▸ 星期五xīng qī wǔ，两liǎng个人gè rén都dōu去qù买菜mǎi cài。

On Friday, both men went shopping for ingredients.

▸ 老lǎo张Zhāng起得qǐ de比bǐ老lǎo王Wáng早zǎo，买mǎi到dào了le最zuì新鲜xīn xiān的de鱼yú。

Old Zhang got up earlier than Old Wang and bought the freshest fish.

▸ 可是kě shì老lǎo王Wáng的de运气yùn qi比bǐ他tā好hǎo，买mǎi到dào了le很hěn好的hǎo de牛肉niú ròu。

But Old Wang's luck was better — he found excellent beef.

▸ 老lǎo张Zhāng的de刀dāo比bǐ老lǎo王Wáng的de快kuài。

Old Zhang's knife was sharper than Old Wang's.

▸ 老lǎo王Wáng的de锅guō比bǐ老lǎo张Zhāng的de大dà。

Old Wang's pot was bigger than Old Zhang's.

▸ 晚上wǎn shang，他们tā men都dōu在zài家里jiā lǐ练习liàn xí。

That evening, they both practiced at home.

▸ 老lǎo张Zhāng的de太太tài tai说shuō：“你nǐ今天jīn tiān做的zuò de比bǐ昨天zuó tiān好hǎo。”

Old Zhang's wife said, "Today's dish is better than yesterday's."

▸ 老lǎo王Wáng的de太太tài tai说shuō：“少放shǎo fàng点diǎn盐yán，会huì比bǐ现在xiàn zài更好gèng hǎo。”

Old Wang's wife said, "Use less salt, and it'll be even better than it is now."

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