Hubei: a Chinese conversation with pinyin and English

The conversation

Speakers: Xiaoyu and Xiuying.

1. Xiaoyu

   武(wǔ)汉(hàn)七(qī)点(diǎn)钟(zhōng)的(de)早(zǎo)市(shì)，边(biān)走(zǒu)边(biān)吃(chī)热(rè)干(gān)面(miàn)的(de)人(rén)也(yě)太(tài)多(duō)了(le)吧(ba)。

   The morning market in Wuhan at seven o'clock is packed with people eating hot dry noodles while walking around.

2. Xiuying

   说(shuō)起(qǐ)热(rè)干(gān)面(miàn)，考(kǎo)考(kao)你(nǐ)，面(miàn)是(shì)拌(bàn)什(shén)么(me)调(tiáo)料(liào)的(de)？

   Speaking of hot dry noodles, let me quiz you: what sauce are the noodles tossed in?

   1. 浓(nóng)郁(yù)的(de)芝(zhī)麻(ma)酱(jiàng) Rich sesame paste
   2. 香(xiāng)甜(tián)的(de)甜(tián)面(miàn)酱(jiàng) Sweet sweet bean sauce
   3. 酸(suān)爽(shuǎng)的(de)酱(jiàng)油(yóu)醋(cù) Tangy soy sauce and vinegar

   Answer

   浓(nóng)郁(yù)的(de)芝(zhī)麻(ma)酱(jiàng) Rich sesame paste

3. Xiaoyu

   必(bì)须(xū)是(shì)芝(zhī)麻(ma)酱(jiàng)，再(zài)加(jiā)上(shàng)萝(luó)卜(bo)丁(dīng)和(hé)辣(là)椒(jiāo)油(yóu)。这(zhè)早(zǎo)餐(cān)，我(wǒ)天(tiān)天(tiān)吃(chī)都(dōu)不(bú)腻(nì)。

   It's got to be sesame paste, plus diced pickled radishes and chili oil. I could eat this breakfast every day and never get sick of it.

4. Xiuying

   你(nǐ)每(měi)到(dào)一(yí)个(ge)地(dì)方(fang)都(dōu)这(zhè)么(me)说(shuō)。

   You say that everywhere you go.

5. Xiaoyu

   我(wǒ)是(shì)真(zhēn)心(xīn)觉(jué)得(de)好(hǎo)吃(chī)啊(a)！

   I genuinely think it's delicious!

6. Xiuying

   湖(hú)北(běi)不(bú)愧(kuì)是(shì)千(qiān)湖(hú)之(zhī)省(shěng)吧(ba)？

   Hubei really lives up to being the province of a thousand lakes, right?

7. Xiaoyu

   对(duì)啊(a)，长(cháng)江(jiāng)还(hái)穿(chuān)过(guò)三(sān)峡(xiá)呢(ne)。我(wǒ)坐(zuò)船(chuán)去(qù)看(kàn)了(le)三(sān)峡(xiá)大(dà)坝(bà)。

   Totally, and the Yangtze River even cuts right through the Three Gorges. I took a boat to check out the Three Gorges Dam.

8. Xiuying

   气(qì)势(shì)怎(zěn)么(me)样(yàng)？

   How was the scale of it?

9. Xiaoyu

   我(wǒ)带(dài)的(de)速(sù)写(xiě)本(běn)纸(zhǐ)都(dōu)不(bú)够(gòu)用(yòng)了(le)，临(lín)时(shí)接(jiē)了(le)一(yí)页(yè)才(cái)画(huà)下(xià)。

   My sketchbook ran out of pages, so I had to tape an extra sheet on just to finish drawing it.

10. Xiuying

    那(nà)你(nǐ)还(hái)得(děi)去(qù)趟(tàng)武(wǔ)当(dāng)山(shān)，那(nà)儿(r)的(de)道(dào)教(jiào)建(jiàn)筑(zhù)群(qún)可(kě)壮(zhuàng)观(guān)了(le)。

    Then you've got to make a trip to Wudang Mountain, the Taoist architecture there is insanely grand.

11. Xiaoyu

    下(xià)一(yí)站(zhàn)就(jiù)去(qù)。大(dà)家(jiā)还(hái)都(dōu)劝(quàn)我(wǒ)一(yí)定(dìng)要(yào)尝(cháng)尝(chang)排(pái)骨(gǔ)藕(ǒu)汤(tāng)。

    That's my next stop. Everyone's also telling me I've got to try the pork rib and lotus root soup.

12. Xiuying

    听(tīng)着(zhe)挺(tǐng)清(qīng)淡(dàn)的(de)，难(nán)得(dé)不(bù)吃(chī)辣(là)。

    That sounds pretty mild, of course you'd eat something without spice for once.

13. Xiaoyu

    等(děng)我(wǒ)到(dào)湖(hú)南(nán)你(nǐ)就(jiù)知(zhī)道(dào)了(le)。

    Just wait till I get to Hunan, you'll see.

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