美語情景對話 第1288期:What is your favorite Chinese dish? 最喜歡的中國菜?

Jingwei: Hi, I'm Jingwei.

京薇：嗨，我是京薇。

Joseph: I'm Joseph.

約瑟夫：我是約瑟夫。

Jingwei: We are both from Singapore. Today's question is: What's your favorite Chinese dish?

京薇：我們兩個人都來自新加坡。今天要討論的問題是：你最喜歡的中國菜是什麼？

Joseph: Well, OK, a Chinese dinner would normally have about eight to ten courses, and out of them I guess my favorite dish would be broccoli with scallops. What about you, Jingwei?

約瑟夫：好，中式晚餐一般有8到10道菜，在這些菜中我最喜歡的是西蘭花炒帶子。你呢，京薇？

Jingwei: That's kind of boring, no? I like longevity noodles.

京薇：那有點兒無聊，不是嗎？我喜歡長壽麪。

Joseph: Longevity?

約瑟夫：長壽？

Jingwei: Yeah, it's called ei-mien. And they usually come in one long strand, one long continuous strand, and it's supposed to symbolize like never-ending life.

京薇：對，那被稱爲一根面。通常只有一根長麪條，一根不斷的長麪條，這被認爲是生命長青的象徵。

Joseph: And I don't get that in my dinners. So I guess a shorter life for me if you believe the Chinese. I like scallops and broccoli because scallops are awesome and broccoli is just about the only vegetable I eat. So yeah, together they make a pretty good mix, and that's why it's my favorite Chinese dish.

約瑟夫：我晚餐沒有吃過那個。如果相信那道中國菜的說法，那我想我的壽命可能會短一些。我喜歡西蘭花和帶子，因爲帶子非常好吃，而西蘭花是我唯一吃的蔬菜。兩種食物一起炒非常美味，所以這是我最喜歡的中國菜。

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