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Taking Too Long to Pick a Meal

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ID: 4065 Intermediate
We all have those friends that don’t care where they eat, and then take ages to order food, only to complain that they would prefer to go to another place in the end. This lesson is all about that.
Thu Dec 21 2017 | Fiona Tian, Gwilym
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SIMPLIFIED PINYIN ENGLISH  
选 xuǎn to choose
X跟Y一样 X gēn Y yī yàng X and Y are the same
对...过敏 duì...guò mǐn allergic to...
汉堡 hànbǎo hamburger
你已经看菜单看了十多分钟了，还是不知道要吃什么吗？
nǐ yǐjīng kàn càidān kàn le shí duō fēnzhōng le ，háishi bù zhīdào yào chī shénme ma ？
A: You’ve already been staring at the menu for over 10 minutes now. You still don’t know what you want to eat?
我有选择困难症，不然你帮我选。
wǒ yǒu xuǎnzé kùnnan zhèng ，bùrán nǐ bāng wǒ xuǎn 。
I am really indecisive. How about you choose for me?
我要点青酱意面你跟我点一样的怎么样？
wǒ yào diǎn qīngjiàng yìmiàn nǐ gēn wǒ diǎn yīyàng de zěnmeyàng ？
I want to order pesto spaghetti, how about you order the same as me?
我对松子过敏，不行不行。
wǒ duì sōngzǐ guòmǐn ，bùxíng bùxíng 。
I'm allergic to pine nuts, no way, can't do that.
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