdìng, yě zhīdào yǐhòu yào jìde dài shēnfènzhèng.
ID Check at the Internet Café
Xiao Ming is a university student who lives next to the school. His computer broke, so he decided to go to an internet café to get online. He had never been to an internet café before, so he was a little nervous. His friend told him that internet cafés have many rules, such as needing to show a passport or ID card before you can go online.
On Saturday afternoon, Xiao Ming walked into the internet café. Inside there were many computers, and many people were online. Some people were playing games, some were watching movies, and others were working. The attendant saw Xiao Ming and said to him, “Hello, welcome. Do you want to go online?” Xiao Ming said, “Yes, I’d like to go online for three hours.”
The attendant said, “All right, please let me see your ID card — this is our regulation.” Xiao Ming was a little worried because he had forgotten to bring his ID card and only had his passport. He asked the attendant, “Is a passport okay?” The attendant thought for a moment and said, “A passport works too, no problem.” Xiao Ming breathed a sigh of relief and handed his passport to the attendant.
The attendant registered Xiao Ming’s name, then told him how much the internet fee was. Three hours of internet cost fifteen yuan, and Xiao Ming could pay with cash or top up his account. Xiao Ming chose to pay with cash because he thought it was simpler. The attendant gave him a seat number, and Xiao Ming walked to his seat and started going online. He felt that the café’s computers were very fast and the network was very good.
Three hours later, Xiao Ming’s time was up. He stood up, ready to head home. He felt that this internet café experience had been quite good — although he had been a little nervous at first, the attendant had been friendly and patient. Xiao Ming thought that if his computer broke again in the future, he would come back to this internet café. As he walked out, he felt happy in his heart, because he had learned the café’s rules and now knew to remember to bring his ID card next time.
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| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 网吧 | wǎng bā | internet café |
| 身份证 | shēn fèn zhèng | ID card |
| 护照 | hù zhào | passport |
| 规定 | guī dìng | regulation |
| 登记 | dēng jì | to register |
| 网费 | wǎng fèi | internet fee |
| 充值 | chōng zhí | to top up |
| 服务员 | fú wù yuán | attendant / clerk |
| 座位 | zuò wèi | seat |
| 没问题 | méi wèn tí | no problem |
才能 (cái néng) — “only then can”
才能 links a condition to a result, meaning the second action is only possible after the first is fulfilled.
要看护照才能上网。
Verb + 了 (le) indicating completed action
The particle 了 after a verb shows that the action has already happened or been completed.
服务员登记了小明的姓名。
他的电脑坏了。
没问题 (méi wèntí) — “no problem,” a common reassuring reply used by service staff in China when a customer’s request is acceptable.
Internet Cafés in China
网吧 (wǎngbā), or internet cafés, require every customer to show a valid government ID — a passport for foreigners or a national ID card (身份证) for Chinese citizens — before going online. This real-name registration rule is a nationwide regulation intended to track internet access for public security purposes, and staff are required to enforce it strictly regardless of how busy the café is.
