Hebei: a Chinese conversation with pinyin and English

The conversation

Speakers: Zhiyuan and Xiaoyu.

1. Zhiyuan

   上(shàng)哪(nǎ)儿(r)去(qù)了(le)这(zhè)是(shì)？风(fēng)听(tīng)着(zhe)可(kě)真(zhēn)不(bù)小(xiǎo)。

   Where are you off to? The wind sounds brutal out there.

2. Xiaoyu

   在(zài)河(hé)北(běi)的(de)山(shān)海(hǎi)关(guān)呢(ne)。长(cháng)城(chéng)顺(shùn)着(zhe)这(zhè)儿(r)一(yì)直(zhí)扎(zhā)进(jìn)海(hǎi)里(lǐ)头(tou)。

   I'm out at Shanhaiguan in Hebei. The Great Wall runs right down here and plunges straight into the sea.

3. Zhiyuan

   那(nà)就(jiù)是(shì)万(wàn)里(lǐ)长(cháng)城(chéng)的(de)头(tóu)儿(r)了(le)？

   So that's the end of the Great Wall?

4. Xiaoyu

   从(cóng)山(shān)脊(jǐ)上(shàng)走(zǒu)下(xià)来(lái)，到(dào)水(shuǐ)边(biān)就(jiù)戛(jiá)然(rán)而(ér)止(zhǐ)了(le)，看(kàn)着(zhe)特(tè)别(bié)有(yǒu)气(qì)势(shì)。

   It comes right down the ridge and stops dead at the water. It's an incredible sight.

5. Zhiyuan

   河(hé)北(běi)这(zhè)地(dì)方(fang)挺(tǐng)有(yǒu)意(yì)思(si)，把(bǎ)北(běi)京(jīng)和(hé)天(tiān)津(jīn)给(gěi)团(tuán)团(tuán)围(wéi)住(zhù)了(le)。

   Hebei's a fascinating place, completely wrapping around both Beijing and Tianjin.

6. Xiaoyu

   两(liǎng)个(gè)全(quán)围(wéi)住(zhù)。地(dì)图(tú)上(shàng)看(kàn)就(jiù)像(xiàng)个(gè)大(dà)大(dà)的(de)拥(yōng)抱(bào)。

   Completely surrounds them. On a map it looks like a giant hug.

7. Xiaoyu

   猜(cāi)猜(cai)我(wǒ)刚(gāng)才(cái)吃(chī)什(shén)么(me)了(le)。这(zhè)儿(r)有(yǒu)句(jù)俗(sú)话(huà)，叫(jiào)天(tiān)上(shàng)龙(lóng)肉(ròu)，地(dì)上(shang)……

   Guess what I just ate. There's a local saying here: dragon meat in heaven, and on earth...

   1. 是(shì)驴(lǘ)肉(ròu) donkey meat
   2. 是(shì)烤(kǎo)鸭(yā) roast duck
   3. 是(shì)鲤(lǐ)鱼(yú) carp

   Answer

   是(shì)驴(lǘ)肉(ròu) donkey meat

8. Zhiyuan

   驴(lǘ)肉(ròu)！还(hái)得(děi)是(shì)火(huǒ)烧(shāo)夹(jiā)着(zhe)吃(chī)。保(bǎo)定(dìng)派(pài)的(de)还(hái)是(shi)河(hé)间(jiān)派(pài)的(de)？

   Donkey meat! And it's gotta be stuffed in a huoshao. Baoding style or Hejian style?

9. Xiaoyu

   保(bǎo)定(dìng)的(de)。外(wài)皮(pí)酥(sū)脆(cuì)，里(lǐ)头(tou)夹(jiā)着(zhe)剁(duò)碎(suì)的(de)酱(jiàng)驴(lǘ)肉(ròu)，照(zhào)片(piàn)我(wǒ)是(shì)绝(jué)对(duì)不(bù)发(fā)朋(péng)友(you)圈(quān)的(de)。

   Baoding. Crispy crust packed with chopped seasoned donkey meat. I am definitely not posting photos of this on Moments.

10. Zhiyuan

    那(nà)你(nǐ)接(jiē)下(xià)来(lái)打(dǎ)算(suàn)去(qù)承(chéng)德(dé)避(bì)暑(shǔ)山(shān)庄(zhuāng)转(zhuàn)转(zhuan)吗(ma)？

    So are you planning to check out the Chengde Mountain Resort next?

11. Xiaoyu

    清(qīng)朝(cháo)皇(huáng)帝(dì)的(de)离(lí)宫(gōng)嘛(ma)。对(duì)呀(ya)，既(jì)然(rán)人(rén)家(jiā)当(dāng)年(nián)觉(jué)得(de)好(hǎo)，那(nà)肯(kěn)定(dìng)错(cuò)不(bù)了(liǎo)。

    The Qing emperors' summer palace. Yep, if they thought it was worth it back then, you know it's good.

12. Zhiyuan

    你(nǐ)这(zhè)一(yí)趟(tàng)回(huí)来(lai)，嘴(zuǐ)巴(ba)可(kě)就(jiù)要(yào)被(bèi)彻(chè)底(dǐ)养(yǎng)刁(diāo)了(le)。

    By the time you get back from this trip, you're going to be completely spoiled.

13. Xiaoyu

    我(wǒ)有(yǒu)高(gāo)铁(tiě)票(piào)和(hé)速(sù)写(xiě)本(běn)呢(ne)，慌(huāng)什(shén)么(me)。

    I've got a high-speed rail ticket and a sketchbook, what's to worry about?

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