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@ 30162 Street Food
A: 上海的路邊小吃真多。又便宜又好吃。我每天早
飯都在路邊買。
Sha`nghaˇi de lu`bia¯ n xiaˇoch¯ı zhe¯ n duo¯ . yo`u pia´nyi yo`u haˇo-
ch¯ı. woˇ meˇitia¯ n zaˇofa`n do¯ u za`i lu`bia¯ n maˇi.
There are so many kinds of street food in Shanghai. They’re both cheap and tasty. I buy my breakfast on the street every day.
B: 是啊。我也喜歡路邊攤。你早飯常買什麼？
sh`ı a. woˇ me?
yeˇ
xˇıhuan lu`bia¯ nta¯ n. nˇı zaˇofa`n cha´ng maˇi she´n-
That’s the truth. I like street food stalls too. What do you usually buy for breakfast?
A: 我經常換花樣。有的時候吃包子，有時吃大餅油
條。你喜歡吃什麼？
woˇ j¯ıngcha´ng hua`n hua¯ ya`ng. yoˇudesh´ıhou ch¯ı ba¯ ozi, yoˇu-
sh´ı ch¯ı da`bˇıng yo´utia´o. nˇı xˇıhuan ch¯ı she´nme?
I often change and try different things. Sometimes I eat steamed buns, sometimes I eat Chinese flat cake with deep fried dough stick. What do you like to eat?
B: 我喜歡在路邊買夜宵。我最愛吃麻辣燙。羊肉串也很好吃。
woˇ
xˇıhuan za`i lu`bia¯ n maˇi ye`xia¯ o. woˇ
zu`ı
a`i ch¯ı ma¯ la`ta`ng.
ya´ngro`uchua`n yeˇ heˇn haˇoch¯ı.
I like buying late night snacks on the street. My favorite is hot and spicy soup. Lamb kebabs are great too.
A: 我在北京出差時，看到路邊有許多賣冰糖葫蘆和
肉夾饌的攤子。
woˇ
za`i Beˇij¯ıng chu¯ cha¯ i sh´ı, ka`nda`o lu`bia¯ n yoˇu xuˇduo¯
ma`i
b¯ıngta´ng hu´lu he´
ro`ujia´mo´
de ta¯ nzi.
When I was in Beijing on business, I saw a lot of stalls sell- ing caramelized hawthorn sticks and meat-stuffed pita sand- wiches.
B: 是啊。南北的路邊小吃品種不太一樣。不過，主
要都是賣當地的特色小吃。
sh`ıa. na´nbeˇi de lu`bia¯ n xiaˇoch¯ı pˇınzhoˇng bu`ta`i y´ıya`ng. bu´-
guo`, zhuˇya`o do¯ u sh`ı ma`i da¯ ngd`ı de te`se` xiaˇoch¯ı.
That’s right. There is quite a difference between street foods in the North and South. But they mainly sell their local specialties.
A: 沒錯。路邊的小吃是最正宗的。價錢也特別便
宜。10塊錢就能吃得很飽。
me´icuo`. lu`bia¯ n de xiaˇoch¯ı sh`ı zu`ı zhe`ngzo¯ ng de. jia`qian yeˇ
te`bie´
pia´nyi. sh´ı kua`i qia´n jiu`
ne´ng ch¯ı de heˇn baˇo.
That’s true. Food from the street is the most authentic and is also incredibly cheap. It only costs 10 yuan to eat until you’re stuffed.
B: 對啊。可是有些路邊攤不太衛生。要儘量挑乾淨
的。
du`ıa¯ . keˇsh`ı yoˇuxie¯ tia¯ o ga¯ nj`ıng de.
lu`bia¯ nta¯ n bu`ta`i we`ishe¯ ng. ya`o jˇınlia`ng
Yeah. However, some of the street stalls aren’t very hy- gienic. You have to do your best to find a clean one.
---Key Vocabulary---
路邊 lu`bia¯ n roadside
小吃 xiaˇoch¯ı snack
早飯 zaˇofa`n breakfast
路邊攤 lu`bia¯ nta¯ n street food stalls
換 hua`n to change
花樣 hua¯ ya`ng variety
有的時候 yoˇudesh´ıhou sometimes
包子 ba¯ ozi steamed stuffed bun
有時 yoˇush´ı sometimes
大餅 da`bˇıng Chinese flat cake
油條 yo´utia´o deep-fried twisted dough sticks
夜宵 ye`xia¯ o night time snack
麻辣燙 ma¯ la`ta`ng hot and spicy soup
羊肉串 ya´ngro`uchua`n mutton kebab
出差 chu¯ cha¯ i to go abroad on busi- ness
看到 ka`nda`o to see
許多 xuˇduo¯ several
冰糖葫蘆 b¯ıngta´ng hu´lu candied haws on a
stick
肉夾饌 ro`ujia´mo´
meat-stuffed pita sandwiches
攤子 ta¯ nzi booth
南北 na´nbeˇi north and south
品種 pˇınzhoˇng variety
主要 zhuˇya`o main
---Supplementary Vocabulary---
臭豆腐 cho`u do`ufu stinky tofu
烤紅薯 kaˇo ho´ngshuˇ toasted sweet potato
烤觥魚 kaˇo yo´uyu´ roasted sleeve-fish
目未 xia¯ ngca`i cilantro; coriander
煎餅 jia¯ nbˇıng thin pancake
小籠包 xiaˇolo´ngba¯ o small steamed meat-
filled buns
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