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Taking Too Long to Pick a Meal
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ID: 4065Intermediate
We all have those friends that don’t care where they eat, and then take ages to order food, only to complain that they would prefer to go to another place in the end. This lesson is all about that.
Fiona Tian,Gwilym
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SIMPLIFIED
PINYIN
ENGLISH
选
xuǎn
to choose
X跟Y一样
X gēn Y yī yàng
X and Y are the same
对...过敏
duì...guò mǐn
allergic to...
汉堡
hànbǎo
hamburger
你已经看菜单看了十多分钟了,还是不知道要吃什么吗?
nǐ yǐjīng kàn càidān kàn le shí duō fēnzhōng le,háishi bù zhīdào yào chī shénme ma?
A: You’ve already been staring at the menu for over 10 minutes now. You still don’t know what you want to eat?
我有选择困难症,不然你帮我选。
wǒ yǒu xuǎnzé kùnnan zhèng,bùrán nǐ bāng wǒ xuǎn。
I am really indecisive. How about you choose for me?
I want to order pesto spaghetti, how about you order the same as me?
我对松子过敏,不行不行。
wǒ duì sōngzǐ guòmǐn,bùxíng bùxíng。
I'm allergic to pine nuts, no way, can't do that.
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