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BBQ and the Little Trumpet

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ID: 1709 Upper Intermediate
What is a Chinese barbecue like? What do people eat? What is a "barbecue district"? What exactly is a "little trumpet"? Find out answers to all these questions and more, in this summertime Chinese lesson.
Wed Jul 06 2011 | Jenny, John
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SIMPLIFIED PINYIN ENGLISH  
烧烤区 shāokǎoqū barbecuing area
天公作美 tiāngōngzuòměi beautiful weather
烧烤 shāokǎo barbecue
帐篷 zhàngpéng tent
老公，我们到烧烤区了。
lǎogōng ，wǒmen dào shāokǎoqū le 。
We’re at the barbecuing area, dear.
真是天公作美，这天气最适合烧烤了。
zhēn shì tiāngōngzuòměi ，zhè tiānqì zuì shìhé shāokǎo le 。
It’s a beautiful day today. This weather is perfect for a barbecue.
你先把帐篷和烧烤架支好，我来准备食物。
nǐ xiān bǎ zhàngpéng hé shāokǎojià zhī hǎo ，wǒ lái zhǔnbèi shíwù 。
You set up the tent and the grill first and I’ll start preparing the food.
好的。食物挺多的，我们带的无烟炭够不够啊？
hǎo de 。shíwù tǐng duō de ，wǒmen dài de wúyāntàn gòu bu gòu a ？
OK. There’s so much food. Did we bring enough smoke free charcoal?
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