The night market opens at six. We should go now.
夜市六点开。我们现在该去了。
Night-market street food夜市小吃
A real Dining dialogue: Night-market street food. 31 lines, 4 key words, one phrase to keep and a short check.一段真实的吃饭对话：夜市小吃。31 句对白、4 个重点词、一句金句和一个小练习。
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It’s six fifteen. There’s a queue at the squid stall.
六点十五了。烤鱿鱼那边排上队了。
Of course. There’s always a queue there.
当然。那边总是排队。
Is the squid actually good?
那鱿鱼真的好吃吗？
It’s fine. The real prize is the oyster omelette.
还行。真正的美味是海蛎煎。
That smells like the sea and butter.
闻起来像海和黄油。
Thirty yuan. Two please, extra coriander.
三十块。两份，多放香菜。
No coriander for me. I’m one of those people.
我不要香菜。我就是那种人。
I know. I told the lady.
我知道。我提前跟阿姨说了。
Thank you. Now the sugar cane juice?
谢谢。现在喝甘蔗汁？
And the stinky tofu. You promised.
还有臭豆腐。你答应过的。
I never promised. You threatened.
我没答应。是你威胁我。
Same thing. Come on.
一回事。走吧。
It really smells like a bin on fire.
闻起来真的像着火的垃圾桶。
Taste it before the smell hits you.
趁你没注意味道先吃一口。
…Oh. Oh, that’s actually good.
……哦。还挺好吃。
Welcome to the other side.
欢迎来到另一边。
The outside is crisp and the inside is soft.
外皮酥脆，里面软嫩。
That’s the whole point of night-market tofu.
这就是夜市豆腐的精髓。
What else? My hands are full.
还吃什么？我两手都满了。
The chicken steak place is behind you.
鸡排店就在你身后。
The giant piece of fried chicken bigger than my face?
那块比脸还大的炸鸡？
That’s the one. Cut into squares with a stick.
就是那个。用签子切成小块。
Two sticks. I want extra pepper.
两个签。我要多加胡椒。
And the bubble tea at the corner?
拐角的珍珠奶茶呢？
Half sugar, less ice, pearls please.
半糖，少冰，加珍珠。
You have become a local.
你已经像个本地人了。
It’s been three months. I’m learning.
才三个月。我在学。
Next stop: the mango shaved ice.
下一站：芒果刨冰。
I’m full. But it would be rude to leave.
我饱了。但不吃就走很不礼貌。
That’s the spirit. One large, two spoons.
就是这个精神。一份大的，两把勺。
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Key words关键词
queue排队
stinky tofu臭豆腐
bubble tea珍珠奶茶
shaved ice刨冰
Key phrases
The night market opens at six. We should go now.
夜市六点开。我们现在该去了。
A three-question check三道小题，检验一下
Match the meaning, then try the scene again.
01Question 1 of 3
The night market opens at six. We should go now.
02Question 2 of 3
…Oh. Oh, that’s actually good.
03Question 3 of 3
That’s the spirit. One large, two spoons.