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张红：玛丽，你不是想学做中国菜吗？今天我就教你做一个中国的家常菜。
Zhāng Hóng: Mǎlì, nǐ bú shì xiǎng xué zuò Zhōngguó cài ma? Jīntiān wǒ jiù jiāo nǐ zuò yí ge Zhōngguó de jiācháng cài.
Zhang Hong: Mary, didn’t you want to learn how to cook Chinese food? Today I’ll teach you how to make a Chinese home-style dish.
玛丽：“家常菜”是什么菜呀？
Mǎlì: “Jiācháng cài” shì shénme cài ya?
Mary: What kind of dish is a “home-style dish”?
张红：家常菜就是中国人平时在家里常吃的菜。
Zhāng Hóng: Jiācháng cài jiù shì Zhōngguó rén píngshí zài jiā lǐ cháng chī de cài.
Zhang Hong: Home-style dishes are dishes that Chinese people often eat at home in daily life.
玛丽：好啊，我就想学做在家里吃的菜。对了，做什么菜呀？
Mǎlì: Hǎo a, wǒ jiù xiǎng xué zuò zài jiā lǐ chī de cài. Duì le, zuò shénme cài ya?
Mary: Great, I want to learn how to make dishes people eat at home. By the way, what dish are we making?
张红：西红柿炒鸡蛋，又好吃又好学，咱们一起做怎么样？
Zhāng Hóng: Xīhóngshì chǎo jīdàn, yòu hǎochī yòu hǎo xué, zánmen yìqǐ zuò zěnmeyàng?
Zhang Hong: Tomato scrambled eggs. It’s both tasty and easy to learn. How about we make it together?
玛丽：行，我做什么？
Mǎlì: Xíng, wǒ zuò shénme?
Mary: Okay. What should I do?
张红：来，把鸡蛋打到这个碗里，用筷子搅拌均匀，再把西红柿切成小块儿。
Zhāng Hóng: Lái, bǎ jīdàn dǎ dào zhè ge wǎn lǐ, yòng kuàizi jiǎobàn jūnyún, zài bǎ xīhóngshì qiē chéng xiǎo kuàir.
Zhang Hong: Here, crack the eggs into this bowl, stir them evenly with chopsticks, then cut the tomatoes into small pieces.
玛丽：你看这么大行吗？
Mǎlì: Nǐ kàn zhème dà xíng ma?
Mary: Look, is this size okay?
张红：挺好。你把火点着，把锅放在火上，往锅里倒点儿油，把鸡蛋放进去炒一下儿，倒出来。再放一点儿油，把西红柿放进锅里炒熟，把炒好的鸡蛋放进去，别忘了加点儿白糖，最后再加点儿盐。……好了，尝尝，怎么样？
Zhāng Hóng: Tǐng hǎo. Nǐ bǎ huǒ diǎn zháo, bǎ guō fàng zài huǒ shàng, wǎng guō lǐ dào diǎnr yóu, bǎ jīdàn fàng jìnqù chǎo yíxiàr, dào chūlái. Zài fàng yìdiǎnr yóu, bǎ xīhóngshì fàng jìn guō lǐ chǎo shú, bǎ chǎo hǎo de jīdàn fàng jìnqù, bié wàng le jiā diǎnr báitáng, zuìhòu zài jiā diǎnr yán. …… Hǎo le, chángchang, zěnmeyàng?
Zhang Hong: Pretty good. Light the stove, put the wok on the flame, pour a little oil into the wok, put the eggs in and stir-fry them briefly, then take them out. Add a little more oil, put the tomatoes into the wok and cook them through, then add the cooked eggs back in. Don’t forget to add a little sugar, and finally add a little salt. … Okay, taste it. How is it?
玛丽：嗯，又好看又好吃，真不错！
Mǎlì: Ńg, yòu hǎokàn yòu hǎochī, zhēn búcuò!
Mary: Mmm, it looks good and tastes good. Really nice!
张红：是啊，这就是中国菜的特点：看起来漂亮，闻起来很香，吃起来好吃。
Zhāng Hóng: Shì a, zhè jiù shì Zhōngguó cài de tèdiǎn: kàn qǐlái piàoliang, wén qǐlái hěn xiāng, chī qǐlái hǎochī.
Zhang Hong: Yes, this is a characteristic of Chinese food: it looks beautiful, smells fragrant, and tastes delicious.
玛丽：就是做起来不太容易。
Mǎlì: Jiù shì zuò qǐlái bú tài róngyì.
Mary: It’s just that making it isn’t very easy.
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