Intermediate - Nutrition Label (C2226)

A: 你挑好了吗?怎么买杯酸奶也要这么久?
nǐ tiāo hǎo le ma? zěnme mǎi bēi suānnǎi yě yào zhème jiǔ?
Have you picked out something? How can you take so long to buy a cup of yogurt?
B: 我比较一下哪个更好。
wǒ bǐjiào yīxià nǎ gè gèng hǎo.
I'm comparing to see which is better.
A: 怎么比较?不都一样吗?
zěnme bǐjiào? bù dōu yīyàng ma?
Why are you comparing them? Aren't they all the same?
B: 每个东西的后面都有一个营养成分表,你看。
měi gè dōngxi de hòumian dōu yǒu yī gè yíngyǎng chéngfèn biǎo, nǐ kàn.
Each of these things has a nutritional content table on the back. Look.
A: 哦。那数字大一点好还是小一点好?
ò. nà shùzì dà yīdiǎn hǎo háishi xiǎo yīdiǎn hǎo?
Oh. Then is it good if the numbers are big or if they're small?
B: 不一定。比如能量,现在大家都怕胖,所以数字小一点更好。你看这个是400,这个只有150。
bù yīdìng. bǐrú néngliàng, xiànzài dàjiā dōu pà pàng, suǒyǐ shùzì xiǎo yīdiǎn gèng hǎo. nǐ kàn zhè gè shì sì bài, zhè gè zhǐ yǒu yī bǎi wǔ.
It depends. Take energy for example. Nowadays everyone is afraid of getting fat, so having a smaller number is better. See. This one is 400; this one is only 150.
A: 哦。那蛋白质呢?
ò. nà dànbáizhì ne?
Oh. Then what about protein?
B: 蛋白质的数字大一点比较好,说明营养好。
dànbáizhì de shùzì dà yīdiǎn bǐjiào hǎo, shuōmíng yíngyǎng hǎo.
A high number for protein is better. It means it's nutritious.
A: 哦。那这个脂肪,肯定是数字小一点的更健康。
ò. nà zhè gè zhīfáng, kěndìng shì shùzì xiǎo yīdiǎn de gèng jiànkāng.
Oh. As for fat, a lower number for that has got to be more healthy.
B: 当然咯!
dāngrán lo!
Of course!
A: 哇,可乐的能量是900。我不要了。
wā, kělè de néngliàng shì jiǔ bǎi. wǒ bù yào le.
Whoa! The energy in this cola is 900. I don't want it anymore.

Key Vocabulary

tiāo to pick
酸奶 suānnǎi yogurt
比较 bǐjiào to compare
gèng more
营养 yíngyǎng nutrition
成分 chéngfèn component, ingredient
biǎo table
数字 shùzì number
比如 bǐrú for instance
能量 néngliàng energy
to be afraid of
蛋白质 dànbáizhì protein
说明 shuōmíng to explain, to mean
脂肪 zhīfáng fat
健康 jiànkāng healthy

Supplementary Vocabulary

xián salty
tián sweet
怕冷 pà lěng to not like the cold
怕热 pà rè to not like the heat
千焦 qiānjiāo kilojoule
卡路里 kǎlùlǐ calorie
焦耳 jiāoěr joule
单位 dānwèi unit of measurement

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