對話 Dialogue
清清:華華,你在看什麼?看得這麼入神?
Qīngqing: Huáhua, nǐ zài kàn shénme? Kàn de zhème rùshén?
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華華:7月6號是國際炸雞日,好幾家店都推出了各種優惠活動,我正在比較吃什麼好。
Huáhua: Qī yuè liù hào shì Guójì Zhájīrì, hǎojǐ jiā diàn dōu tuīchūle gèzhǒng yōuhuì huódòng, wǒ zhèngzài bǐjiào chī shénme hǎo.
清清:哇!太好了!我也趕快來看看,除了炸雞,不知道雞排店是不是也有特價?我好想吃雞排加珍珠奶茶!
Qīngqing: Wa! Tài hǎole! Wǒ yě gǎnkuài lái kànkan, chúle zhájī, bùzhīdào jīpáidiàn shì búshì yěyǒu tèjià? Wǒ hǎo xiǎng chī jīpái jiā zhēnzhū nǎichá!
華華:原來你也是炸雞控,不過雞排加珍奶也太過份了吧?太不健康了!
Huáhua: Yuánlái nǐ yě shì zhájī kòng, búguò jīpái jiā zhēnnǎi yě tài guòfènle ba? Tài bú jiànkāngle!
清清:好吃的東西哪裡有健康的?而且我是為了慶祝國際炸雞日欸!但怎麼會有這樣的節日啊?好有趣喔!
Qīngqing: Hǎochī de dōngxi nǎlǐ yǒu jiànkāng de? Érqiě wǒ shì wèile qìngzhù Guójì Zhájīrì ei! Dàn zěnme huì yǒu zhèyàng de jiérì a? Hǎo yǒuqù o!
華華:我也不知道,網路的資料說是來自美國,但不確定是不是真的。
Huáhua: Wǒ yě bù zhīdào, wǎnglù de zīliào shuō shì lái zì Měiguó, dàn bú quèdìng shì búshì zhēnde.
清清:哎!管他的,開心吃炸雞最重要。
Qīngqing: Ai! Guǎntāde, kāixīn chī zhájī zuì zhòngyào.
華華:是啊!那到時候我們就一起訂這家的,中午好好吃一頓吧!
Huáhua: Shì a! Nà dàoshíhòu wǒmen jiù yìqǐ dìng zhèì jiā de, zhōngwǔ hǎohao chī yí dùn ba!
翻譯 Translation
Qingqing: Huahua, what are you looking at? You seem so engrossed!
Huahua: July 6 is International Fried Chicken Day. Several places are offering various promotions, and I’m comparing which ones to go for.
Qingqing: Wow, that’s great. I’ll check, too. Besides fried chicken, I wonder if the chicken cutlet shops are also having discounts? I’m craving chicken cutlets with bubble tea.
Huahua: So, you’re a fried chicken fan, too! But chicken cutlets with bubble tea? That’s too much! It’s so unhealthy!
Qingqing: Where’s the health in tasty food? Plus, it’s to celebrate International Fried Chicken Day. But how did this holiday come about? It’s so interesting.
Huahua: I’m not sure either. The information online says it originated in the US, but I’m not certain if that’s true.
Qingqing: Ah, who cares? Enjoying fried chicken is the most important thing.
Huahua: Exactly. Then let’s order from this place together and have a great lunch on that day.
生詞 Vocabulary
1. 炸雞 (zhájī) fried chicken
2. 控 (kòng) [slang] an enthusiast or fanatic
of something specific
3. 入神 (rùshén) engrossed, absorbed
4. 推出 (tuīchū) launch, introduce
5. 雞排 (jīpái) fried chicken cutlet
6. 珍珠奶茶/珍奶 (zhēnzhū nǎichá/zhēnnǎi) bubble tea
7. 健康 (jiànkāng) health, healthy
8. 管他的 (guǎntāde) Who cares? Whatever!
教材音檔 Audio Files
國立清華大學華語中心提供
By National Tsing Hua University Chinese Language Center:
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