Listen Read Learn
Daniel: Girls always like these Japanese-style hair clips.
May: They are cute, most importantly, inexpensive.
Daniel: Anyway, I need to get myself some late supper. I’m starving.
May: How about “stinky tofu”?
Daniel: Stinky tofu? What’s that? It sounds strange.
May: It’s a famous Hunan snack. And it’s very popular in Beijing. Would you like to have a try?
Daniel: I’ll think about it. Anything else?
May: Grilled corn, glutinous dumplings, fried peanuts, and bean curd jelly. Good enough?
Daniel: I prefer fried peanuts. I like peanuts very much. By the way, is that healthy? Mom always tells us not to eat outside, because they often use the recycled oil.
May: Don’t consider too much about it. You said you were very hungry, so you can’t do anything else but to eat.
Daniel: I prefer not. I’ll eat when I’m back home. By the way, do all the stinky tofu vendors come from Hunan?
May: Not exactly. Actually, people learn the making process from the native residents.
Daniel: Got it. Are there any other regional snacks here?
May: Of course. For example, Sichuan, Fujian, Guangzhou. Their snacks are also very famous.
Daniel: Are there any Beijing snacks?
May: Of course. Look, it is over there.
听看学
丹尼尔：女孩子都喜欢这些日本风格的发夹。
阿美：它们很可爱，最重要的是很便宜。
丹尼尔：不管怎样，我很饿，我要去吃点夜宵。
阿美：臭豆腐怎么样?
丹尼尔：臭豆腐?是什么东西啊?听起来怪怪的。
阿美：它是一种湖南的小吃，而且它在北京非常流行。你要试试吗?
丹尼尔：我考虑一下，那还有些什么呢?
阿美：烤玉米、汤圆、炸花生和豆腐脑。够多了吧?
丹尼尔：我选择炸花生。我非常喜欢吃花生。对了，那卫生吗?妈妈经常告诉我们不要在外面吃东西，因为他们经常用那种循环使用的油。
阿美：别想太多了，你说你非常饿，那你就别无选择，只有吃了。
丹尼尔：算了，我还是回家吃吧。对了，那些卖臭豆腐的商贩都是从湖南来的吗?
阿美：不一定。事实上，人们从本地居民那里学到了制作方法。
丹尼尔：我知道了。那这儿还有其他地方小吃吗?
阿美：当然有啊。比如说这儿有来自四川、福建、广州的小吃。这些也非常有名。
丹尼尔：那有北京小吃吗?
阿美：当然有啊。看，那边就有一个。
Recitation 经典背诵
Daniel:May told me that “stinky tofu” was very popular in Beijing; it’s a very famous Human snack. But its name sounds a bit weird. I thought that all the stinky tofu vendors came from Hunan, but I’m wrong. They just learn the making process from the native residents.
生词小结
glutinous dumpling 汤圆
stinky adj. 发恶臭的
recycled adj. 循环使用的
grilled corn 烤玉米
语素 Material
Nightlife in Tokyo
Tokyo is a huge city and has an impressive nightlife. A lot of people say that Tokyo nightlife can be regarded among the craziest districts all over the globe. There are three most famous locations when speaking of Tokyo nightlife namely Shinjuku, Ginza and Roppongi.
东京夜生活
东京是一个大城市，有着令人印象深刻的夜生活。很多人都说东京夜生活是全球各地最疯狂的。当谈及东京夜生活时，新宿、银座、本木这三个地方是最著名的。
Nightlife in America
Nightlife in America can be as varied as the people who live there, and some cities thrive on it. Las Vegas, for instance, seems relatively quiet during the day, even if the casinos are open. Once the sun goes down, though, it is an entirely different city, and it seems to come alive with all the various entertainment offered to residents and tourists.
美国夜生活
美国的夜生活就像住在那儿的人一样，多种多样。有些城市的繁荣就建立在人们的夜生活之上。比如说拉斯维加斯，白天相对来说要安静得多，尽管赌场照常营业，可每当夜幕降临则完全是另一番景象了。整座城市在为市民和游客提供娱乐的同时也恢复了生机。
