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ID: 1406 Elementary
One of the great things about restaurants in China is that they often bring out your food faster than you can order it. On the downside, sometimes the food isn't quite what you had in mind... Learn about a common dish today, and about how to describe something you might not have ordered!
Mon Apr 26 2010 | Jenny, John
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SIMPLIFIED PINYIN ENGLISH  
鱼香肉丝 yúxiāng ròusī pork strips in garlic sauce
饿 è to be hungry
死 sǐ to die
快 kuài fast
鱼香肉丝。
yúxiāng ròusī 。
Pork strips in garlic sauce.
饿死了，快吃吧！
è sǐ le ，kuài chī ba ！
I'm starving! Let's hurry up and eat!
好吃！味道真不错。
hǎochī ！wèidao zhēn bùcuò 。
Delicious! It has a really nice flavor.
小姐，不好意思，鱼香肉丝不是你们的菜。
xiǎojie ，bùhǎoyìsi ，yúxiāng ròusī bù shì nǐmen de cài 。
Miss, I'm sorry. The pork strips in garlic sauce wasn't in your order.
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