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Too Many Food Allergies

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ID: 1512 Intermediate
We've all met one of those people that seems to be allergic to everything. Sure, it's not their fault, but that doesn't stop others from being annoyed at the dinner table. In this lesson, learn many sentences patterns related to expressing "allergies," "allergic," and "allergic reaction" in Mandarin Chinese, while also experiencing some fun social tension.
Mon Oct 04 2010 | Jenny, John
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SIMPLIFIED PINYIN ENGLISH  
螃蟹 pángxiè crab
伯父 bófù father's older brother
一......就...... yī ... jiù ... as soon as...
过敏 guòmǐn to be allergic to, allergy
来，晓旭，这是螃蟹，多吃点儿。
lái ，Xiǎoxù ，zhè shì pángxiè ，duō chī diǎnr 。
Over here, Xiao Xu. This is crab, have some.
谢谢伯父。不过我不能吃螃蟹，我一吃螃蟹就过敏。
xièxie bófù 。bùguò wǒ bùnéng chī pángxiè ，wǒ yī chī pángxiè jiù guòmǐn 。
Thanks uncle, but I can't eat crab. If I eat just a little crab, I'll have an allergic reaction.
这样啊！那吃鱼吧。鱼可是你伯母的拿手菜。
zhèyàng a ！nà chī yú ba 。yú kěshì nǐ bómǔ de náshǒu cài 。
Oh really? Then let's have fish. Fish is actually your aunt's speciality.
对不起，鱼我也不能吃。我对所有的海鲜都过敏。
duìbuqǐ ，yú wǒ yě bùnéng chī 。wǒ duì suǒyǒu de hǎixiān dōu guòmǐn 。
Sorry, I can't eat fish either. I'm allergic to all seafood.
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