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World Gourmand: A Foodie's Paradise

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ID: 2908 Upper Intermediate
Warning! If you're hungry, it's best to eat something before taking this lesson because we're going to be discussing the wonderfully diverse cuisines of China. In this lesson, a friend discusses their new food channel which will travel around the different provinces of China and interview the chefs and discuss the delicious food. If you're a foodie like us folks at ChinesePod, you'll enjoy this lesson. Photo by Run Mizumushi-Kun
Thu Jun 16 2016 | Fiona Tian, Constance Fang
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SIMPLIFIED PINYIN ENGLISH  
灵通 língtōng fast and abundant; clever; effective; psychic
饕客 tāokè gourmand
陆续 lùxù gradually; one by one
思路 sīlù way of thinking
怎么样，最近挺忙吧？听说你们台又新开了一个美食节目啊？
zěnmeyàng ，zuìjìn tǐng máng ba ？tīngshuō nǐmen tái yòu xīn kāi le yī gè měishí jiémù ā ？
How's it going, you must be very busy lately? I heard that your channel has launched a new food program, has it?
嘿，消息还真灵通。我们台确实要开一个“天下饕客”的节目呢。
hēi ，xiāoxi hái zhēn língtōng 。wǒmen tái quèshí yào kāi yī gè “tiānxià tāokè ”de jiémù ne 。
Hey, news spreads so fast. Our channel is, in fact, launching a program called "World Gourmand".
怎么，要介绍世界各地的美食啊，听起来像个外景节目哦。
zěnme ，yào jièshào shìjiègèdì de měishí ā ，tīng qǐlai xiàng gè wàijǐngjiémù ò 。
What's it about, is it going to introduce cuisine from around the world, it sounds like a travel program.
确实如此呢，我们节目组的计划是先把国内各地的美食介绍一圈儿，然后再陆续介绍国外的。
quèshí rúcǐ ne ，wǒmen jiémù zǔ de jìhuà shì xiān bǎ guónèi gèdì de měishí jièshào yī quānr ，ránhòu zài lùxù jièshào guówài de 。
It is indeed, the plan of our programming team is to first introduce cuisine from all over the country, then to gradually introduce overseas food.
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