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Dormitory Drama - Part 3

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ID: 2513 Intermediate
What's Part 3 of our series serving up now? A few things actually! From cafeteria food to the latest on Zhang Yu's new boyfriend, listen as the drama unfolds.
Wed Aug 20 2014 | David, Ryan
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饭卡 fànkǎ meal card
胃口 wèikǒu appetite
食堂 shítáng cafeteria, dining hall
厨子 chúzi cook
刘北北，你怎么没点菜？是不是饭卡里没钱了？
Liúběiběi ，nǐ zěnme méi diǎncài ？shì bushì fànkǎ lǐ méi qián le ？
Liu Beibei, why didn't you order any dishes? Is it because your meal card doesn't have any money on it?
没胃口。学校食堂的厨子是怎么想的？玉米炒葡萄！
méi wèikǒu 。xuéxiào shítáng de chúzi shì zěnme xiǎng de ？yùmǐchǎopútáo ！
I am not hungry. What is the chef of the school's cafeteria thinking of? Corn stir-fried grapes!
我看也有人吃啊。这个凉拌面挺好的。
wǒ kàn yě yǒu rén chī ā 。zhège liángbànmiàn tǐng hǎo de 。
I noticed some were eating it. These cold noodles in sauce are very good.
还有那个荔枝塞肉，想想就恶心。
háiyǒu nàge lìzhīsāiròu ，xiǎngxiang jiù ěxīn 。
There's also those meat-stuffed lychees. I feel sick just thinking about it.
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