Takeaway Chinese

A: Nǐ zuìjìn qìsè kànqǐlái bùcuò. 你最近气色看起来不错。 You look pretty well these days. B: Zhè zhènr wǒ zuòle hěnduō guānyú yǎngshēng de gōngkè, bǐrú měitiān shuìqián dōu huì yòng rèshuǐ pàojiǎo. 这阵儿我做了很多关于养生的功课，比如每天睡前都会用热水泡脚。 I've been doing a lot of research on how to stay healthy. For example, I soak my feet in hot water for a while before I go to bed every day. A: Nǐ fāxiàn le ma? Xiànzài yuèláiyuè duō de niánqīngrén dōu kāishǐ zhùyì yǎngshēng le. 你发现了吗？现在越来越多的年轻人都开始注意养生了。 Have you noticed that more and more young people are paying attention to their health nowadays? B: Shì a, bǎowēnbēi li pào gǒuqǐ yǐjīng chéngwéi tāmen de biāopèi le. 是啊，保温杯里泡枸杞已经成为他们的标配了。 Yes. A thermos cup with hot wolfberry tea has become their standard package now.

A: Tīngshuō nǐ kāishǐ chuàngyè le? 听说你开始创业了？ I heard you are starting a business? B: Shìde, wǒ xiǎng kāi gè wǎngdiàn, mài yīxiē tèsè shǒu gōngyì pǐn. 是的，我想开个网店，卖一些特色手工艺品。 Yes, I want to open an online store, selling unique handicrafts. A: Tīng qǐ lái kě xíng. Xiànzài chuàngyè huánjìng hěn bùcuò, guójiā hái yǒu gè xiàng fúchí zhèngcè. 听起来可行。现在创业环境很不错，国家还有各项扶持政策。 Sounds great. Now is a good time for starting a business, and there’re also various supporting policies. B: Shìde, wǒ gānggāng zuò wán shìchǎng diàoyán, liǎojiě le mùbiāo kèhù hé jìngzhēng qíngkuàng. 是的，我刚刚做完市场调研，了解了目标客户和竞争情况。 Definitely. I’ve just conducted some market research and learned about target customers and competition. A: Jiāyóu, nǐ yīdìng huì chénggōng. 加油，你一定会成功。 Keep it up! Wish you great success!

Chinese 101: Playing game VS playing esports.

A： Zhèxiē dàxióngmāo yòuzǎi zhēn shì yòu guāi yòu kě’ài! 这些大熊猫幼崽真是又乖又可爱！ These giant panda cubs are so sweet and cute! B： Tōngguò réngōng fányù, xiànzài dàxióngmāo shùliàng yuèlái yuèduō le. 通过人工繁育，现在大熊猫数量越来越多了。 Thanks to artificial breeding, the population of giant pandas is increasing. A： Wǒmen jì yào zhòngshì yěshēng dòngwù bǎohù, yě yào bǎohù qīxīdì. 我们既要重视野生动物保护，也要保护栖息地。 To preserve wildlife, we should protect both species and their natural habitats. B： Méicuò, zuìzhōng tāmen zǒng děi huíguī zìrán, shìyìng zìrán. 没错，最终它们总得回归自然，适应自然。 I agreed. They need to return to the wild and adapt to it eventually.

A： Wǒ fāxiàn yuèláiyuè duō de rén xǐhuan zài píngbǎn diànnǎo shang huàhuà. 我发现越来越多的人喜欢在平板电脑上画画。 I find that more and more people now like to draw on their tablet. B： Shì a, shùzì huìhuà bǐ chuántǒng huìhuà gèng fāngbiàn. 是啊，数字绘画比传统绘画更方便。 I know! Digital drawing is much more convenient than traditional drawing. Bù xūyào zhǔnbèi yīdàduī cáiliào, suíshí suídì dōu néng huà. 不需要准备一大堆材料，随时随地都能画。 You don’t need to prepare loads of drawing materials and you can draw anytime and anywhere you want. A： Érqiě jíshǐ bùxiǎoxīn huà cuò le, xiūgǎi qǐlái yě hěn róngyì. 而且即使不小心画错了，修改起来也很容易。 And besides, it is so easy to make corrections if you make a mistake. B： Gǎitiān wǒ yě zhǔnbèi shìyīshì. 改天我也准备试一试。 I’d like to give it a try someday.

A: Zuìjìn jìhuà qù lǚyóu ma? 最近计划去旅游吗？ Do you have plans to travel in the near future? B: Duì! Wǒ xiǎng chūguó lǚyóu, qù Mǎ'ěrdàifū. 对！我想出国旅游，去马尔代夫。 Yes, I want to go to Maldives. A: Hǎobàng! Nǐ zhǔnbèi gēn tuán háishì zìyóu xíng? 好棒！你准备跟团还是自由行？ How nice! Are you planning to go with a tour group or on your own? B： Wǒ xiǎng gēn tuán. Wǒ bù tài shúxi dāngdì de qíngkuàng, érqiě huāfèi xiāngduì huì dī yī xiē. 我想跟团。我不太熟悉当地的情况，而且花费相对会低一些。 I want to join a tour group because I am not familiar with the local situation. And it costs less. A: Quèshí. Zhù nǐ yīlù shùnfēng, wán de kāixīn! 确实。祝你一路顺风，玩得开心！ It sure is. Hope you will have a great time!

A: Wèi, nínhǎo, qǐng wèn shì fángchǎn zhōngjiè ma? Wǒ xiǎng zū fángzi. 喂，您好，请问是房产中介吗？我想租房子。 Hello, is this the real estate agency? I want to rent an apartment. B: Nínhǎo, qǐng wèn nín xiǎng hézū hái shì zhěngzū? 您好，请问您想合租还是整租？ Hi, do you want a whole apartment or are you looking to share one? A: Wǒ xiǎng zài shì zhōngxīn zhěngzū yī tào liǎng shì yī tīng de fángzi. 我想在市中心整租一套两室一厅的房子。 I want to rent a two-bedroom apartment in the city center. B: Nà nín xiǎng shénme shíjiān rù zhù ne? 那您想什么时间入住呢？ When do you want to move in? A: Wǒ dǎsuàn xià gè yuè chū, zuì chí shíhào zhīqián jiù bān jìnqù. 我打算下个月初，最迟十号之前就搬进去。 I plan to move in early next month, before the 10th. B: Méi wèntí, wǒ zhèbiān chá yī xià, děng huìr gěi nín huí diàn. 没问题，我这边查一下，等会儿给您回电。 No problem, let me check and I will call you back later.

A: Hǎoqiú! 好球！ Nice shot! Wǒmen bānpíng le bǐfēn! 我们扳平了比分！ We scored the equalizer! B: Zhège qiánfēng lián jìn le liǎngqiú, zhēnshì lìhai. 这个前锋连进了两球，真是厉害。 The forward scored two goals in a row. Impressive. A: Shì a, xīwàng wǒmen néng chènrè dǎtiě, fǎnchāo bǐfēn. 是啊，希望我们能趁热打铁，反超比分。 He did. I hope we can keep it up and turn the tide. Zhèyàng jiù bùyòng jiāng bǐsài tuōrù jiāshísài le. 这样就不用将比赛拖入加时赛了。 Then, the game won’t be dragged into overtime. B: Duìfāng de shílì yě bùróng xiǎoqù, xiànzài hěn nán shuō shuíshū shuíyíng. 对方的实力也不容小觑，现在很难说谁输谁赢。 The other team is also quite strong. It is hard to say now who will win.

A: Nǐ jīntiān shì kāichē lái shàngbān de ma ? 你今天是开车来上班的吗？ Did you drive to work today? B: Bù shì, wǒ shì zuò dìtiě lái de. Wǒ dǎsuàn shǎo kāichē, duō chéngzuò gōnggòng jiāotōng gōngjù, guò lǜsè shēnghuó. 不是，我是坐地铁来的。我打算少开车，多乘坐公共交通工具，过绿色生活。 No, I took the subway. I want to live a greener life so I decided to drive less and take public transportation instead. A: Wǒ yě shì. Wǒ zuìjìn kāishǐ qí zìxíngchē shàngbān le, hái jǐnliàng shǎo shǐyòng yīcìxìng shēnghuó yòngpǐn, bǐrú sùliào dài, yīcìxìng cānjù děng. 我也是。我最近开始骑自行车上班了，还尽量少使用一次性生活用品，比如塑料袋、一次性餐具等。 Same here. I started cycling to work recently. I have been trying to use fewer disposable items, like plastic bags, disposable dishware and so on. B: Hěn hǎo a, wǒmen zhèxiē gǎibiàn suīrán kànqǐlái wēi bù zú dào, dàn chángqī jiānchí huì duì wǒmen de gèrén shēnghuó hé huánjìng bǎohù chǎnshēng jījí de yǐngxiǎng. 很好啊，我们这些改变虽然看起来微不足道，但长期坚持会对我们的个人生活和环境保护产生积极的影响。 That's great. Even though these are small changes, but they will have a positive impact on our personal lives and the environment in the long run if we all stick to them. A: Méicuò, lǜsè shēnghuó cóng yī diǎn yī dī zùo qǐ. 没错，绿色生活从一点一滴做起。 Exactly, living a greener life starts with small steps.

A： Zhèlǐ de biànhuà yě tài dà le! 这里的变化也太大了！ So much have changed here! B： Shì a. Sānshí nián yǐqián, zhèlǐ dōu shì píngfáng; xiànzài fàngyǎn wàng qù, dàochù dōushì gāolóu dàshà. 是啊。三十年以前，这里都是平房；现在放眼望去，到处都是高楼大厦。 I know. Three decades ago, all you could see were single-story houses, but skyscrapers are everywhere now. A： Hái jìde xiǎoshíhou wǒmen zǒngshì zuò chángtú dàbā qù shìzhōngxīn wán ma? 还记得小时候我们总是坐长途大巴去市中心玩吗？ Do you remember we always took that long-distance bus to go downtown when we were kids? Qù yītàng děi huā liǎnggè duō xiǎoshí. 去一趟得花两个多小时。 It took us more than two hours to get there. B： Dāngrán jìde. 当然记得。 Yes, I do. Xiànzài hǎidǐ suìdào jiàn chéng le, kāichē zhǐyào èrshí fēnzhōng! 现在海底隧道建成了，开车只要二十分钟！ But now, thanks to this underwater tunnel, it only takes 20 minutes to drive there!