Fluent Fiction - Mandarin Chinese: Pancakes & Fruits: A Journey of Growth
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Story Transcript:

Zh: 今天晚上，在重庆最有名的火锅店，张伟和李娜与几个朋友一起吃着辣辣的火锅，吃得人人流汗。
En: This evening, at the most famous hot pot restaurant in Chongqing, Zhang Wei and Li Na ate spicy hot pot with a few friends, everyone was sweating.

Zh: 突然，一位朋友说：“我想念我的家乡特色菜了！
En: Suddenly, a friend said, "I miss my hometown specials!"

Zh: ” 这引起了一番讨论，每个人都开始谈论他或她自己家乡的特色菜。
En: This sparked a discussion where everyone started talking about his or her own hometown specials.

Zh: 李娜说她来自湖南，那里的辣椒炒肉丝非常好吃。
En: Li Na said she is from Hunan, where the fried shredded pork with chili is very delicious.

Zh: 张伟表示他来自山东，那里的煎饼果子是最好吃的。
En: Zhang Wei said that he is from Shandong, where the pancakes are the best.

Zh: 另一位朋友说，他来自四川，那里的麻婆豆腐是无与伦比的。
En: Another friend said he was from Sichuan, where the mapo tofu was unbeatable.

Zh: 他们争论起来，互相挑战谁家乡的特色菜最好吃。
En: They argued and challenged each other who had the best hometown specialties.

Zh: 张伟感到有些不满，他认为他的家乡煎饼果子是最好吃的。
En: Zhang Wei felt a little dissatisfied.

Zh: 但是偶然的一次机会，他遇到了一个老煎饼果子摊位上的人。
En: He thought his hometown pancakes were the best.

Zh: 那是一个年轻的女孩，正在忙着制作煎饼果子。
En: But by chance, he met a man from an old pancake and fruit stall.

Zh: 张伟突然被她吸引住了，他决定到那个摊位上尝尝。
En: It was a young girl who was busy making pancakes.

Zh: 那个女孩笑着对他说：“在这里你不仅可以吃到最好吃的煎饼果子，也可以找到你心中失落的东西。
En: Zhang Wei was suddenly attracted by her, and he decided to try it at that stall.

Zh: ” 张伟感到很奇怪，不知道她在说什么。
En: The girl smiled and said to him: "Here you can not only eat the most delicious pancakes, but also find what you are missing in your heart."

Zh: 那个女孩转过身，伸出她修长的手臂，指向一座山丘。
En: Zhang Wei felt very strange and didn't know what she was talking about.

Zh: “那就是我的家乡。
En: The girl turned, stretched out her long arms, and pointed to a hill.

Zh: ” “很漂亮。
En: "That's my hometown."

Zh: ”张伟赞叹道。
En: "It's beautiful."

Zh: “是的，但是我却不是因为这个爱它。
En: Zhang Wei praised.

Zh: ” 那个女孩转过头来，露出一个哀伤的微笑。
En: "Yes, but I don't love it for that."

Zh: “我来自云南。
En: The girl turned her head and gave a sad smile.

Zh: 我的父母在我年幼的时候去世了。
En: "I'm from Yunnan.

Zh: 他们是一对做煎饼果子生意的夫妻。
En: My parents died when I was young.

Zh: 我成长在他们的影响下，所以我也选择了这条路。
En: They were a couple in the pancake fruit business.

Zh: 但是我一直以为我爱的是煎饼果子。
En: I grew up under their influence, so I also chose this path.

Zh: 现在我似乎明白了，我爱的是这个家乡，以及那些让我回忆往事的食物。
En: But I always thought I I love pancakes and fruits.

Zh: ” 张伟非常感动，他不能相信这么美丽的女孩竟然有这样的故事。
En: Now I seem to understand that what I love is this hometown and the food that reminds me of the past.” Zhang Wei was very moved, he couldn’t believe such a beautiful girl had such a story.

Zh: 他买了一串煎饼果子，走出热闹的市集，静静地走在小巷中，思考着他听到的故事。
En: He bought a bunch of pancakes, walked out of the lively market, and walked quietly in the alley, thinking about the stories he heard.

Zh: 第二天晚上，在火锅店，众人再次开始谈论家乡的特色菜。
En: The next night, at the hot pot restaurant, everyone started talking about the specialties of their hometown again.

Zh: 这一次，张伟主动放弃了争论的机会，他告诉众人他发现他的煎饼果子之旅是一次成长之旅。
En: This time, Zhang Wei took the initiative to give up the opportunity to argue, and he told everyone that he found that his journey of pancakes and fruits was a journey of growth.

Zh: 这是他第一次深入了解自己的心灵，同时也真正了解了他的家乡和文化。
En: This is the first time he has delved into his own psyche, and at the same time really learned about his hometown and culture.

Zh: 众人静静地听着张伟的故事，他们不再争论。
En: Everyone listened to Zhang Wei's story quietly, and they stopped arguing.

Zh: 他们品尝着重庆火锅，享受着这个快乐的夜晚。
En: They tasted Chongqing hot pot and enjoyed this happy night.


Vocabulary Words:

• restaurant: 餐厅
• hot pot: 火锅
• sweating: 流汗
• hometown: 家乡
• specials: 特色菜
• fried shredded pork with chili: 辣椒炒肉丝
• pancakes: 煎饼果子
• mapo tofu: 麻婆豆腐
• argued: 争论
• challenged: 挑战
• unbeatable: 无与伦比的
• dissatisfied: 不满
• stall: 摊位
• delicious: 好吃的
• attracted: 吸引住
• missing: 失落的
• strange: 奇怪的
• hill: 山丘
• beautiful: 漂亮的
• sad: 哀伤的
• parents: 父母
• influence: 影响
• path: 路径
• reminds: 让人回忆的
• moved: 感动的
• psyche: 心灵
• understand: 理解
• culture: 文化
• listened: 听着
• tasted: 品尝
• happy: 快乐的