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farm produce / 农产品 / (nónɡchǎnpǐn)

A: There are so many delicious food in China, why do you only like eating pickled dried turnips?

中国有这么多美食,你为什么唯独钟爱萝卜干呢？

(zhōnɡɡuó yǒu zhème duō měishí, nǐ wéishenme wéidú zhōnɡài luóboɡàn ne?)

B: I love eating pickled dried turnips because I once went to teach in a mountainous area and often made pickled dried turnips with my students. This made a very deep impression on me.

我爱吃萝卜干是因为我曾经到山区支教,和当地的孩子一起学制作萝卜干,这给我留下了很深刻的印象。

(wǒ àichī luóboɡàn shì yīnwéi wǒ cénɡjīnɡ dào shānqū zhījiào, hé dānɡdì de háizǐ yīqǐ xué zhìzuò luóboɡàn, zhè ɡěiwǒ liúxiàle hěn shēnkè de yìnxiànɡ.) 

A: Your story reminds me of a trending news report on the internet recently. A college professor in Weifang, Shandong Province often buys farm produce. He especially likes pickled dried turnips and often shares them with his students.   

你的故事让我想到最近网上的一则热搜新闻,有一位山东潍坊的大学老师经常购买助农产品,他也特别喜欢吃萝卜干,并把购买到的萝卜干跟学生们分享。

(nǐ de ɡùshì rànɡwǒ xiǎnɡdào zuìjìn wǎnɡshànɡ de yīzé rèsōu xīnwén, yǒu yīwèi shāndōnɡ wéifānɡ de dàxué lǎoshī jīnɡchánɡ ɡòumǎi zhùnónɡ chǎnpǐn, tā yě tèbié xǐhuān chī luóboɡàn, bìnɡ bǎ ɡòumǎi dào de luóboɡàn ɡēn xuéshēnɡ mén fēnxiǎnɡ.)

B: I think this teacher doesn't actually want to share pickled dried turnips with his students. 

我想这位老师不只是想跟学生们分享萝卜干。

(wǒ xiǎnɡ zhèwèi lǎoshī bùzhīshì xiǎnɡɡēn xuéshēnɡ mén fēnxiǎnɡ luóboɡàn.)

A: I think so. He was using this as a means to encourage more people to buy farm produce.    

我也觉得,他其实是想通过这种方式鼓励更多人购买助农产品。

(wǒ yě juédé, tā qíshí shì xiǎnɡ tōnɡɡuò zhèzhǒnɡ fānɡshì ɡǔlì ɡènɡduō rén ɡòumǎi zhùnónɡ chǎnpǐn.)

B: It sounds like an interesting story. I think by doing so it can improve teacher-student relations

这是一个有趣的故事。我觉得这位老师的行为能增进师生关系。

(zhèshì yīɡè yǒuqù de ɡùshì.wǒ juédé zhèwèi lǎoshī de xínɡwéi nénɡ zēnɡjìn shīshēnɡ ɡuānxì.)

Illustration: Xia Qing/Global Times