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@ 31512 Too Many Food Allergies
A: 來，曉旭，這是鎊蟹，多吃點兒。
la´i, Xiaˇoxu`, zhe`
sh`ı pa´ngxie`, duo¯
ch¯ı diaˇnr.
Over here, Xiao Xu. This is crab, have some.
B: 謝謝伯父。不過我不能吃鎊蟹，我一吃鎊蟹就過
敏。
xie`xie bo´fu`. bu`guo`
woˇ
bu`ne´ng ch¯ı pa´ngxie`, woˇ
y¯ı ch¯ı pa´ng-
xie`
jiu`
guo`mˇın.
Thanks uncle, but I can’t eat crab. If I eat just a little crab, I’ll have an allergic reaction.
A: 這樣啊！那吃魚吧。魚可是你伯母的拿手菜。
zhe`ya`ng a! na`
ch¯ı yu´
ba. yu´
keˇsh`ı nˇı bo´muˇ
de na´shoˇu ca`i.
Oh really? Then let’s have fish. Fish is actually your aunt’s speciality.
B: 對不起， 魚我也不能吃。我對所有的海鮮都過
敏。
du`ıbuqˇı, yu´
woˇ
yeˇ
bu`ne´ng ch¯ı. woˇ
du`ı suoˇyoˇu de haˇixia¯ n
do¯ u guo`mˇın.
Sorry, I can’t eat fish either. I’m allergic to all seafood.
A: 哦。不能吃魚，那就吃肉吧。今天的羊肉不錯。
o. bu`ne´ng ch¯ı yu´, na` cuo`.
jiu`
ch¯ı ro`u ba. j¯ıntia¯ n de ya´ngro`u bu`-
Oh. You can’t eat fish, so have meat then. The mutton today is quite good.
B: 我......
woˇ......
I...
A: 也會過敏？
yeˇ hu`ı guo`mˇın?
Allergic to that too?
B: 不是，不是。羊肉裡放了芝麻，我對芝麻過敏。一吃身上就會長紅點。
bu`sh`ı, bu`sh`ı. ya´ngro`u lˇı fa`ng le zh¯ıma, woˇ du`ı zh¯ıma guo`-
mˇın. y¯ı ch¯ı she¯ nsha`ng jiu` hu`ı zhaˇng ho´ngdiaˇn.
No, there’s sesame on the mutton. I’m allergic to sesame. As soon as I eat it, I get red bumps on my body.
A: 那你可以吃什麼？
na` nˇı keˇyˇı ch¯ı she´nme?
Then what can you eat?
B: 米飯，我吃米飯就行了。
mˇıfa`n, woˇ
ch¯ı mˇıfa`n jiu`
x´ıng le.
Rice. I’ll be fine with just the rice.
A: 婷婷，你這男朋友太挑剔了，以後怎麼生活？
T´ıngting, nˇı zhe` she¯ nghuo´?
na´n pe´ngyou ta`i tia¯ oti le, yˇıho`u zeˇnme
Ting ting, your boyfriend is too picky. How are you going to live together in the future?
C: 爸，過敏叉不是他的錯。不吃那些會過敏的東西
不就行了嗎？
ba`, guo`mˇın yo`u bu`
sh`ı ta¯
de cuo`. bu`
ch¯ı na`xie¯
hu`ı guo`mˇın
de do¯ ngxi bu`
jiu`
x´ıng le ma?
Dad, allergies aren’t his fault. We just won’t eat the things he’s allergic to and we’ll be fine.
---Key Vocabulary---
鎊蟹 pa´ngxie` crab
伯父 bo´fu`
一......就...... y¯ı ... jiu`
father’s older brother
... as soon as...
過敏 guo`mˇın to be allergic to, al- lergy
對 du`ı towards
可是 keˇsh`ı really
伯母 bo´muˇ wife of father’s older
brother
拿手菜 na´shoˇu ca`i specialty dish
所有 suoˇyoˇu all
海鮮 haˇixia¯ n seafood
羊肉 ya´ngro`u mutton
芝麻 zh¯ıma sesame
長 zhaˇng to grow
紅點 ho´ngdiaˇn red bumps
米飯 mˇıfa`n rice
挑剔 tia¯ oti picky
生活 she¯ nghuo´ to live
叉 yo`u [adds emphasis]
---Supplementary Vocabulary---
拿手 na´shoˇu to be good at
叔叔 shu¯ shu¯ father’s younger
brother
阿姨 a¯ y´ı aunt
花生 hua¯ she¯ ng peanuts
酒精 jiuˇj¯ıng alcohol
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