Intermediate - On a Wok-About (C2335)

A: 碗买好了,刀也买好了,现在就差买一个锅了。
wǎn mǎi hǎo le, dāo yě mǎi hǎo le, xiànzài jiù chà mǎi yī gè guō le.
I bought the bowls, and I also bought knives. All that's left now is to buy a wok.
B: 那边有好多锅。
nàbiān yǒu hǎo duō guō.
There are a lot of woks over there.
A: 买哪种好呢?
mǎi nǎ zhǒng hǎo ne?
What's the right kind to buy?
B: 这个锅很轻,适合你用。
zhè gè guō hěn qīng, shìhé nǐ yòng.
This wok is really light, it's good for you to use.
A: 这是铝做的,用铝锅烧菜容易中毒。
zhè shì lǚ zuò de, yòng lǚ guō shāocài róngyì zhòngdú.
This one is made out of aluminum. Using an aluminum wok to cook food can easily poison you.
B: 不会吧?那还有人买啊?要么买这个?铁锅?
bùhuì ba? nà hái yǒu rén mǎi a? yàome mǎi zhè gè? tiě guō?
No way! Then how are people still buying them? Or should we buy this one? An iron wok?
A: 嗯,铁锅有点重,我拿不动。
ng5, tiě guō yǒudiǎn zhòng, wǒ nábudòng.
Hmm, an iron wok is a bit heavy. I can't lift it.
B: 我看我妈都用铁锅的。听说还能补铁,多好啊。
wǒ kàn wǒ mā dōu yòng tiě guō de. tīngshuō hái néng bǔ tiě, duō hǎo a.
I've seen my mom use an iron wok all the time. I've also heard that it can add some iron to your diet, which is even better.
A: 你懂什么?铁锅容易生锈。
nǐ dǒng shénme? tiě guō róngyì shēngxiù.
What do you know? It's easy for an iron wok to rust.
B: 好吧,那就买不锈钢的吧。
hǎoba, nā jiù mǎi bùxiùgāng de ba.
Okay, then let's buy a stainless steel one.
A: 还有别的材料做的吗?
hái yǒu bié de cáiliào zuò de ma?
Are there any made from a different material?
B: 再找找。看这个,铜锅。
zài zhǎo zhao. kàn zhè gè, tóng guō.
Let me look again. Look at this one. A copper wok.
A: 这个这么小,怎么做饭啊?
zhè gè zhème xiǎo, zěnme zuòfàn a?
This is so small. How can you cook with it?
A: 我要买这个无油烟锅,烧菜就没有油烟了。
wǒ yào mǎi zhè gè wúyóuyān guō, shāocài jiù méiyǒu yóuyān le.
I want to buy this anti-oil-fume wok. When you cook with it, it doesn't have any oil fumes.
B: 啊?1999块?又不是黄金做的,要这么贵?
ǎ? yīqiān jiǔbǎi jiǔshí jiǔ kuài? yòu bù shì huángjīn zuò de, yào zhème guì?
Wha? 1,999 kuai? It's not like it's made out of gold. How can it be so expensive?

Key Vocabulary

chà lacking
guō wok
zhǒng types of
适合 shìhé to be suitable
aluminum
烧菜 shāocài to cook food
容易 róngyì easy
中毒 zhòngdú to poison
tiě iron
铁锅 tiěguō iron wok
拿不动 nábudòng to be unable to lift
to supplement, enrich
生锈 shēngxiù to rust
不锈钢 bùxiùgāng stainless steel
tóng copper
铜锅 tóngguō copper wok
无油烟 wúyóuyān anti-oil-fume
油烟 yóuyān oil fume

Supplementary Vocabulary

食物中毒 shíwù zhòngdú food poisoning
拿得动 nádedòng to be able to lift
钢铁 gāngtiě iron
钢铁侠 gāngtiěxiá Iron Man
火锅 huǒguō hotpot
特氟隆 Tèfúlóng teflon

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