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Chinese language vocabulary 汉语词汇 OMG! Chinese Buzzwords! (23)

盲游(máng yóu)
blind tour
This refers to travelers who deliberately refrain from researching their holiday destinations before setting out. The group simply enjoys wandering “blindly,” embracing the freedom of life and seeking unknown challenges on the way.

冷妈(lěng mā)
cool mother
Different from traditional Chinese parents who tend to spoil their children, “cool mothers” have emerged as a new model of family education. They act calmly toward their children’s failure or heartbreaks, and teach their children how to face the truths and sometimes cruelty of real life.  

里程焦虑(lǐ chéng jiāo lǜ)
range anxiety
The fear that your all-electric vehicle might run out of power before reaching your destination, is thought to be one reason that deters prospective electric vehicle buyers.

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Lesson 060 Revision of Some Dishes

 M: Dajia hao. Huan ying dao Xian Zai Xue Hanyu. Wo shi ML.
S: Wo shi Stuart.
M: Jin tian women xue di liu shi ke, lesson 60, di liu shi ke.
S: It’s a revishion lesson. 是个复习课．
M: Fuxi ke.
S: Ready? 你们准备好了吗，nimen zhun bei hao le ma?
M: Hao, women ma shang kaishi.
S: In lesson 57 … zai di wu shi qi ke ….
M: We ordered a few stir-fried dishes, but, no soup. 我们点了几个炒菜, 可是, 没有点汤. Women dian le ji ge chao cai, keshi, mei you dian tang.
S: 没有汤, mei you tang! That won’t do! 那不行, na bu xing.
M: 我点酸辣汤, 行不行？Wo dian suan la tang, xing bu xing?
S: xing.
M: 小姐, 请来一个酸辣汤, qing lai yi ge suan la tang.
WTRSS: 对不起, 今天没有酸辣汤. Dui bu qi, jin tian mei you suan la tang.
S: Mei you a! Qing lai yi bei Pijiu.
WTRSS: Dui bu qi. Mei you pijiu.
S: Mei you pijiu! Na bu xing!
M: Now for a few questions, ji ge wenti.
S: How do we say ‘stir-fried dishes’?
M: Dui le. chao cai, chao cai.
S: Now say, ‘But, no soup’.
M: Mei cuo. Ke shi, mei you tang, ke shi, mei you tang.
S: And what does ‘xingbu xing’ mean?
M: Dui le. It means ‘OK?’, ‘will that do?’.
S: What is 酸辣汤?
M: Suanla tang. Dui le. Hot and sour soup’, suanla tang.
S: and what is 对不起?
M: Dui bu qi. Right, it’s ‘sorry’, dui bu qi.
S: In lesson 58 we learned
M: Zai di wu shi ba ke women xue le – Fried noodles. 这是炒面, zhe shi chaomian.
S: And, na shi shenme cai? What’s that dish?
M: Wo bu zhidao. 我问一问, wo wen yi wen. Xiaojie, nashi shenme cai?
WTRS: 我看一看,那是麻婆豆腐, na shi mapo dofu.
M: mapo dofu, spicy bean curd, mapo dofu.
S: I’ll eat a bit more. 无再多吃一点, wo zai duo chi yi dian. Mmm, hen hao chi.
S: In lesson 59 we learned. Zai di wu shi jiuke women xue le.
M: Are you ready? 你准备好了吗, ni zhunbei hao le ma?
S: wo zhunbei hao le.
M: 我们吃了多少菜, women chi le duo shao cai?
S: Wo kan yi kan. 七个炒菜, qi ge chaocai. 一个汤, 和两个凉菜, yi ge tang, he liang ge liang cai.
M: Two bowls of rice, and a bowl of noodles. 还有两碗米饭, 一碗面条, hai you liang wan mifan, yi wan miantiao.
S: 菜都吃完了, cai dou chi wan le!
M: I’m full. 我吃饱了, wo chi bao le.
S: Me, too. 我也是, wo ye shi. Wo ye chi bao le.
M: So, it’s a good time to 下课, end the class, xia ke.
S: Until next time, zai jian. 

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