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Lesson 077 – Restaurants 1

Cam: Yajie, the best thing about China definitely has to be the food.  There are so many different cuisines, I feel like I have been eating non-stop since I got here.
YJ:  Yes, China is famous for its scrumptious food, and we are going to start a two-week long look at different foods and how to speak in a restaurant on our Chinese Studio.
Cam: Ah, I am getting hungry at the thought. We can’t start this soon enough!

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The Origin of Daokou Braised Chicken 道口烧鸡的由来

豫北滑县道口镇,素称烧鸡之乡。美国一家餐厅的华人经理陆德,曾品尝过道口烧鸡,他赞美道口烧鸡肥而不腻,色鲜味美,食用勿需刀,用手一抖,骨肉自行分离。无论冷热,均余香满口。至今回味起来,犹垂涎三尺。 Daokou Town in Northern Henan Province’s Hua County has always been hailed as the home of braised chicken. Lu

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Chinese phrase translation: 大跌眼镜 (dàdiē yǎnjìng) the glasses fell off in surprise

大跌眼镜 (dàdiē yǎnjìng) the glasses fell off in surprise Usage: 据说,人们还没有利用耳朵挂住眼镜之前,只是用手扶住镜片。后来为了腾出一双手而利用脸部肌肉夹住眼镜。可是,当人们遇到惊讶的事情而瞪大眼睛的时候,眼镜就掉了下来。“大跌眼镜”是指对出乎意料的结果或不可思议的事物感到非常惊讶。 As the story goes, before people used eyeglasses that

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书法 Chinese Calligraphy

Chinese President Xi Jinping and his wife Peng Liyuan are on an official visit to India.During her hour-long visit to the Tagore International School, Peng interacted with a selec group of students and did some calligraphy.

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