Welcome. Aprons on the left. Wash your hands.
欢迎。围裙在左边。先洗手。。

A real Dining dialogue: A cooking class. 39 lines, 4 key words, one phrase to keep and a short check.一段真实的吃饭对话:一节烹饪课。。39 句对白、4 个重点词、一句金句和一个小练习。
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Welcome. Aprons on the left. Wash your hands.
欢迎。围裙在左边。先洗手。。
Is this a beginner class?
这是初级班吗?
It is a beginner class. That is why I repeat things.
是初级班。所以我会重复讲。。
I have cooked exactly three dishes in my life.
我这辈子只做过三道菜。。
Then you are overqualified. Most people have boiled water.
那你已经超水平了。大多数人只会烧开水。。
What are we making?
我们做什么?
Tonight: dumplings. Three steps, one sauce.
今晚:饺子。三个步骤,一个蘸料。。
Only three steps?
只有三步?
Dough, filling, folding. Everything else is talking.
和面、调馅、包。其他都是聊天。。
I talk a lot. I will be excellent.
我很能聊。我会很出色的。。
The flour is here. Add water slowly.
面粉在这儿。慢慢加水。。
How slowly?
多慢?
Slowly enough that you can stop. Not like a river.
慢到能停下来。别像倒河。。
Mine looks like a river.
我的像条河。。
Add flour. Everyone adds flour at least once.
加面粉。每个人都至少加过一次。。
The dough feels soft. Like an earlobe.
面团摸起来软软的。像耳垂。。
That is exactly right.
完全正确。。
Now the filling. Pork and cabbage?
现在调馅。猪肉白菜?
Pork, cabbage, ginger, and one spoon of sesame oil.
猪肉、白菜、姜,一勺香油。。
One spoon is a real unit?
一勺是正式单位吗?
One spoon is the only unit I trust in this room.
一勺是这个房间里我唯一信任的单位。。
Stir the same direction. Why?
同一个方向搅。为什么?
So the meat stays together. Science, or manners. Either.
这样肉才抱团。科学,或者礼貌。随便哪个。。
I will stir clockwise to be polite.
我顺时针搅,显得有礼貌。。
Fold. Press the middle. The edges stay open.
包。中间捏紧。边上留口。。
The edges what?
边上什么?
The edges stay open. You are not closing a bank.
边上是开口的。你又不是在封银行。。
Mine look like little boats.
我的像小船。。
Boats float. Boats are good.
船会浮。船就是好的。。
Mine look like aggressive triangles.
我的像凶猛的三角形。。
Triangles cook the same. Boil eight minutes.
三角形也一样煮。八分钟。。
The water is already boiling? That was fast.
水已经开了?真快。。
I started it before you arrived. We cheat in kitchens.
你们来之前我就开了。厨房里就是作弊。。
They float when they are done?
浮起来就是熟了吗?
They float, they fill out, and then you eat them.
浮起来、鼓起来,然后就可以吃了。。
The sauce is vinegar and chilli oil.
蘸料是醋和辣椒油。。
Yes. Taste and adjust. That is the real lesson.
对。尝一口,再调整。这才是真正的课。。
I would take this class again.
这门课我还想再上一次。。
Good. Next week is noodles. Bring an apron.
很好。下周学做面。带围裙来。。
Welcome. Aprons on the left. Wash your hands.
欢迎。围裙在左边。先洗手。。
Match the meaning, then try the scene again.
Welcome. Aprons on the left. Wash your hands.
One spoon is a real unit?
Good. Next week is noodles. Bring an apron.