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day 113snacks and drinks

unit 17 · cooking & eating

    snacks and drinks

    Order snacks and drinks, talk about picky eaters and old shops, and pass on what you’ve heard with 據說.

    today’s words

    • 端 duān · carry (level, in both hands)
    • 膩 nì · sick of; too rich
    • 菠菜 bōcài · spinach
    • 冷飲 lěngyǐn · cold drink
    • 梨子 lízi · pear
    • 桃子 táozi · peach
    • 鮮奶 xiānnǎi · fresh milk
    • 下午茶 xiàwǔchá · afternoon tea
    • 鹽巴 yánbā · salt
    • 飲 yǐn · drink (written)
    • 偏食 piānshí · picky about food
    • 蝦米 xiāmǐ · dried shrimp
    • 黃豆 huángdòu · soybean
    • 綠豆 lǜdòu · mung bean
    • 據說 jùshuō · it is said, reportedly
    • 典型 diǎnxíng · typical; model, type
    • 副 fù · (measure word: pair, set)
    • 個別 gèbié · individual, isolated

    sentences

    • 據說這家店開了五十年了。 · They say this shop has been open for fifty years.
    • 據說明天會下雨。 · Apparently it’s going to rain tomorrow.
    • 天天吃一樣的東西,會膩。 · Eat the same thing every day and you get sick of it.
    • 他很偏食,不吃青菜,身體會缺少維生素。 · He’s a fussy eater and won’t eat vegetables, so he’ll be short of vitamins.
    • 這是典型的臺灣下午茶。 · This is a typical Taiwanese afternoon tea.