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day 40eating out

unit 6 · food, shopping & money

    eating out

    Talk about eating out, delivery and paying by phone, and say something is “not necessarily” so with 未必.

    today’s words

    • 支付 zhīfù · pay
    • 上門 shàngmén · come to the door, call on
    • 甜美 tiánměi · sweet (taste, voice, smile)
    • 沾 zhān · dip in; get (something) on
    • 餐具 cānjù · tableware, cutlery
    • 道地 dàodì · authentic, genuine
    • 馬鈴薯 mǎlíngshǔ · potato
    • 櫻桃 yīngtáo · cherry
    • 質量 zhíliàng · mass (physics); quality
    • 紅燒 hóngshāo · braise in soy sauce, red-cooked
    • 酒館 jiǔguǎn · pub, bar
    • 烤肉 kǎoròu · barbecue; grilled meat
    • 麥子 màizi · wheat
    • 蜜 mì · honey
    • 燕窩 yànwō · bird’s nest (a delicacy)
    • 未必 wèibì · not necessarily
    • 吃力 chīlì · strenuous, hard going
    • 堵 dǔ · block (up); stifled
    • 概況 gàikuàng · general situation, overview
    • 檢討 jiǎntǎo · review (what went wrong), reflect on
    • 困境 kùnjìng · predicament, plight
    • 灑 sǎ · sprinkle; spill
    • 顯現 xiǎnxiàn · show, become visible

    sentences

    • 貴的餐廳未必好吃。 · An expensive restaurant isn’t necessarily good.
    • 網路上說的未必是真的。 · What it says online isn’t necessarily true.
    • 這道菜是用馬鈴薯和牛肉做的。 · This dish is made with potato and beef.
    • 燕窩很貴,我只吃過一次。 · Bird’s nest is expensive: I’ve only had it once.
    • 這條街上有很多小餐廳和小酒館。 · This street is full of little restaurants and bars.