Intermediate - Snacks (C0579)

A: 你在吃什么？
nı̌ zài chı̄ shénme?
What are you eating?

B: 牛肉干。香辣的，特别好吃。你也来一块？
niúròugān. xiānglà de, tèbié hǎochı̄. nı̌ yě lái yı̄ kuài?
Beef jerky. It’s spicy, and especially good. You want a
piece?

A: 不要。零食我还是喜欢薯片和巧克力。
bùyào. lı́ngshı́ wǒ háishi xı̌huan shǔpiàn hé qiǎokèlı̀.
No. When it comes to snacks, I like potato chips and choco-
late.

B: 那些都是垃圾食品，热量很高的。
nàxiē dōu shı̀ lājı̄ shı́pı̌n, rèliàng hěn gāo de.
Those are junk food. They’re high in calories.

A: 你爱吃的鸭脖子、鸡爪子也好不到哪儿去。
nı̌ ài chı̄ de yābózi, jı̄zhuǎzi yě hǎo bùdào nǎr qù.
Those duck necks and chicken feet you like to eat aren’t so
great for you either.

B: 哎，这你就不懂了。这些东西可有营养了。还有
瓜子、话梅，都是又好吃、 又健康的。
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 āi, zhè nı̌ jiù bù dǒng le. zhèxiē dōngxi kě yǒu yı́ngyǎng le.
háiyǒu guāzı̌, huàméi, dōu shı̀ yòu hǎochı̄, yòu jiànkāng de.
Ah, you just don’t understand. Those things are quite nu-
tritious. Also melon seeds and pickled plums. They’re all
delicious and healthy too.

A: 健康？吃零食才不会健康呢。还是少吃点好。
jiànkāng? chı̄ lı́ngshı́ cái bùhuı̀ jiànkāng ne. háishi shǎo chı̄
diǎn hǎo.
Healthy? Eating snacks is not going to be healthy. It’s better
to eat less of them.

B: 这就不用你操心了。我不会把它当饭吃的，零食
本来就是闲的时候吃的嘛。
zhè jiù bùyòng nı̌ cāoxı̄n le. wǒ bùhuı̀ bǎ tā dàng fàn chı̄ de,
lı́ngshı́ běnlái jiùshı̀ xián de shı́hou chı̄ de ma.
You don’t need to worry about that. I won’t make a meal out
of them. Snacks are for munching on when you’re bored.

A: 那我怎么看你一天到晚都在吃？
nà wǒ zěnme kàn nı̌ yı̄tiāndàowǎn dōu zài chı̄?
So how come I see you eating them all day long?

B: 哎呀，现在零食的广告和包装都那么诱人，我看
了就馋。每次去超市，本来不想买的，可是最后
还是买了一大堆。买了当然要吃咯。

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 āiyā, xiànzài lı́ngshı́ de guǎnggào hé bāozhuāng dōu nà-
me yòurén, wǒ kàn le jiù chán. měicı̀ qù chāoshı̀, běnlái
bù xiǎng mǎi de, kěshı̀ zuı̀hòu háishi mǎi le yı̄dàduı̄. mǎi le
dāngrán yào chı̄ lo.
Geez, these days snack ads and packaging are so enticing,
as soon as I see them I get the munchies. Every time I go
to the grocery store, even though I’m not planning to buy
them, I still end up with a whole pile of them. And if I buy
them of course I’m going to eat them.

A: 你真是头猪。
nı̌ zhēnshı̀ tóu zhū.
You’re such a pig.

Key Vocabulary

香辣 xiānglà spicy

零食 lı́ngshı́ snack

垃圾食品 lājı̄ shı́pı̌n junk food

热量 rèliàng calories

营养 yı́ngyǎng nutrition

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 健康 jiànkāng healthy

操心 cāoxı̄n to worry about

当 dàng to regard as

本来 běnlái originally

一天到晚 yı̄tiāndàowǎn all day long

包装 bāozhuāng packaging

诱人 yòurén enticing

馋 chán gluttonous

一大堆 yı̄dàduı̄ a big pile

Supplementary Vocabulary

主食 zhǔshı́ staple food

爆米花 bàomı̌huā popcorn

果脯 guǒpǔ candied fruit

饼干 bı̌nggān biscuit; cookie

加工 jiāgōng to process

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 有害 yǒuhài harmful

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