Takeaway Chinese

jīn tiān / xià wǔ /kāi /lì huì/ me ？ 今天下午开例会么？ Is there a regular meeting this afternoon? shì de ， ér qiě/ zhè zhōu/ lún dào /wǒ/ fēn xiǎng/ le 。 是的，而且这周轮到我分享了。 Yes, and it's my turn to share this week. Hěn/ qī dài /ne ！ 很期待呢！ I'm looking forward to it! wǒ /yī ding/ huì/ zuò hǎo/ huì yì/ jì lù /de 。 我一定会做好会议记录的。 I will certainly make the minutes of the meeting. wǒ /hái/ zhǔn bèi le/ PPT， xiàn zài/ jiù /kǎo gěi nǐ 。 我还准备了PPT，现在就拷给你。 I also have a PPT, let me send it to you now.

yuán xiāo jié/ kuài lè ！ yòu yǒu /tāng yüán /chī /le ！ 元宵节快乐！又有汤圆吃了！ Happy Lantern Festival! There are glutinous rice dumplings to eat again! wǒ/ yě/ xǐ huan/ chī/ tāng yüán ， tāng yüán/ bǐ/ yuán xiāo /gèng/ hǎo chī ！ 我也喜欢吃汤圆，汤圆比元宵更好吃！ I also like to eat glutinous rice balls, which tastes better than Yuanxiao! jié rì/ qián hòu/ yǒu/ hěn duō /qìng zhù/ huó dòng ， nǐ /cān jiā /me ？ 节日前后有很多庆祝活动，你参加么？ There are many celebrations around the festival. Will you take part in any? bù yī dìng ， kàn /qíng kuàng /ba 。 不一定，看情况吧。 I’m not sure. It depends.

nín hǎo/ jiǔ yǎng dà míng/ , tè shū/ shí qī/ jiù/ bù wò shǒu le/ hā 您好，久仰大名，特殊时期就不握手了哈。 Hello, I've heard a lot about Daming, so I won't shake hands in a special period. bù le /bù le, xiàn zài /kàng yì/ cháng tài huà/, bù jiē chù/ yǐ jīng/ shì/ xīn de/ shè jiāo/ lǐ yí/ le 不了不了，现在抗疫常态化，不接触已经是新的社交礼仪了。 No, no. Now that epidemic prevention is normalized, non-contact is a new social etiquette. zuò xià lái/ ba /, zhèng hǎo/ kě yǐ/ bǎo chí/ jǜ lí 坐下来吧，正好可以保持距离。 Let's sit down so that we can keep our distance.

niú nián /yào/ dào le ， zhù nǐ /niú nián dà jí ， niú qì chōng tiān ， niǔ zhuǎn qián kūn ！ 牛年要到了，祝你牛年大吉，牛气冲天，扭转乾坤！ The year of the Ox is coming. I wish you good luck in the year of the Ox! Be bullish! Wish all the bad things turn to good luck. xiè xiè ！ qià hǎo /wǒ shǔ niú ， niú nián /shì /wǒ de /běn mìng nián 。 谢谢！恰好我属牛，牛年是我的本命年。 Thank you! I happen to be an Ox, and the year of the Ox is my zodiac year of birth. wā ， guài bù de/ nǐ/ zhè me/ nǔ lì /yòu/ kào pǔ 。 哇，怪不得你这么努力又靠谱。 Wow, no wonder you work so hard and are very reliable.

zhèshì wǒ dìyīcì zài zhōngguó guònián ， xǖyào zhǔnbèi xiē shénme ma ？ 这是我第一次在中国过年，需要准备些什么吗？ This is my first Spring Festival in China. Do I need to prepare anything? guòjié dōu yīyàng ya ， yào dàsǎochú 、 bàn niánhuò 、 mǎi xīnyī 。 过节都一样呀，要大扫除、办年货、买新衣。 It's all the same celebrating the holidays. We should do thorough cleaning, buy New Year's goods, and get some new clothes. wǒ yǐjīng dǎsǎo hǎo fángjiān le ， zhèngzài xiàdān mǎi língshí ， jìhuà míngtiān qǜ guàngjiē ！ 我已经打扫好房间了，正在下单买零食，计划明天去逛街！ I have cleaned the room and am placing an order for snacks. I plan to go shopping tomorrow! hāhā ， kànlái nǐ wànshìjǜbèi ， jiùděng guònián la ！ 哈哈，看来你万事俱备，就等过年啦！ Haha, it seems that everything is ready for you, just waiting for the Spring Festival!

jīnnián guònián nǐ yǒu chūxíng jìhuà me ？ 今年过年你有出行计划么？ Do you have any travel plans for the Spring Festival this year? méi yǒu ， wǒ dǎsuàn zài běijīng guònián 没有，我打算在北京过年。 No, I'm going to spend the Spring Festival in Beijing. jì bù fǎnxiāng ， yě bù chūqǜ lǚyóu 。 既不返乡，也不出去旅游。 Neither returning hometown nor traveling outside wǒ yě shì 。 我也是。 Me too. rúguǒ chūxíng ， shíjiān yòu cháng 、 rén yòu duō， dàole mùdìdì háiyào zuò hésuān jiǎncè ， tài máfán le 。 如果出行，时间又长、人又多，到了目的地还要做核酸检测，太麻烦了。 If I travel, not only will it take a long time, there will also be many people. I’ll have to do the nucleic acid test at my destination. It’s too troublesome. duì ， jiùdì guònián ， fāngbiàn ānqüán 。 对，就地过年，方便安全。 Yes, it is convenient and safe to celebrate the Spring Festival right where we are..

jiǎ rú / néng/ huí dào /yī nián qián/ de/ jīn tiān ， nǐ xiǎng/ zuò shén me ？ 假如能回到一年前的今天，你想做什么？ If you could go back to the day a year ago, what would you do? néng /huí dào/ 2020 nián /de huà , wǒ /xī wàng /kě yǐ/ tí xǐng/ dà jiā/ jǐn zǎo/ yǜ fang/ xīn guān /yì qíng。 能回到2020年的话，我希望可以提醒大家尽早预防新冠疫情。 If we can go back to 2020, I hope we can remind you to prevent the epidemic of COVID-19 as soon as possible. rú guǒ/ tí qián/ zuò zhǔn bèi ， yī ding/ néng/ jiàng dī / wēi hài 。 如果提前做准备，一定能降低危害。 If we could prepare in advance, we would certainly be able to reduce the harm. wǒ /yě shì 。 yào shì/ wǒ néng/ huí dào/ qǜ nián ， wǒ/ xī wàng/ kě yǐ/dài shàng / yī zhī /yì miáo ， zào fú/ qüán rén lèi 。 我也是。要是我能回到去年，我希望可以带上一支疫苗，造福全人类。 Me too. If I could go back to last year, I wish I could bring a dose of vaccine for the benefit of all mankind.

shūshū āyí hǎo ！ tīng de dào me ？ huàzhì hǎo me ？ 叔叔阿姨好！听得到么？画质好么？ Hello, aunt and uncle! Can you hear me? Is the picture of good quality? dōu méiwèntí ， xìnhào hěnhǎo ！ 都没问题，信号很好！ Both are fine. The signal is good! jīn nián bù fāng biàn chū mén ， wǒ men jiù shì pín gěi nín èr wèi bài gè nián ！ 今年不方便出门，我们就视频给您二位拜个年！ It is not convenient to go out this year, so we’d like to wish you both a happy New year via this video call! zhù nín èr lǎo shēn tǐ hǎo 、 xīn qíng hǎo 、 xīn nián yī qiè dōu hǎo ！ 祝您二老身体好、心情好、新年一切都好！ Wish you good health, good mood and all the best in the New year! yě zhù nǐmen shēntǐjiànkāng 、 wànshì rúyì ！ hóngbāo fā guòqù le ， jìdeshōu a ！ 也祝你们身体健康、万事如意！红包发过去了，记得收啊！ I also wish you good health and all the best! The red packet has been sent, remember to receive it! hǎo lei ！ 好嘞！ All right!

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