Let Me Take You to One of My Favorite Places

林悦

就jiù是shì这zhè家jiā，我wǒ经jīng常cháng来lái。

This is the place. I come here a lot.

陈浩

人rén还hái挺tǐng多duō的de。

It's pretty busy.

林悦

对duì，他tā们men家jiā生shēng意yì一yì直zhí很hěn好hǎo。

Yeah, they're always pretty busy.

林悦

我wǒ们men坐zuò这zhè边biān吧ba。

Let's sit over here.

林悦

你nǐ想xiǎng吃chī什shén么me？

What would you like to eat?

陈浩

我wǒ第dì一yī次cì来lái，你nǐ推tuī荐jiàn吧ba。

It's my first time here. You choose.

林悦

你nǐ能néng吃chī辣là吗ma？

Can you handle spicy food?

陈浩

还hái可kě以yǐ，别bié太tài辣là就jiù行xíng。

A little. As long as it's not too spicy.

林悦

那nà我wǒ们men点diǎn四sì个gè菜cài吧ba。

Then let's order four dishes.

林悦

小xiǎo炒chǎo黄huáng牛niú肉ròu、永yǒng州zhōu血xuè鸭yā、酸suān辣là藕ǒu尖jiān，再zài来lái一yí个gè香xiāng菇gū青qīng菜cài。

Stir-fried beef, Yongzhou blood duck, hot-and-sour lotus root tips, and one dish of mushrooms with greens.

陈浩

等děng等děng，血xuè鸭yā是shì什shén么me？

Wait, what's blood duck?

林悦

是shì湖hú南nán的de一yī道dào菜cài，用yòng鸭yā肉ròu和hé鸭yā血xuè一yì起qǐ炒chǎo。

It's a Hunan dish made with duck and duck blood.

陈浩

听tīng起qǐ来lái有yǒu点diǎn特tè别bié。

Sounds a little unusual.

陈浩

辣là吗ma？

Is it spicy?

林悦

有yǒu一yì点diǎn。

A little.

林悦

小xiǎo炒chǎo黄huáng牛niú肉ròu也yě挺tǐng辣là的de。

The stir-fried beef is pretty spicy too.

陈浩

那nà酸suān辣là藕ǒu尖jiān呢ne？

What about the hot-and-sour lotus root tips?

林悦

那nà个ge又yòu酸suān又yòu辣là，我wǒ很hěn喜xǐ欢huān。

That one's sour and spicy. I really like it.

陈浩

行xíng，那nà就jiù听tīng你nǐ的de。

Alright, I'll trust you.

林悦

你nǐ好hǎo，我wǒ们men要yào一yí个gè小xiǎo炒chǎo黄huáng牛niú肉ròu，一yí个gè永yǒng州zhōu血xuè鸭yā，一yí个gè酸suān辣là藕ǒu尖jiān，再zài来lái一yí个gè香xiāng菇gū青qīng菜cài。

Hi. We'd like one stir-fried beef, one Yongzhou blood duck, one hot-and-sour lotus root tips, and one mushrooms with greens.

服务员

好hǎo的de，主zhǔ食shí需xū要yào吗ma？

Sure. Would you like any rice or other staples?

陈浩

要yào，两liǎng碗wǎn米mǐ饭fàn。

Yes, two bowls of rice.

服务员

好hǎo的de。

Sure.

林悦

你nǐ先xiān尝cháng尝cháng这zhè个ge牛niú肉ròu。

Try the beef first.

陈浩

嗯ń，这zhè个ge好hǎo吃chī，就jiù是shì有yǒu点diǎn辣là。

Mm, this is really good. It's just a little spicy.

林悦

哈hā哈hā，我wǒ就jiù知zhī道dào。

Haha, I knew it.

林悦

那nà你nǐ吃chī点diǎn青qīng菜cài。

Have some greens then.

陈浩

这zhè个ge血xuè鸭yā也yě不bù错cuò，比bǐ我wǒ想xiǎng的de好hǎo吃chī。

The blood duck is good too. Better than I expected.

林悦

没méi骗piàn你nǐ吧ba？

See? I told you.

林悦

你nǐ搬bān来lái上shàng海hǎi以yǐ后hòu，经jīng常cháng出chū来lái吃chī吗ma？

Do you eat out often since moving to Shanghai?

陈浩

不bù太tài经jīng常cháng。

Not really.

陈浩

我wǒ最zuì近jìn基jī本běn都dōu点diǎn外wài卖mài。

I've mostly been ordering delivery lately.

林悦

为wèi什shén么me？

Why?

陈浩

公gōng司sī附fù近jìn比bǐ较jiào熟shú，其qí他tā地dì方fāng我wǒ还hái不bù太tài熟shú。

I know the area around my office pretty well, but I'm not very familiar with other places yet.

林悦

那nà以yǐ后hòu可kě以yǐ慢màn慢màn带dài你nǐ去qù。

Then I can show you around little by little.

林悦

上shàng海hǎi好hǎo吃chī的de地dì方fāng可kě多duō了le。

Shanghai has tons of great places to eat.

陈浩

好hǎo啊a，那nà我wǒ以yǐ后hòu就jiù跟gēn着zhe你nǐ吃chī了le。

Sounds good. I'll follow your lead when it comes to food then.

林悦

没méi问wèn题tí。

No problem.

陈浩

对duì了le，附fù近jìn有yǒu便biàn利lì店diàn吗ma？

By the way, is there a convenience store nearby?

林悦

有yǒu啊a，前qián面miàn就jiù有yǒu一yī家jiā。

Yeah, there's one just up ahead.

林悦

你nǐ要yào买mǎi东dōng西xī？

Do you need something?

陈浩

嗯ń，家jiā里lǐ的de洗xǐ发fà水shuǐ没méi了le，还hái想xiǎng买mǎi点diǎn水shuǐ。

Yeah. I'm out of shampoo at home, and I want to get some water too.

林悦

那nà走zǒu吧ba，正zhèng好hǎo顺shùn路lù。

Alright, let's go. It's right on the way.