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egg dumplings / 蛋饺 / (dànjiǎo)
A: I know you really like Chinese food, but why have you given yourself the nickname "King of Dumplings?"
我知道你很喜欢中国美食,但你为什么要给自己起一个"饺子大王"的昵称呢？
(wǒ zhīdào nǐ hěnxǐhuān zhōnɡɡuó měishí, dànnǐ wéishenme yàoɡěi zìjǐ qǐ yīɡè "jiǎozǐ dàwánɡ" de nìchēnɡ ne?)
B: It is because I've spent nearly 10 years trying different varieties of dumplings in China.
这是因为我花了近十年的时间尝试吃遍不同种类的中国饺子。
(zhèshì yīnwéi wǒ huāle jìnshínián de shíjiān chánɡshì chībiàn bùtónɡ zhǒnɡlèi de zhōnɡɡuó jiǎozǐ.)
A: Really? So can you talk about the dumplings that you've had so far?
是吗？那你说说目前为止你都吃了哪些类型的饺子呢？
(shìma?nà nǐshuōshuō mùqián wéizhǐ nǐdōu chīle nǎxiē lèixínɡ de jiǎozǐne?)
B No matter if it is pork and cabbage steamed dumplings or corn and shrimp fried dumplings, I've eaten them all. But can you guess what my favorite is?
无论是白菜猪肉馅的蒸饺或玉米虾仁馅的煎饺我都吃过。但你猜猜我最喜欢什么饺子？
(wúlùn shì báicài zhūròu xiàn de zhēnɡjiǎo huò yùmǐ xiārén xiàn de jiānjiǎo wǒ dōu chīɡuò.dàn nǐ cāicāi wǒ zuìxǐhuān shenme jiǎozǐ?)
A: I bet egg dumplings are your favorite?
我猜你应该最喜欢蛋饺吧？
(wǒ cāi nǐ yīnɡɡāi zuìxǐhuān dànjiǎo bā?)
B: You actually got it! I like egg dumplings because they are wrapped with a skin made from eggs. Usually I have ones filled with pork or shrimp. They are very nutritious.
你还真说对了。我喜欢蛋饺是因为它是用蛋皮包制而成的一种美食。蛋饺一般是猪肉和鲜虾馅的,营养非常丰富。
(nǐhái zhēn shuōduì le.wǒ xǐhuān dànjiǎo shì yīnwéi tāshì yònɡ dànpí bāozhì érchénɡ de yīzhǒnɡ měishí.dànjiǎo yībān shì zhūròu hé xiānxiā xiàn de, yínɡyǎnɡ fēichánɡ fēnɡfù.)
A: I heard that egg dumplings are called the "gold tael" of food.
我听说蛋饺还被称作食物里的'金元宝'。
(wǒ tīnɡshuō dànjiǎo háibèi chēnɡzuò shíwù lǐde 'jīnyuánbǎo'.)
B: Really? I guess you know more about dumplings than I do.
是吗？看来关于饺子的知识你知道的比我多。
(shìma？kànlái ɡuānyú jiǎozǐ de zhīshí nǐ zhīdào de bǐwǒ duō.)
egg dumplings / 蛋饺 / (dànjiǎo)
A: I know you really like Chinese food, but why have you given yourself the nickname "King of Dumplings?"
我知道你很喜欢中国美食,但你为什么要给自己起一个"饺子大王"的昵称呢？
(wǒ zhīdào nǐ hěnxǐhuān zhōnɡɡuó měishí, dànnǐ wéishenme yàoɡěi zìjǐ qǐ yīɡè "jiǎozǐ dàwánɡ" de nìchēnɡ ne?)
B: It is because I've spent nearly 10 years trying different varieties of dumplings in China.
这是因为我花了近十年的时间尝试吃遍不同种类的中国饺子。
(zhèshì yīnwéi wǒ huāle jìnshínián de shíjiān chánɡshì chībiàn bùtónɡ zhǒnɡlèi de zhōnɡɡuó jiǎozǐ.)
A: Really? So can you talk about the dumplings that you've had so far?
是吗？那你说说目前为止你都吃了哪些类型的饺子呢？
(shìma?nà nǐshuōshuō mùqián wéizhǐ nǐdōu chīle nǎxiē lèixínɡ de jiǎozǐne?)
B No matter if it is pork and cabbage steamed dumplings or corn and shrimp fried dumplings, I've eaten them all. But can you guess what my favorite is?
无论是白菜猪肉馅的蒸饺或玉米虾仁馅的煎饺我都吃过。但你猜猜我最喜欢什么饺子？
(wúlùn shì báicài zhūròu xiàn de zhēnɡjiǎo huò yùmǐ xiārén xiàn de jiānjiǎo wǒ dōu chīɡuò.dàn nǐ cāicāi wǒ zuìxǐhuān shenme jiǎozǐ?)
A: I bet egg dumplings are your favorite?
我猜你应该最喜欢蛋饺吧？
(wǒ cāi nǐ yīnɡɡāi zuìxǐhuān dànjiǎo bā?)
B: You actually got it! I like egg dumplings because they are wrapped with a skin made from eggs. Usually I have ones filled with pork or shrimp. They are very nutritious.
你还真说对了。我喜欢蛋饺是因为它是用蛋皮包制而成的一种美食。蛋饺一般是猪肉和鲜虾馅的,营养非常丰富。
(nǐhái zhēn shuōduì le.wǒ xǐhuān dànjiǎo shì yīnwéi tāshì yònɡ dànpí bāozhì érchénɡ de yīzhǒnɡ měishí.dànjiǎo yībān shì zhūròu hé xiānxiā xiàn de, yínɡyǎnɡ fēichánɡ fēnɡfù.)
A: I heard that egg dumplings are called the "gold tael" of food.
我听说蛋饺还被称作食物里的'金元宝'。
(wǒ tīnɡshuō dànjiǎo háibèi chēnɡzuò shíwù lǐde 'jīnyuánbǎo'.)
B: Really? I guess you know more about dumplings than I do.
是吗？看来关于饺子的知识你知道的比我多。
(shìma？kànlái ɡuānyú jiǎozǐ de zhīshí nǐ zhīdào de bǐwǒ duō.)
Illustrations: Hang Dachuan/GT
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