Intermediate - The Perfect Sandwich (C1044)

A 老婆在做早餐啊。
lǎopó zài zuò zǎocān a.
Oh, honey, you're making breakfast.
B 嗯,我在做爱心三明治。
ng4, wǒ zài zuò àixīn sānmíngzhì.
Uh-uh. I'm making sandwiches.
A 咦。
yí.
Yikes!
B 怎么了?
zěnme le?
What's wrong?
A 你不能用这种面包做三明治。太软、太甜了。
nǐ bùnéng yòng zhè zhǒng miànbāo zuò sānmíngzhì. tài ruǎn, tài tián le.
You can't use this kind of bread to make sandwiches. It's too soft, and too sweet.
B 这样才好吃啊!
zhèyàng cái hǎochī a!
That's what makes them taste good!
A 哎哟。你懂什么?我看看你里面放什么?
āiyōu. nǐ dǒng shénme? wǒ kàn kan nǐ lǐmiàn fàng shénme?
Jeesh, what do you know? Let me see what you put inside.
B 黄瓜和番茄。
huángguā hé fānqié.
Cucumber and tomato.
A 哎呀,怎么能放黄瓜呢?
āiyā, zěnme néng fàng huángguā ne?
Yikes, how could you put cucumber in?
B 为什么不能?
wèishénme bùnéng?
Why can't I?
A 三明治里不应该放黄瓜。
sānmíngzhì lǐ bù yīnggāi fàng huángguā.
You shouldn't put cucumber in a sandwich.
B 那番茄呢?
nà fānqié ne?
Well, what about the tomato?
A 番茄还可以。你放什么肉?
fānqié hái kěyǐ. nǐ fàng shénme ròu?
Tomato is OK. What kind of meat did you put in?
B 午餐肉。
wǔcānròu.
Canned luncheon meat.
A 啊?午餐肉不是肉,太难吃了!有别的肉吗?
ǎ? wǔcānròu bù shì ròu, tài nánchī le! yǒu bié de ròu ma?
Luncheon meat isn't meat. It tastes awful! Do you have any other meat?
B 烦死了,你自己做。
fán sǐ le, nǐ zìjǐ zuò.
You're driving me crazy. Make it yourself.

Key Vocabulary

做 zuò to make
早餐 zǎocān breakfast
爱心 àixīn compassion
三明治 sānmíngzhì sandwich
软 ruǎn soft
才 cái then and only then
懂 dǒng to understand
放 fàng to put
黄瓜 huángguā cucumber
番茄 fānqié tomato
怎么能 zěnme néng how can
为什么 wèishénme why
午餐肉 wǔcānròu lunch meat
难吃 nánchī disgusting
烦 fán annoying

Supplementary Vocabulary

温暖 wēnnuǎn warm
爱心午餐 àixīn wǔcān lunch prepared by a loved one
爱心毛衣 àixīn máoyī sweater knitted by a loved one
效果 xiàoguǒ results
看不起 kànbuqǐ to look down on
火锅 huǒguō hot pot
中西方差异 Zhōng Xī fāng chāyì differences between the West and China
几乎 jīhū almost
硬 yìng hard
完美 wánměi perfect
挑剔 tiāoti picky