Chat attack
midnight snack/ 夜宵/ (yèxiāo)
A: I heard Shanghai lifted its lockdown recently and people's lives have become rich again. You are in Shanghai, can you tell me what you want to do?
听说最近上海解封了,人们的生活又变得丰富了起来。你就在上海,你说说你最想要做什么呢？
(tīnɡshuō zuìjìn shànɡhǎi jiěfēnɡ le, rénmén de shēnɡhuó yòu biàndé fēnɡfù le qǐlái.nǐ jiùzài shànɡhǎi, nǐ shuōshuō nǐ zuì xiǎnɡyào zuò shénme ne?)
B: Or course I want to go meet some friends for a midnight snack.
我当然是想约着朋友一起去吃夜宵啦。
(wǒ dānɡrán shì xiǎnɡ yuēzhe pénɡyǒu yīqǐ qù chī yèxiāo lā.)
A: Speaking of midnight snacks, did you know that China's midnight snack culture is very rich and diverse?
说到夜宵,你知道中国的夜宵文化非常丰富多样吗？
(shuōdào yèxiāo, nǐ zhīdào zhōnɡɡuó de yèxiāo wénhuà fēichánɡ fēnɡfù duōyànɡ ma?)
B: I don't know much, tell me about it.
我不太清楚,你说说看呢。
(wǒ bùtài qīnɡchǔ, nǐ shuōshuō kàn ne.)
A: First, the midnight snacks in north China and southern China are very different. Take BBQ for instance, most northern BBQ is focused on red meat, while the south has barbecued fish and more vegetables.
首先,南北方夜宵吃的食物就很不一样。拿烧烤来举例,北方烧烤大多以红肉为主,南方会有烤鱼和更多蔬菜。
(shǒuxiān, nánběi fānɡ yèxiāo chīde shíwù jiù hěnbù yīyànɡ.ná shāokǎo lái jǔlì, běifānɡ shāokǎo dàduō yǐ hónɡròu wéizhǔ, nánfānɡ huìyǒu kǎoyú hé ɡènɡduō shūcài.)
B: You mentioning this makes me recall that in Sichuan Province and Chongqing they like spicy food.
你这么一说,让我想到像川渝地区的人们喜欢麻辣。
(nǐ zhème yīshuō, rànɡwǒ xiǎnɡdào xiànɡ chuānyú dìqū de rénmén xǐhuān málà.)
midnight snack/ 夜宵/ (yèxiāo)
A: I heard Shanghai lifted its lockdown recently and people's lives have become rich again. You are in Shanghai, can you tell me what you want to do?
听说最近上海解封了,人们的生活又变得丰富了起来。你就在上海,你说说你最想要做什么呢？
(tīnɡshuō zuìjìn shànɡhǎi jiěfēnɡ le, rénmén de shēnɡhuó yòu biàndé fēnɡfù le qǐlái.nǐ jiùzài shànɡhǎi, nǐ shuōshuō nǐ zuì xiǎnɡyào zuò shénme ne?)
B: Or course I want to go meet some friends for a midnight snack.
我当然是想约着朋友一起去吃夜宵啦。
(wǒ dānɡrán shì xiǎnɡ yuēzhe pénɡyǒu yīqǐ qù chī yèxiāo lā.)
A: Speaking of midnight snacks, did you know that China's midnight snack culture is very rich and diverse?
说到夜宵,你知道中国的夜宵文化非常丰富多样吗？
(shuōdào yèxiāo, nǐ zhīdào zhōnɡɡuó de yèxiāo wénhuà fēichánɡ fēnɡfù duōyànɡ ma?)
B: I don't know much, tell me about it.
我不太清楚,你说说看呢。
(wǒ bùtài qīnɡchǔ, nǐ shuōshuō kàn ne.)
A: First, the midnight snacks in north China and southern China are very different. Take BBQ for instance, most northern BBQ is focused on red meat, while the south has barbecued fish and more vegetables.
首先,南北方夜宵吃的食物就很不一样。拿烧烤来举例,北方烧烤大多以红肉为主,南方会有烤鱼和更多蔬菜。
(shǒuxiān, nánběi fānɡ yèxiāo chīde shíwù jiù hěnbù yīyànɡ.ná shāokǎo lái jǔlì, běifānɡ shāokǎo dàduō yǐ hónɡròu wéizhǔ, nánfānɡ huìyǒu kǎoyú hé ɡènɡduō shūcài.)
B: You mentioning this makes me recall that in Sichuan Province and Chongqing they like spicy food.
你这么一说,让我想到像川渝地区的人们喜欢麻辣。
(nǐ zhème yīshuō, rànɡwǒ xiǎnɡdào xiànɡ chuānyú dìqū de rénmén xǐhuān málà.)
Illustrations:Liu Xidan/GT
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