There's a Cockroach in my Soup!
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ID: 2679
Elementary
How would you feel if you sat down to a nice bowl of soup and found a cute little cockroach taking a bath? Would you happily drink on, or would you call the waiter over and complain? Well if you choose the second option, then today's class will be perfect for you.
Fiona Tian,Gwilym
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| SIMPLIFIED | PINYIN | ENGLISH | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 麻烦 | máfan | to trouble | |
| 鸡汤 | jītāng | chicken soup | |
| 香 | xiāng | fragrant; appetising smell | |
| 里头 | lǐtou | inside |
来再喝一碗汤吧
lái 来zài 再hē 喝yì 一wǎn 碗tāng 汤ba 吧
Here, will you have another bowl of soup?
谢谢麻烦你了
xièxie 谢谢máfan 麻烦nǐ 你le 了
Thanks. Sorry to trouble you.
这鸡汤真香里头还有蒜头和香菇呢咦这是什么
zhè 这jītāng 鸡汤zhēn 真xiāng 香lǐtou 里头háiyǒu 还有suàntou 蒜头hé 和xiānggū 香菇ne 呢yí 咦zhè 这shì 是shénme 什么
This chicken soup smells great. There is garlic and mushrooms in it too... Huh? What's this?
啊啊是蟑螂汤里有蟑螂好恶心
ā 啊ā 啊shì 是zhāngláng 蟑螂tāng 汤lǐ 里yǒu 有zhāngláng 蟑螂hǎo 好ěxīn 恶心
Ah! It's a cockroach! There's a cockroach in the soup! That's so gross!
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