Intermediate - Bakery Binge (C2069)

A: 我选好了,我们去结账吧。
wǒ xuǎn hǎo le, wǒmen qù jiézhàng ba.
I've decided. Let's go get the bill.
B: 你等等呀。这里那么多面包,我不知道选哪种好。哎,你选了什么?
nǐ děng deng ya. zhèlǐ nàme duō miànbāo, wǒ bù zhīdào xuǎn nǎ zhǒng hǎo. āi, nǐ xuǎn le shénme?
Wait a second. There's so much bread here. I don't know which one I should pick. So, what did you decide on?
A: 我选了全麦面包和燕麦吐司。
wǒ xuǎn le quánmài miànbāo hé yànmài tǔsī.
I picked whole wheat bread and sliced oatmeal bread.
B: 啊?这些看起来就不好吃,没味道。
ǎ? zhèxiē kàn qǐlái jiù bù hǎochī, méi wèidao.
Oh? Those don't look like they taste good. It's like they've got no flavor.
A: 全麦和燕麦都非常健康。或者你可以选法式面包。
quánmài hé yànmài dōu fēicháng jiànkāng. huòzhě nǐ kěyǐ xuǎn fǎshì miànbāo.
Whole wheat and oatmeal are both very healthy. Maybe you can get the French bread.
B: 你们外国人就知道营养,一点都不注意味道。哎,这里有甜甜圈。这个不错!
nǐmen wàiguórén jiù zhīdào yíngyǎng, yīdiǎn dōu bù zhùyì wèidao. āi, zhèlǐ yǒu tiántiánquān. zhè ge bùcuò!
You foreigners only know about what's nutritious, you don't pay attention to taste at all. Oh, here are some donuts. These aren't bad!
A: 你疯啦!甜甜圈热量那么高,吃了这个,你怎么减肥?
nǐ fēng la! tiántiánquān rèliàng nàme gāo, chī le zhè ge, nǐ zěnme jiǎnféi?
You're crazy! Donuts are high in calories! If you eat this, how will you lose weight?
B: 好吧。那我买牛角面包吧。
hǎoba. nà wǒ mǎi niújiǎo miànbāo ba.
Fine. Then I'll buy a croissant.
C: 小姐你们好,今天我们所有的产品都打六折,您还需要别的吗?
xiǎojie nǐmenhǎo, jīntiān wǒmen suǒyǒu de chǎnpǐn dōu dǎ liù zhé, nín hái xūyào bié de ma?
Hello ladies, today all of our products are 40 percent off. Do you want anything else?
B: 真的?!那这些都给我来一份!
zhēn de?! nà zhèxiē dōu gěi wǒ lái yī fèn!
Really? Then give us one more of everything we've got!
A: 天哪,我看你还是别减肥了。
tiān na, wǒ kàn nǐ háishì bié jiǎnféi le.
Good lord! I think you should stop trying to lose weight.

Key Vocabulary

xuǎn to pick
结账 jiézhàng to pay the bill
面包 miànbāo bread
zhǒng types of
hǎo good
全麦 quánmài whole wheat
燕麦 yànmài oatmeal
吐司 tǔsī toast, sliced bread
看起来 kàn qǐlái it looks like
jiù just
味道 wèidao flavor
健康 jiànkāng healthy
或者 huòzhě or
法式 fǎshì French style
营养 yíngyǎng nutrition
注意 zhùyì to pay attention to
甜甜圈 tiántiánquān doughnut
一点都不 yīdiǎn dōu bù not at all, not in the least
fēng crazy
热量 rèliàng caloric value
减肥 jiǎnféi to lose weight
牛角 niújiǎo bull's horn
所有 suǒyǒu all
产品 chǎnpǐn merchandise
打折 dǎzhé to give a discount
打六折 dǎ liù zhé to take forty percent off
kàn to look at
还是 háishì it would be better to

Supplementary Vocabulary

买单 mǎidān bill, check
小麦 xiǎomài wheat
羊角面包 yángjiǎo miànbāo croissant
法棍 fǎgùn baguette
面包房 miànbāofáng bread shop, bakery
面包店 miànbāodiàn bread shop, bakery

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