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xiē
lái
zhōng
guó
de
wài
guó
péng
yǒu

huān
dào
gōng

hé
xué
xiào
de
shí
táng
huò
zhě
cān
tīng
hé
zhōng
guó
rén


yòng
cān
.
.
zhè
yàng
tā
men
néng
le
jiě
gèng
duō
xìn

,
,
bìng
jū
cù
jìn
hé
zhè

de
péng
yǒu
jiān
de
yǒu

.
.
ér
jū
zài
cān
tīng
yòng
cān
yě

zài
bīn
guǎn
huò
zhě
jǐu
diàn
pián
便

.
.

Some foreigners who come to China like to have meals with Chinese people at canteens or dining rooms in their units or schools. In this way they may get to know better, make friendly contacts and promote their friendship with the people there. Furthermore, it is much cheaper to eat in dining rooms than in hotels or restaurants.

 

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  • Text  课文
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mài
kè

wǒ
men
qù
shí
táng
chī
fàn
bā
.
.

Mike: Let’s go to the dining room to have lunch.




wǒ
xiǎng
chī
jiǎo

.
.

xiǎng
chī
shí
me


Lili: I’d like to have dumplings. What would you like?

mài
kè

wǒ
xiǎng
chī
mán
tóu
hé
chǎo
cài
.
.

Mike: I’d like to have steamed bread and fried dishes.




mǎi
jiǎo

zài
zhè
ér
pái
duì
,
,
mǎi
mán
tóu
zài
nā
ér
pái
duì
.
.

Lili: Line here for dumplings, there for steamed bread.

mài
kè

shī
fù
,
,
wǒ
mǎi
èr
liǎng
mán
tóu
hé

fèn
mù
xū
ròu
.
.

kuài
qián
.
.

Mike: I want two liang of steamed bread and a stir-fried meat with scramble eggs,

sir. Four yuan.




wǒ
mǎi
sān
liǎng
jiǎo

.
.
sān
kuài
qián
.
.

Lili: I want three liang of dumplings. Three yuan.

mài
kè

nā
biān
yǒu
zuò
.
.
wǒ
men
qù
nā
ér
zuò
bā
.
.

Mike: There are some seats over there. Let’s go there.




jīn
tiān
de
fàn
wèi
dào
hěn
bù
cuò
.
.

Lili: Today’s food is very delicious.
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  • New Words  词语
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shí
táng

canteen, dining room

jiǎo


dumplings

mán
tóu

steamed bread

chǎo
cài

stir-fried dish

mù
xū
ròu

stir-fried meat with scramble eggs
liǎng

liang (Chinese traditional unit of weight)

shī
fù

sir

zuò

seat

fàn

food, meal

wèi
dào
bù
cuò

delicious

 

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  • Sentence Pattern  句型
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wǒ
xiǎng
chī
jiǎo

.
.

xiǎng
chī
shí
me


I’d like to have dumplings. What would you like?

wǒ
mǎi
sān
liǎng
jiǎo

.
.
sān
kuài
qián
.
.

I want three liang of dumplings. Three yuan.

wǒ
mǎi
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
kuài
qián
.
.

I want ___(food you need).___ yuan.


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