Anhui: a Chinese conversation with pinyin and English

The conversation

Speakers: Xiaoyu and Wanqing.

1. Xiaoyu

   我(wǒ)这(zhè)是(shì)爬(pá)进(jìn)一(yì)幅(fú)水(shuǐ)墨(mò)画(huà)里(lǐ)出(chū)不(bù)来(lái)了(le)吧(ba)。

   I feel like I've literally crawled into an ink-wash painting and can't find my way out.

2. Wanqing

   到(dào)黄(huáng)山(shān)了(le)？

   You made it to Mount Huangshan?

3. Xiaoyu

   黄(huáng)山(shān)。松(sōng)树(shù)从(cóng)花(huā)岗(gāng)岩(yán)缝(fèng)里(lǐ)长(zhǎng)出(chū)来(lái)，脚(jiǎo)底(dǐ)下(xia)全(quán)是(shì)云(yún)海(hǎi)。

   Mount Huangshan. Pine trees are growing right out of the granite cracks, and there's a sea of clouds everywhere underfoot.

4. Wanqing

   腿(tuǐ)还(hái)行(xíng)吗(ma)？

   How are your legs holding up?

5. Xiaoyu

   求(qiú)你(nǐ)别(bié)问(wèn)我(wǒ)腿(tuǐ)的(de)事(shì)了(le)。

   Please don't even ask me about my legs.

6. Wanqing

   去(qù)山(shān)底(dǐ)下(xia)的(de)古(gǔ)村(cūn)落(luò)转(zhuàn)过(guò)了(le)没(méi)？

   Did you check out the ancient villages down at the foot of the mountain?

7. Xiaoyu

   宏(hóng)村(cūn)和(hé)西(xī)递(dì)，白(bái)墙(qiáng)黑(hēi)瓦(wǎ)的(de)。根(gēn)本(běn)不(bú)用(yòng)画(huà)，自(zì)己(jǐ)就(jiù)能(néng)入(rù)画(huà)。

   Hongcun and Xidi, all white walls and black tiles. You don't even need to paint them; they're practically paintings on their own.

8. Xiaoyu

   接(jiē)下(xià)来(lái)该(gāi)说(shuō)吃(chī)了(le)。听(tīng)说(shuō)这(zhè)鱼(yú)当(dāng)年(nián)过(guò)山(shān)的(de)时(shí)候(hou)有(yǒu)点(diǎn)变(biàn)味(wèi)，结(jié)果(guǒ)将(jiāng)错(cuò)就(jiù)错(cuò)。这(zhè)是(shì)什(shén)么(me)菜(cài)？

   Now for the food. I heard this fish went a bit off when they were hauling it over the mountains back in the day, but they just rolled with it. What dish is that?

   1. 臭(chòu)鳜(guì)鱼(yú) chou gui yu
   2. 糖(táng)醋(cù)鲤(lǐ)鱼(yú) sweet and sour carp
   3. 酸(suān)汤(tāng)鱼(yú) sour soup fish

   Answer

   臭(chòu)鳜(guì)鱼(yú) chou gui yu

9. Wanqing

   臭(chòu)鳜(guì)鱼(yú)！微(wēi)酵(jiào)之(zhī)后(hòu)红(hóng)烧(shāo)出(chu)来(lai)的(de)。

   Chou gui yu! Braised in soy sauce after a slight fermentation.

10. Xiaoyu

    闻(wén)着(zhe)怪(guài)吓(xià)人(rén)的(de)，吃(chī)起(qi)来(lai)却(què)浓(nóng)郁(yù)鲜(xiān)香(xiāng)。我(wǒ)连(lián)吃(chī)两(liǎng)大(dà)碗(wǎn)。

    It smells pretty intimidating, but it's so rich and savory. I polished off two big bowls of rice.

11. Wanqing

    带(dài)点(diǎn)茶(chá)回(huí)去(qu)。祁(qí)门(mén)红(hóng)茶(chá)或(huò)者(zhě)黄(huáng)山(shān)毛(máo)峰(fēng)。

    Grab some tea to bring back. Qimen black tea or Huangshan Maofeng.

12. Xiaoyu

    本(běn)地(dì)产(chǎn)的(de)，我(wǒ)各(gè)买(mǎi)了(le)一(yì)包(bāo)。现(xiàn)在(zài)我(wǒ)的(de)背(bēi)包(bāo)比(bǐ)我(wǒ)都(dōu)重(zhòng)了(le)。

    Got a pack of each locally grown kind. My backpack's heavier than I am now.

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