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The Courses of a French Dinner

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ID: 2504 Upper Intermediate
Intrinsic to any culture is it's food, and the way it is served. Moreover, one of the delights of learning a new language and culture is experiencing it's cuisine. In this lesson, a grandma endeavours to prepare for an excursion to dine in a Western restaurant. Listen in to what thoughts she has about the prospect.
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姥姥 lǎolao maternal grandmother
孝顺 xiàoshùn to show filial obedience and respect, dutiful
耙子 pázi rake
秀气 xiùqi delicate, refined
姥姥您难得进城我带你去西餐厅吃西餐
lǎolao 姥姥nín 您nándé 难得jìn 进chéng 城wǒ 我dài 带nǐ 你qù 去xīcāntīng 西餐厅chī 吃xīcān 西餐
Grandma, you rarely go into the city. I will take you to a Western restaurant to eat Western-style food.
这孩子真孝顺我还从没吃过西餐呢想想要耍大刀耍耙子地吃饭那真是吓人还是我们中国人秀气一手拿双筷子一手端碗
zhè 这háizi 孩子zhēn 真xiàoshùn 孝顺wǒ 我hái 还cóngméi 从没chīguò 吃过xīcān 西餐ne 呢xiǎngxiang 想想yào 要shuǎ 耍dàdāo 大刀shuǎ 耍pázi 耙子de 地chīfàn 吃饭nà 那zhēn 真shì 是xiàrén 吓人háishì 还是wǒmen 我们Zhōngguórén 中国人xiùqi 秀气yīshǒu 一手ná 拿shuāng 双kuàizi 筷子yīshǒu 一手duān 端wǎn 碗
You are such a dutiful child. I have never eaten Western-style food before. It's frightening to think of wielding a big sword and a rake to eat dinner. It's us Chinese that are the refined ones. In one hand we take chopsticks and in the other we hold a bowl.
姥姥瞧您说的那是刀叉没你想得那么夸张
lǎolao 姥姥qiáo 瞧nín 您shuō 说de 的nà 那shì 是dāochā 刀叉méi 没nǐ 你xiǎng 想de 得nàme 那么kuāzhāng 夸张
Grandma, think about what you said. It's a knife and fork. It's not as over the top as what you think.
那贵不贵啊这么高大上的地方我不想你浪费钱
nà 那guì 贵bùguì 不贵ā 啊zhème 这么gāodàshàng 高大上de 的dìfang 地方wǒ 我bù 不xiǎng 想nǐ 你làngfèi 浪费qián 钱
Then is it expensive? It's such a "high end,luxury and classy" place. I don't want you to waste your money.
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