Where’s Grandma’s notebook?
奶奶的笔记本在哪？
The family recipe家传菜谱
A real Family dialogue: The family recipe. 28 lines, 4 key words, one phrase to keep and a short check.一段真实的家庭对话：家传菜谱。28 句对白、4 个重点词、一句金句和一个小练习。
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Top shelf, behind the tins.
最上层，罐子后面。
The one with the red cover?
红皮那本？
That’s the shopping list. The blue one.
那是购物清单。蓝的。
Got it. "Dumplings, first draft."
找到了。“饺子，初稿。”
She rewrote that page four times.
那页她重写了四遍。
The flour amount is crossed out.
面粉的量划掉了。
She never measured. It was "enough".
她从不称量。写的是“适量”。
How much is enough?
多少算适量？
You’ll know when the dough stops sticking.
面团不粘手了，你就知道了。
That’s not a recipe.
这不算菜谱。
That’s exactly what a recipe is, in this family.
在这个家里，菜谱就是这样。
Okay. Cabbage, pork, ginger.
好。白菜、猪肉、姜。
And the sesame oil at the end, not the beginning.
香油最后放，不是一开始。
Why the end?
为什么最后？
Because she said so.
因为她这么说的。
Fair.
有道理。
Fold them small. She hated big ones.
包小一点。她讨厌大的。
These look like envelopes.
这些像信封。
Good. Envelopes are right.
很好。信封就对了。
How many?
包多少？
Until the filling runs out.
馅用完为止。
That’s forty-one. And a bit.
四十一个。还有一点。
Then forty-two.
那就四十二个。
Should we write down the amounts?
要不要把量记下来？
Write them in pencil.
用铅笔写。
So we can argue later?
方便以后吵架？
So the next one can decide for themselves.
让下一个自己做决定。
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Key words关键词
flour面粉
dough面团
filling馅
pencil铅笔
Key phrases
You’ll know when the dough stops sticking.
面团不粘手了，你就知道了。
A three-question check三道小题，检验一下
Match the meaning, then try the scene again.
01Question 1 of 3
Where’s Grandma’s notebook?
02Question 2 of 3
Why the end?
03Question 3 of 3
So the next one can decide for themselves.