Intermediate - Kinds of Nuts (C1399)

A: 哇,这么多坚果!
wā, zhème duō jiānguǒ!
Wow, so many nuts!
B: 我同事说,吃坚果可以变聪明。
wǒ tóngshì shuō, chī jiānguǒ kěyǐ biàn cōngming.
My coworker says that you can get smarter if you eat nuts.
A: 真的?那我们买点回去。晚上一边看碟,一边吃。
zhēnde? nà wǒmen mǎi diǎnr huíqu. wǎnshang yībiān kàn dié, yībiān chī.
Really? Then let’s buy some and head home. We can eat them while watching a movie tonight.
B: 好!买哪种?
hǎo! mǎi nǎ zhǒng?
OK! What kind should we buy?
A: 小核桃,要不要吃?
xiǎohétao, yào bu yào chī?
How about walnuts?
B: 剥起来太麻烦了。还是买开心果吧。
bō qǐlái tài máfan le. háishì mǎi kāixīnguǒ ba.
They’re too much trouble to shell. Pistachios would be better.
A: 老吃开心果,你烦不烦?买点没吃过的吧。
lǎo chī kāixīnguǒ, nǐ fán bu fán? mǎi diǎnr méi chī guo de ba.
We always eat pistachios. Don't be such a pain. Let's buy some we've never eaten before.
B: 这种叫什么?
zhè zhǒng jiào shénme?
What’s this kind called?
A: 上面写的是:夏威夷果。
shàngmian xiě de shì: Xiàwēiyí guǒ.
It’s written on top: ‘Hawaiian Nuts’.
B: 夏威夷果?名字好奇怪!是夏威夷产的吗?
Xiàwēiyí guǒ? míngzi hǎo qíguài! shì Xiàwēiyí chǎn de ma?
Hawaiian nuts? What a strange name! Are they produced in Hawaii?
A: 不知道。哎,你知道哪个是榛子吗?
bù zhīdào. āi, nǐ zhīdào nǎge shì zhēnzi ma?
Not sure. Hey, you know which ones are hazelnuts?
B: 榛子?我找找看。在这里,这个是榛子!
zhēnzi? wǒ zhǎozhao kàn. zài zhèlǐ, zhè ge shì zhēnzi!
Hazelnuts? Let me look around. Right here, these are hazelnuts.
A: 我拿个吃吃看,好吃就买。
wǒ ná ge chīchi kàn, hǎochī jiù mǎi.
I'll try one. If it’s good, we'll buy it.
C: 喂,小姐,我们这里不能试吃的。吃了就要买。
wèi, xiǎojie, wǒmen zhèlǐ bùnéng shì chī de. chī le jiù yào mǎi.
Hey, miss. We don't give out samples here. If you eat it, you buy it.
A: 啊?
ǎ?
Ah?

Key Vocabulary

坚果 jiānguǒ nut
变 biàn to become, to change
聪明 cōngming intelligent
一边......一边...... yībiān... yībiān... ...at the same time as...
碟 dié dvd, disc
小核桃 xiǎohétao walnut
剥 bō to shell, to peel
开心果 kāixīnguǒ pistachio
老 lǎo always
烦 fán troublesome, annoying
上面 shàngmian top
夏威夷果 Xiàwēiyí guǒ macadamia nut
奇怪 qíguài strange
夏威夷 Xiàwēiyí Hawaii
产 chǎn to produce
榛子 zhēnzi hazelnut
试 shì to try

Supplementary Vocabulary

花生 huāshēng peanut
杏仁 xìngrén almond
坚硬 jiānyìng hard, solid
开心 kāixīn happy
试穿 shì chuān to try on

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