American Chinese Food
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ID: 2074
Upper Intermediate
American favorites from Chinese take out include dishes like crab rangoon, General Tso's chicken and orange beef. However, these dishes are more American than Chinese. In fact, most Chinese people are unlikely to even have heard of these dishes. In this lesson, listen as two Chinese friends talk about American style Chinese food while looking for a bite to eat in the Big Apple.
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| SIMPLIFIED | PINYIN | ENGLISH | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 腻 | nì | to become tired of | |
| 自助餐 | zìzhùcān | buffet | |
| 中式 | zhōngshì | Chinese style | |
| 酸酸甜甜 | suānsuāntiántián | sweet and sour |
纽约真好玩啊唉快六点了我们去吃饭吧
Niǔyuē 纽约zhēn 真hǎowán 好玩a 啊ài 唉kuài 快liù diǎn 六点le 了wǒmen 我们qù 去chīfàn 吃饭ba 吧
New York is a lot of fun! Whew! It's almost 6! Let's go eat.
好啊今天你想吃什么
hǎo a 好啊jīntiān 今天nǐ 你xiǎng 想chī 吃shénme 什么
Okay. What do you want to eat today?
这两天都清一色的西餐我都吃腻了有点想念家乡的口味了要不我们试试这里的中国菜吧这附近有什么中国餐馆吗
zhèliǎngtiān 这两天dōu 都qīngyīsè 清一色de 的xīcān 西餐wǒ 我dōu 都chī 吃nì 腻le 了yǒudiǎnr 有点xiǎngniàn 想念jiāxiāng 家乡de 的kǒuwèi 口味le 了yàobu 要不wǒmen 我们shìshi 试试zhèlǐ 这里de 的zhōngguó cài 中国菜ba 吧zhè 这fùjìn 附近yǒu 有shénme 什么Zhōngguó 中国cānguǎn 餐馆ma 吗
These past two days have been nothing but Western food and I'm getting tired of it. I miss the tastes of home. How about we try some Chinese food. Are there any Chinese restaurants in the area?
这里最常见的就是中式自助餐
zhèlǐ 这里zuì 最chángjiàn 常见de 的jiùshì 就是zhōngshì 中式zìzhùcān 自助餐
Around here you're most likely to see Chinese buffets.
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