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Exactly right! You get a point. It looks like neither of our contestants is going to give an inch. Come on, let's move on to the next question. Since we're talking about spicy food, what is the main characteristic of Hunan cooking?

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大哥，我一看您就是来这里找工作的，听口音，您是湖南那边的吧？

dàgē ，wǒ yī kàn nín jiù shì lái zhèlǐ zhǎo gōngzuò de ，tīng kǒuyīn ，nín shì Húnán nàbiān de ba ？

Buddy, I could tell you'd come here looking for work as soon as I laid eyes on you. Listening to your accent, I'd say you're from around Hunan, no?

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对啊，对啊（露出惊喜的表情）难道你也是湖南的？

duìa ，duìa （lùchū jīngxǐ de biǎoqíng ）nándào nǐ yě shì Húnán de ？

Yeah, that's right (an expression of surprise and joy appears on his face). You're not from Hunan too, are you?

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眼珠子滴溜一转）是啊是啊，我妈妈湖南的，我们老家是湖南邵阳的，后来去了四川，早几年来这儿打工了，现在湖南这边过来打工的人可多了，要是没个熟人领路，还真不好找个称心的事情做。

yǎnzhūzǐ dīliū yī zhuǎn ）shì a shì a ，wǒ māma Húnán de ，wǒmen lǎojiā shì Húnán Shàoyáng de ，hòulái qù le Sìchuān ，zǎo jǐniánlái zhèr dǎgōng le ，xiànzài Húnán zhèbiān guòlai dǎgōng de rén kě duō le ，yàoshì méi gè shúrén lǐnglù ，hái zhēn bù hǎo zhǎo gè chèngxīn de shìqing zuò 。

(Looks around him calculatingly) Yes, yes, my mum is from Hunan. Our ancestral home is in Shaoyang in Hunan, but later we moved to Sichuan. I came here to get work several years ago. Now lots of people come here from Hunan to get work. Unless they know someone to show them the ropes, it's really hard to find good work.

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我就是湖南人，我们湘妹子特能吃辣。对了你们浙江是鱼米之乡，浙菜有好多“湖鲜”吧，口味就偏清淡而且口感较甜吧。

wǒ jiùshì Húnán rén ，wǒmen xiāng mèizi tè néng chī là 。duìle nǐmen zhèjiāng shì yú mǐ zhīxiāng ，zhècài yǒu hǎo duō “húxiān ”ba ，kǒuwèi jiù piān qīngdàn érqiě kǒugǎn jiào tián ba 。

I'm from Hunan myself, us Hunan girls are really good at eating spicy food. Oh yeah, I heard that Zhejiang where you are from is great for fish and rice. Zhejiang cuisine incorporates a lot of seafood sourced from lakes, the flavor of which is quite light and it tastes quite sweet.

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是啊，除了赏灯，猜灯谜，像贵州湖南还常常有舞龙舞狮，划旱船的表演，热闹极了！

shì a ，chúle shǎng dēng ，cāi dēngmí ，xiàng guìzhōu Húnán hái chángcháng yǒu wǔlóng wǔshī ，huàhànchuán de biǎoyǎn ，rènao jí le ！

Yeah. As well as admiring all the lanterns and guessing the riddles on the lanterns, places like Guizhou and Hunan also often have performances, such as dragon and lion dances, and the rowing of boats on dry land. It's really quite the lively spectacle!

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一种是苏州的“苏绣”；另一种是湖南的“湘绣”；最后一种是广东的“粤绣”。中国的刺绣可以说是全世界最好的！

yīzhǒng shì Sūzhōu de “sū xiù ”；lìng yīzhǒng shì Húnán de “xiāng xiù ”；zuìhòu yīzhǒng shì Guǎngdōng de “yuè xiù ”。Zhōngguó de cìxiù kěyǐ shuō shì quánshìjiè zuì hǎo de ！

One is Suzhou embroidery, called "Su embroidery", another is Hunan embroidery, which is called "Xiang embroidery"; the last kind is Guangdong embroidery, called "Yue embroidery". Chinese embroidery can be said to the best in the world!

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那湖是"湖南"还是"湖北"？

nà hú shì "Húnán "háishi "Húběi "？

Then is 'hu' for Hunan or Hubei?

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没有“湖”，湖南是“湘”。湖北是......我也想不起来了。

méiyǒu “hú ”，Húnán shì “Xiāng ”。Húběi shì ......wǒ yě xiǎng bu qǐlái le 。

There's no 'hu'. Hunan is 'Xiang'. Hubei is...I can't think of it either.

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哈哈，我知道，你是湖南人。

hā hā ，wǒ zhīdào ，nǐ shì Húnán rén 。

Hah-hah. I got it. You're from Hunan.

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