▸ 老lǎo张Zhāng和hé老lǎo王Wáng是shì邻居lín jū，也是yě shì好朋友hǎo péng you。

Old Zhang and Old Wang were neighbors, and good friends.

▸ 老lǎo张Zhāng说shuō：“我wǒ做的zuò de面miàn比bǐ你nǐ做的zuò de好吃hǎo chī！”

Old Zhang said, "My noodles taste better than yours!"

▸ 老lǎo王Wáng不bù同意tóng yì：“我wǒ做菜zuò cài三十sān shí年nián，比bǐ你nǐ多duō十shí年nián！”

Old Wang disagreed: "I've been cooking thirty years — ten more than you!"

▸ 他们tā men的de太太tài tai笑着xiào zhe说shuō：“那nà就jiù比一比bǐ yī bǐ吧ba！”

Their wives laughed and said, "Then have a contest!"

▸ 社区shè qū正好zhèng hǎo有yǒu一个yī ge做菜zuò cài比赛bǐ sài。

As it happened, the neighborhood was holding a cooking competition.

▸ 老lǎo张Zhāng说shuō：“好hǎo，星期六xīng qī liù见jiàn，看kàn谁shéi比bǐ谁shéi厉害lì hai！”

Old Zhang said, "Fine — see you Saturday, and we'll see who beats whom!"

▸ 老lǎo王Wáng说shuō：“你的nǐ de嘴zuǐ比bǐ你的nǐ de手shǒu厉害lì hai。”

Old Wang said, "Your mouth is mightier than your hands."

▸ 大家dà jiā都dōu笑了xiào le。

Everyone laughed.

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