Intermediate - Snacks (C) A: B: A: B: A: B:
Intermediate - Snacks A:
(C)
你在吃甚麼？ ` ch¯ı shenme? ´ nˇı zai What are you eating?
B:
牛肉乾。香辣的，特別好吃。你也來一塊？ ` an. ` e´ haoch¯ ˇ ´ y¯ı kuai? ` ¯ xiangl ¯ a` de, tebi niur ı. nˇı yˇe lai ´ oug Beef jerky. It’s spicy, and especially good. You want a piece?
A:
不要。零食我還是喜歡薯片和巧克力。 ´ ` he´ qiaok` ˇ el`ı. b`uy`ao. l´ıngsh´ı woˇ haishi xˇıhuan shupi ˇ an No. When it comes to snacks, I like potato chips and chocolate.
B:
那些都是垃圾食品，熱量很高的。 ` e¯ dou ` ang ` ˇ gao ¯ sh`ı laj¯ ¯ ı sh´ıpˇın, reli ¯ de. naxi hen Those are junk food. They’re high in calories.
A:
你愛吃的鴨脖子、雞爪子也好不到哪兒去。 ` ch¯ı de y¯abozi, ´ j¯ızhuazi ˇ yˇe hao ˇ b`udao ` nar ˇ qu. nˇı ai ` Those duck necks and chicken feet you like to eat aren’t so great for you either.
B:
哎，這你就不懂了。這些東西可有營養了。還有 瓜子、話梅，都是又好吃、 又健康的。
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ˇ ` e¯ dongxi ¯ zhe` nˇı jiu` b`u dong ¯ ai, le. zhexi kˇe yˇou y´ıngyˇang le. ´ ou guazˇ ` ei, ´ dou ˇ ` ang ¯ ı, huam ¯ sh`ı y`ou haoch¯ ¯ de. haiyˇ ı, y`ou jiank Ah, you just don’t understand. Those things are quite nutritious. Also melon seeds and pickled plums. They’re all delicious and healthy too.
A:
健康？吃零食才不會健康呢。還是少吃點好。 ` ang? ´ b`uhu`ı jiank ` ang ´ ˇ ch¯ı ¯ ne. haishi ¯ jiank ch¯ı l´ıngsh´ı cai shao ˇ hao. ˇ dian Healthy? Eating snacks is not going to be healthy. It’s better to eat less of them.
B:
這就不用你操心了。我不會把它當飯吃的，零食 本來就是閑的時候吃的嘛。 ` f`an ch¯ı de, ¯ ın le. woˇ b`uhu`ı baˇ ta¯ dang zhe` jiu` b`uy`ong nˇı caox¯ ˇ ai ´ jiush` ´ de sh´ıhou ch¯ı de ma. l´ıngsh´ı benl ` ı xian You don’t need to worry about that. I won’t make a meal out of them. Snacks are for munching on when you’re bored.
A:
那我怎麼看你一天到晚都在吃？ ` nˇı y¯ıtiand ` an dou ` ch¯ı? ¯ aowˇ ¯ zai na` woˇ zˇenme kan So how come I see you eating them all day long?
B:
哎呀，現在零食的廣告和包裝都那麼誘人，我看 了就饞。每次去超市，本來不想買的，可是最後 還是買了一大堆。買了當然要吃咯。
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` ai ` l´ıngsh´ı de guangg ˇ ` he´ baozhu ` ¯ a, xianz ¯ ¯ ¯ naaiy¯ ao ang dou ´ woˇ kan ` le jiu` chan. ´ ˇ ı qu` chaosh` ˇ ai ´ ¯ me y`ouren, meic` ı, benl ˇ ˇ de, kˇesh`ı zu`ıhou ` haishi ´ ˇ le y¯ıdadu¯ ` ı. mai ˇ le b`u xiang mai mai ´ y`ao ch¯ı lo. ¯ dangr an Geez, these days snack ads and packaging are so enticing, as soon as I see them I get the munchies. Every time I go to the grocery store, even though I’m not planning to buy them, I still end up with a whole pile of them. And if I buy them of course I’m going to eat them.
A:
你真是頭豬。 ´ zhu. ¯ nˇı zhensh` ı tou ¯ You’re such a pig.
Key Vocabulary
香辣
¯ a` xiangl
spicy
零食
l´ıngsh´ı
snack
垃圾食品
¯ ı sh´ıpˇın laj¯
junk food
熱量
` ang ` reli
calories
營養
y´ıngyˇang
nutrition
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健康
` ang ¯ jiank
healthy
操心
¯ ın caox¯
to worry about
當
` dang
to regard as
本來
ˇ ai ´ benl
originally
一天到晚
` an ¯ aowˇ y¯ıtiand
all day long
包裝
¯ ¯ baozhu ang
packaging
誘人
´ y`ouren
enticing
饞
´ chan
gluttonous
一大堆
` ı y¯ıdadu¯
a big pile
Supplementary Vocabulary
主食
zhush´ ˇ ı
staple food
爆米花
` baomˇ ıhua¯
popcorn
果脯
ˇ uˇ guop
candied fruit
餅乾
¯ bˇınggan
biscuit; cookie
加工
¯ ong ¯ jiag
to process
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有害
` yˇouhai
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harmful
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(C)
你在吃甚麼？ ` ch¯ı shenme? ´ nˇı zai What are you eating?
B:
牛肉乾。香辣的，特別好吃。你也來一塊？ ` an. ` e´ haoch¯ ˇ ´ y¯ı kuai? ` ¯ xiangl ¯ a` de, tebi niur ı. nˇı yˇe lai ´ oug Beef jerky. It’s spicy, and especially good. You want a piece?
A:
不要。零食我還是喜歡薯片和巧克力。 ´ ` he´ qiaok` ˇ el`ı. b`uy`ao. l´ıngsh´ı woˇ haishi xˇıhuan shupi ˇ an No. When it comes to snacks, I like potato chips and chocolate.
B:
那些都是垃圾食品，熱量很高的。 ` e¯ dou ` ang ` ˇ gao ¯ sh`ı laj¯ ¯ ı sh´ıpˇın, reli ¯ de. naxi hen Those are junk food. They’re high in calories.
A:
你愛吃的鴨脖子、雞爪子也好不到哪兒去。 ` ch¯ı de y¯abozi, ´ j¯ızhuazi ˇ yˇe hao ˇ b`udao ` nar ˇ qu. nˇı ai ` Those duck necks and chicken feet you like to eat aren’t so great for you either.
B:
哎，這你就不懂了。這些東西可有營養了。還有 瓜子、話梅，都是又好吃、 又健康的。
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2008 Praxis Language Ltd.
ˇ ` e¯ dongxi ¯ zhe` nˇı jiu` b`u dong ¯ ai, le. zhexi kˇe yˇou y´ıngyˇang le. ´ ou guazˇ ` ei, ´ dou ˇ ` ang ¯ ı, huam ¯ sh`ı y`ou haoch¯ ¯ de. haiyˇ ı, y`ou jiank Ah, you just don’t understand. Those things are quite nutritious. Also melon seeds and pickled plums. They’re all delicious and healthy too.
A:
健康？吃零食才不會健康呢。還是少吃點好。 ` ang? ´ b`uhu`ı jiank ` ang ´ ˇ ch¯ı ¯ ne. haishi ¯ jiank ch¯ı l´ıngsh´ı cai shao ˇ hao. ˇ dian Healthy? Eating snacks is not going to be healthy. It’s better to eat less of them.
B:
這就不用你操心了。我不會把它當飯吃的，零食 本來就是閑的時候吃的嘛。 ` f`an ch¯ı de, ¯ ın le. woˇ b`uhu`ı baˇ ta¯ dang zhe` jiu` b`uy`ong nˇı caox¯ ˇ ai ´ jiush` ´ de sh´ıhou ch¯ı de ma. l´ıngsh´ı benl ` ı xian You don’t need to worry about that. I won’t make a meal out of them. Snacks are for munching on when you’re bored.
A:
那我怎麼看你一天到晚都在吃？ ` nˇı y¯ıtiand ` an dou ` ch¯ı? ¯ aowˇ ¯ zai na` woˇ zˇenme kan So how come I see you eating them all day long?
B:
哎呀，現在零食的廣告和包裝都那麼誘人，我看 了就饞。每次去超市，本來不想買的，可是最後 還是買了一大堆。買了當然要吃咯。
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2008 Praxis Language Ltd.
` ai ` l´ıngsh´ı de guangg ˇ ` he´ baozhu ` ¯ a, xianz ¯ ¯ ¯ naaiy¯ ao ang dou ´ woˇ kan ` le jiu` chan. ´ ˇ ı qu` chaosh` ˇ ai ´ ¯ me y`ouren, meic` ı, benl ˇ ˇ de, kˇesh`ı zu`ıhou ` haishi ´ ˇ le y¯ıdadu¯ ` ı. mai ˇ le b`u xiang mai mai ´ y`ao ch¯ı lo. ¯ dangr an Geez, these days snack ads and packaging are so enticing, as soon as I see them I get the munchies. Every time I go to the grocery store, even though I’m not planning to buy them, I still end up with a whole pile of them. And if I buy them of course I’m going to eat them.
A:
你真是頭豬。 ´ zhu. ¯ nˇı zhensh` ı tou ¯ You’re such a pig.
Key Vocabulary
香辣
¯ a` xiangl
spicy
零食
l´ıngsh´ı
snack
垃圾食品
¯ ı sh´ıpˇın laj¯
junk food
熱量
` ang ` reli
calories
營養
y´ıngyˇang
nutrition
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健康
` ang ¯ jiank
healthy
操心
¯ ın caox¯
to worry about
當
` dang
to regard as
本來
ˇ ai ´ benl
originally
一天到晚
` an ¯ aowˇ y¯ıtiand
all day long
包裝
¯ ¯ baozhu ang
packaging
誘人
´ y`ouren
enticing
饞
´ chan
gluttonous
一大堆
` ı y¯ıdadu¯
a big pile
Supplementary Vocabulary
主食
zhush´ ˇ ı
staple food
爆米花
` baomˇ ıhua¯
popcorn
果脯
ˇ uˇ guop
candied fruit
餅乾
¯ bˇınggan
biscuit; cookie
加工
¯ ong ¯ jiag
to process
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有害
` yˇouhai
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harmful
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