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Hot pot with colleagues和同事吃火锅

A real Dining dialogue: Hot pot with colleagues. 28 lines, 4 key words, one phrase to keep and a short check.一段真实的吃饭对话:和同事吃火锅。28 句对白、4 个重点词、一句金句和一个小练习。

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Speaker AEN

So who’s paying tonight? Just kidding. We split.

那今晚谁买单?开玩笑的,我们AA。

Speaker BEN

You said that with such confidence.

你说得跟真的一样。

Speaker CEN

Waiter, one spicy pot, one mushroom pot.

服务员,一个辣锅,一个菌菇锅。

Speaker AEN

Mushroom pot? You’re killing the fun.

菌菇锅?你太扫兴了。

Speaker CEN

I can’t handle spicy since the Sichuan trip.

自从四川回来我就吃不了辣了。

Speaker BEN

Fair. I’ll sit on the spicy side anyway.

有理。反正我坐辣锅那边。

Speaker AEN

Order the lamb. It disappears fast.

点羊肉。那个消失得最快。

Speaker BEN

And the beef rolls. Two plates.

还有牛肉卷,两份。

Speaker CEN

Don’t forget the vegetables. I refuse to eat only meat.

别忘了蔬菜。我不想全吃肉。

Speaker AEN

You sound like my doctor.

你说得跟我医生一样。

Speaker BEN

Where’s the sesame sauce? I make mine myself.

芝麻酱呢?我的蘸料我自己调。

Speaker CEN

There’s the condiment bar in the corner.

角落里有小料台。

Speaker BEN

Coriander, garlic, vinegar, and a lot of sesame paste.

香菜、蒜、醋,再来好多麻酱。

Speaker AEN

That’s basically soup in a bowl.

那基本就是一碗汤了。

Speaker BEN

Don’t judge what you can’t understand.

别评判你不懂的东西。

Speaker CEN

The broth is boiling. Start cooking.

汤开了,开始下菜。

Speaker AEN

Lamb first. Ten seconds, no more.

先下羊肉。十秒,不能多。

Speaker BEN

Who taught you ten seconds?

十秒是谁教你的?

Speaker AEN

My grandmother. She counted out loud.

我奶奶。她都是一边数一边下。

Speaker CEN

Mine just threw everything in at once.

我奶奶是一股脑全倒进去。

Speaker BEN

Then your mutton was always rubber.

难怪你的羊肉总是像橡皮。

Speaker CEN

…It was.

……确实。

Speaker AEN

Beef rolls next. Dip and lift, dip and lift.

接着下牛肉卷。七上八下。

Speaker BEN

You look like you’re doing surgery.

你看起来像在做手术。

Speaker AEN

This is precision work, my friend.

朋友,这是精密作业。

Speaker CEN

The mushrooms soaked up all the flavour.

蘑菇把汤味都吸走了。

Speaker BEN

That’s why they’re worth the wait.

所以它们值得等。

Speaker AEN

Same table next month? I’ll bring the appetite.

下个月还是这张桌?我带上胃口。

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Key words关键词

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lamb rolls羊肉卷
condiment bar小料台
boil沸腾
sesame paste麻酱
Key phrases

The broth is boiling. Start cooking.

汤开了,开始下菜。

A three-question check三道小题,检验一下

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01Question 1 of 3

So who’s paying tonight? Just kidding. We split.

02Question 2 of 3

Don’t judge what you can’t understand.

03Question 3 of 3

Same table next month? I’ll bring the appetite.