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ID: 2918 Upper Intermediate
Al dente! This lesson is all about authentic Italian pasta. If you're interested in spaghetti, sauce, noodles or food in general, this will get your tastebuds watering. Photo by Devika
Wed Jul 06 2016 | Fiona Tian, Constance Fang
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SIMPLIFIED PINYIN ENGLISH  
大力 dàlì energetically; strongly
推荐 tuījiàn to recommend
向 xiàng towards
保证 bǎozhèng to guarantee
终于订到这家你大力推荐的意大利餐厅了。
zhōngyú dìngdào zhè jiā nǐ dàlì tuījiàn de Yìdàlì cāntīng le 。
I finally managed to book this Italian restaurant that you so enthusiastically recommended.
我向你保证，这里卖的是百分之百地道的意大利面。
wǒ xiàng nǐ bǎozhèng ，zhèlǐ mài de shì bǎifēnzhībǎi dìdào de Yìdàlìmiàn 。
I swear to you, what they sell here is 100% authentic pasta.
你在意大利住了那么久，都是半个意大利人了，你说好吃谁敢不信。
nǐ zài Yìdàlì zhù le nàme jiǔ ，dōu shì bàn gè Yìdàlì rén le ，nǐ shuō hǎochī shéi gǎn bùxìn 。
How long did you live in Italy? You're pretty much half Italian now, eh? Who wouldn't believe you if you say it is tasty.
意大利面要做得好吃不难，要做得让人回味就不容易了。
Yìdàlìmiàn yào zuò de hǎochī bùnán ，yào zuò de ràngrén huíwèi jiù bù róngyì le 。
It's not that hard to make tasty pasta, but it's hard to really make people think back on it after eating.
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