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BBQ and the Little Trumpet

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ID: 1709 Upper Intermediate
What is a Chinese barbecue like? What do people eat? What is a "barbecue district"? What exactly is a "little trumpet"? Find out answers to all these questions and more, in this summertime Chinese lesson.
Jenny,John
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SIMPLIFIED PINYIN ENGLISH  
烧烤区 shāokǎoqū barbecuing area
天公作美 tiāngōngzuòměi beautiful weather
烧烤 shāokǎo barbecue
帐篷 zhàngpéng tent
老公我们到烧烤区了
lǎogōng 老公wǒmen 我们dào 到shāokǎoqū 烧烤区le 了
We’re at the barbecuing area, dear.
真是天公作美这天气最适合烧烤了
zhēn 真shì 是tiāngōngzuòměi 天公作美zhè 这tiānqì 天气zuì 最shìhé 适合shāokǎo 烧烤le 了
It’s a beautiful day today. This weather is perfect for a barbecue.
你先把帐篷和烧烤架支好我来准备食物
nǐ 你xiān 先bǎ 把zhàngpéng 帐篷hé 和shāokǎojià 烧烤架zhī 支hǎo 好wǒ 我lái 来zhǔnbèi 准备shíwù 食物
You set up the tent and the grill first and I’ll start preparing the food.
好的食物挺多的我们带的无烟炭够不够啊
hǎo de 好的shíwù 食物tǐng 挺duō 多de 的wǒmen 我们dài 带de 的wúyāntàn 无烟炭gòu bu gòu 够不够a 啊
OK. There’s so much food. Did we bring enough smoke free charcoal?
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