So who’s paying tonight? Just kidding. We split.
那今晚谁买单?开玩笑的,我们AA。

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。
Tap a line for audio. Keywords are highlighted in every language.
So who’s paying tonight? Just kidding. We split.
那今晚谁买单?开玩笑的,我们AA。
You said that with such confidence.
你说得跟真的一样。
Waiter, one spicy pot, one mushroom pot.
服务员,一个辣锅,一个菌菇锅。
Mushroom pot? You’re killing the fun.
菌菇锅?你太扫兴了。
I can’t handle spicy since the Sichuan trip.
自从四川回来我就吃不了辣了。
Fair. I’ll sit on the spicy side anyway.
有理。反正我坐辣锅那边。
Order the lamb. It disappears fast.
点羊肉。那个消失得最快。
And the beef rolls. Two plates.
还有牛肉卷,两份。
Don’t forget the vegetables. I refuse to eat only meat.
别忘了蔬菜。我不想全吃肉。
You sound like my doctor.
你说得跟我医生一样。
Where’s the sesame sauce? I make mine myself.
芝麻酱呢?我的蘸料我自己调。
There’s the condiment bar in the corner.
角落里有小料台。
Coriander, garlic, vinegar, and a lot of sesame paste.
香菜、蒜、醋,再来好多麻酱。
That’s basically soup in a bowl.
那基本就是一碗汤了。
Don’t judge what you can’t understand.
别评判你不懂的东西。
The broth is boiling. Start cooking.
汤开了,开始下菜。
Lamb first. Ten seconds, no more.
先下羊肉。十秒,不能多。
Who taught you ten seconds?
十秒是谁教你的?
My grandmother. She counted out loud.
我奶奶。她都是一边数一边下。
Mine just threw everything in at once.
我奶奶是一股脑全倒进去。
Then your mutton was always rubber.
难怪你的羊肉总是像橡皮。
…It was.
……确实。
Beef rolls next. Dip and lift, dip and lift.
接着下牛肉卷。七上八下。
You look like you’re doing surgery.
你看起来像在做手术。
This is precision work, my friend.
朋友,这是精密作业。
The mushrooms soaked up all the flavour.
蘑菇把汤味都吸走了。
That’s why they’re worth the wait.
所以它们值得等。
Same table next month? I’ll bring the appetite.
下个月还是这张桌?我带上胃口。
The broth is boiling. Start cooking.
汤开了,开始下菜。
Match the meaning, then try the scene again.
So who’s paying tonight? Just kidding. We split.
Don’t judge what you can’t understand.
Same table next month? I’ll bring the appetite.