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jiānguǒnut
biànto become, to change
聪明cōngmingintelligent
一边......一边......yībiān... yībiān......at the same time as...
diédvd, disc
小核桃xiǎohétaowalnut
to shell, to peel
开心果kāixīnguǒpistachio
lǎoalways
fántroublesome, annoying
上面shàngmiantop
夏威夷果Xiàwēiyí guǒmacadamia nut
奇怪qíguàistrange
夏威夷XiàwēiyíHawaii
chǎnto produce
榛子zhēnzihazelnut
shìto try

Supplementary Vocabulary

花生huāshēngpeanut
杏仁xìngrénalmond
坚硬jiānyìnghard, solid
开心kāixīnhappy
试穿shì chuānto try on

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