Hainan: a Chinese conversation with pinyin and English

The conversation

Speakers: Haoran and Xiaoyu.

1. Haoran

   你(nǐ)视(shì)频(pín)里(lǐ)还(hái)戴(dài)着(zhe)墨(mò)镜(jìng)。我(wǒ)这(zhe)儿(r)零(líng)下(xià)二(èr)十(shí)度(dù)呢(ne)。

   You're even wearing sunglasses in your video. It's minus twenty degrees here.

2. Xiaoyu

   听(tīng)不(bù)清(qīng)，这(zhè)个(ge)椰(yē)子(zi)太(tài)好(hǎo)喝(hē)了(le)。

   I can't hear you, this coconut is way too good.

3. Haoran

   跑(pǎo)海(hǎi)南(nán)去(qù)了(le)吧(ba)？真(zhēn)够(gòu)热(rè)带(dài)的(de)。

   You ran off to Hainan, didn't you? Talk about tropical.

4. Xiaoyu

   全(quán)国(guó)唯(wéi)一(yī)的(de)全(quán)热(rè)带(dài)省(shěng)份(fèn)。我(wǒ)天(tiān)天(tiān)除(chú)了(le)画(huà)椰(yē)树(shù)什(shén)么(me)都(dōu)没(méi)干(gàn)。

   China's only totally tropical province. All I've done every day is draw coconut trees.

5. Haoran

   你(nǐ)到(dào)底(dǐ)是(shì)去(qù)度(dù)假(jià)还(hái)是(shi)去(qù)干(gàn)活(huó)的(de)？

   Are you actually on vacation or working?

6. Xiaoyu

   我(wǒ)在(zài)三(sān)亚(yà)海(hǎi)滩(tān)呢(ne)。沙(shā)子(zi)老(lǎo)难(nán)画(huà)了(le)，这(zhè)可(kě)是(shì)高(gāo)强(qiáng)度(dù)创(chuàng)作(zuò)。

   I'm on the Sanya beach. The sand is such a pain to draw, this is high-intensity work.

7. Haoran

   海(hǎi)南(nán)鸡(jī)饭(fàn)的(de)那(nà)只(zhī)鸡(jī)你(nǐ)吃(chī)了(le)吧(ba)？叫(jiào)什(shén)么(me)来(lái)着(zhe)？

   Did you eat that chicken from the Hainan chicken rice? What's it called again?

   1. 文(wén)昌(chāng)鸡(jī) Wenchang chicken
   2. 叫(jiào)花(huā)鸡(jī) beggar's chicken
   3. 大(dà)盘(pán)鸡(jī) big plate chicken

   Answer

   文(wén)昌(chāng)鸡(jī) Wenchang chicken

8. Xiaoyu

   文(wén)昌(chāng)鸡(jī)！白(bái)切(qiě)的(de)，皮(pí)脆(cuì)肉(ròu)嫩(nèn)，鸡(jī)油(yóu)饭(fàn)也(yě)香(xiāng)得(de)很(hěn)。

   Wenchang chicken! Poached, with crispy skin and tender meat, and the chicken-fat rice is super fragrant too.

9. Haoran

   配(pèi)着(zhe)姜(jiāng)蒜(suàn)蓉(róng)蘸(zhàn)料(liào)吃(chī)？

   Eating it with a ginger and garlic dip?

10. Xiaoyu

    对(duì)啊(a)。做(zuò)法(fǎ)简(jiǎn)单(dān)得(de)让(ràng)人(rén)来(lái)气(qì)，怎(zěn)么(me)能(néng)这(zhè)么(me)好(hǎo)吃(chī)？

    Yep. It's annoyingly simple to make, how can it be this good?

11. Haoran

    好(hǎo)歹(dǎi)喝(hē)上(shàng)个(ge)树(shù)上(shàng)现(xiàn)摘(zhāi)的(de)鲜(xiān)椰(yē)子(zi)了(le)吧(ba)？

    You at least got to drink a fresh coconut plucked right off the tree, right?

12. Xiaoyu

    刚(gāng)从(cóng)树(shù)上(shàng)砍(kǎn)下(xià)来(lái)的(de)。我(wǒ)都(dōu)炫(xuàn)了(le)四(sì)个(gè)了(le)。替(tì)我(wǒ)跟(gēn)大(dà)雪(xuě)问(wèn)好(hǎo)啊(a)。

    Just hacked straight off the tree. I've already plowed through four of them. Say hi to the snow for me.

13. Haoran

    大(dà)雪(xuě)说(shuō)了(le)，让(ràng)你(nǐ)记(jì)得(de)寄(jì)张(zhāng)明(míng)信(xìn)片(piàn)。

    The snow says you better remember to send a postcard.

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