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菜谱

(càipǔ)

A: What have you been doing at home lately?

你最近宅在家里都干什么了呀？

(nǐ zuìjìn zháizàijiālǐ dōuɡàn shénmeleya?) 

B: I've fallen in love with cooking.

我最近爱上了做菜。

(wǒ zuìjìn àishànɡle zuòcài.)

A: Really? From what I recall, you cannot really cook.

真的吗？我可是记得你不会做菜的。

(zhēndema? wǒkěshì jìdé nǐbùhuì zuòcàide.)

B: I recently tried souffle, sponge cake and cream of pumpkin soup. They are easy to make and good to eat. What about you. What have you been doing? 

我最近尝试做了舒芙蕾、蒸蛋糕,还有奶油南瓜汤。其实做法都挺简单的,而且也很好吃。你呢,最近在干什么？

(wǒ zuìjìn chánɡshì zuòleshūfúlěi, zhēnɡdànɡāo, háiyǒu nǎiyóunánɡuātānɡ. qíshí zuòfǎ dōutǐnɡ jiǎndānde, érqiěyěhěnhǎochī. nǐne, zuìjìn zàiɡànshénme?) 

A: I've been practicing sketching.

我一直呆在家里,专心练习素描呢。

(wǒ yīzhí dāizàijiālǐ, zhuānxīn liànxí sùmiáone.) 

B: You'll have to sketch me some day.

那改天你可得给我画一张。

(nà ɡǎitiān nǐkědéi ɡěiwǒ huàyīzhānɡ.) 

A: No problem!

没问题！

(méiwèntí.)

llustration: Xia Qing/GT