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 Chat attack

Yanji snacks / 延吉小吃 / (yánjí xiǎochī)

A: I heard that you are from the northeastern part of China?

听说你是从中国东北来的？

(tīnɡshuō nǐshì cónɡ zhōnɡɡuó dōnɡběi láide?)

B: Yes, my hometown is Yanji, Jilin Province. This is a small city next to the borderline of China and North Korea.

是的,我的家乡在吉林省延吉市,这座小城挨着中国和朝鲜的边境线。

(shìde, wǒde jiāxiānɡ zài jílínshěnɡ yánjíshì, zhèzuò xiǎochénɡ āizhe zhōnɡɡuó hé cháoxiān de biānjìnɡxiàn.)

A: What would you recommend to eat if I travel to Yanji?

去延吉旅游你会推荐什么食物？

(qù yánjí lǚyóu nǐhuì tuījiàn shénme shíwù?)

B: The city is famous for its local Yanji snacks including grilled sausage filled with rice, Yanji special barbecue and especially Yanji cold noodles, known as "one of the top 10 noodles in China."

这个城市以当地的延吉小吃而闻名,包括烤米肠、特色烤肉,尤其是延吉冷面,被誉为"中国十大面条之一"。

(zhèɡè chénɡshì yǐd ānɡdìde yánjíx iǎochī érwénmínɡ, bāokuò kǎomǐchánɡ, tèsè kǎoròu, yóuqíshì yánjí lěnɡmiàn, bèiyùwéi "zhōnɡɡuó shídà miàntiáo zhīyī".)

A: Sounds like fun!

听上去很不错！

(tīnɡshànɡqù hěn bùcuò!)

B: The Korean ethnic group here accounts for nearly 40 percent of the population. It is a place with distinctive ethnic characteristics. At such high latitudes, it is a special experience to eat cold noodles soaked in iced broth in winter.

这里朝鲜族人口占百分之四十,是一个极具民族特色的地方。在高纬度的冬天,吃上一碗泡在冰镇肉汤里的冷面,别有一番滋味。

(zhèlǐ cháoxiǎnzú rénkǒu zhàn bǎifēnzhī sìshí, shìyīɡè jíjù mínzútèsè de dìfānɡ. zài ɡāowěidù de dōnɡtiān, chīshànɡ yīwǎn pàozài bīnɡzhèn ròutānɡlǐ de lěnɡmiàn, biéyǒuy īfān zīwèi.)