苏南：经理说今天早上十点半开会，对吗？
同事：是的，马上就要开始了。
经理：大家好！
今天我们要开个工作周会。
请大家坐好，把手机调成静音。
苏南：好了。
经理：今天开会，除了要告诉大家上次项目的结果，还有一件事，我们要讨论新的视频内容。
苏南：经理，我们上次的视频怎么样？
经理：上次的视频很受欢迎，播放量很高。
很多观众给我们评论、点赞，非常喜欢我们做的关于中国传统建筑的视频。
尤其是苏南，你的创意非常好！
苏南：谢谢经理，我会继续努力的！
经理：现在我们来讨论下一次的视频内容，大家有什么想法，都可以站起来说一说。
苏南：我们可以做世界饮食与烹饪方法。
同事：我觉得内容有点多。
虽然饮食和烹饪关系很密切，但是饮食是饮食，烹饪是烹饪，我们应该分开做。
经理：世界饮食有很多，与其简单地推荐饮食，不如做一些更有文化内涵的东西。
苏南：经理，我有一个想法。
不如我们做一个视频，讨论同一个食材在不同地区的做法和吃法，顺便说说为什么会出现这样的不同。
同事：听起来不错。
我知道中国和西班牙都吃油条，这是很有意思的内容。
经理：既然这样，我们就讨论面粉的做法和吃法吧！
在欧洲，面粉变成了面包，在亚洲，面粉变成了饺子、包子和馒头，我们做一个关于面粉的视频，再来讨论一下为什么会变成这样不同的饮食方式。
苏南：好的。
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| Chinese | Pinyin | English |
|---|---|---|
| 苏南 | Sūn án | southern Jiangsu; the southern part of Jiangsu Province, China |
| 经理 | jīng lǐ | manager / director |
| 说 | shuō | to speak; to talk; to say |
| 今天 | jīn tiān | today |
| 早上 | zǎo shang | early morning |
| 十 | shí | ten / 10 |
| 点 | diǎn | point; dot; spot; speck / dot stroke in Chinese characters / (math.) decimal point / point in time or space / (after a number) o'clock |
| 半 | bàn | (after a number) and a half |
| 开会 | kāi huì | to hold a meeting / to attend a meeting |
| 对 | duì | right; correct |
| 吗 | ma | (question particle for "yes-no" questions) |
| 同事 | tóng shì | colleague; co-worker |
| 是的 | shì de | yes, that's right |
| 马上 | mǎ shàng | at once / right away / immediately |
| 就 | jiù | merely; nothing else but; simply; just; precisely; exactly |
| 要 | yào | will; shall; about to / need to; should / if |
| 开始 | kāi shǐ | to begin / to start |
| 了 | le | (completed action marker) / (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) |
| 大家 | dà jiā | everyone |
| 好 | hǎo | good / appropriate; proper |
| 我们 | wǒ men | we; us; ourselves; our |
| 开 | kāi | (of ships, vehicles, troops etc) to start / to turn on; to put in operation; to operate; to run |
| 个 | gè | classifier for people or objects in general |
| 工作 | gōng zuò | job / work / task |
| 周 | zhōu | weekly |
| 会 | huì | meeting; gathering |
| 请 | qǐng | please (do sth) |
| 坐 | zuò | to sit / to take a seat / to take (a bus, airplane etc) / to bear fruit |
| 把 | bǎ | (used to put the object before the verb: 把[ba3] + {noun} + {verb}) |
| 手机 | shǒu jī | cell phone; mobile phone |
| 调 | tiáo | to harmonize / to reconcile / to blend / to suit well / to adjust / to regulate / to season (food) / to provoke / to incite |
| 成 | chéng | to succeed / to finish / to complete / to accomplish / to become / to turn into / to be all right |
| 静 | jìng | still / calm / quiet / not moving |
| 音 | yīn | sound / noise / note (of musical scale) / tone / news / syllable / reading (phonetic value of a character) |
| 除了 | chú le | apart from; besides; in addition to |
| 告诉 | gào su | to tell; to inform; to let know |
| 上 | shàng | (bound form) up; upper; above; previous |
| 次 | cì | classifier for enumerated events: time |
| 项目 | xiàng mù | item; project; (sports) event |
| 的 | de | possessive particle (of; 's) / modifying particle (used after an attribute to modify a noun or to form a nominal expression) |
| 结果 | jié guǒ | outcome; result; consequence |
| 还 | hái | in addition, also, else, even |
| 有 | yǒu | to have; there is |
| 一 | yī | one / single / a (article) |
| 件 | jiàn | classifier for events, things, clothes etc |
| 事 | shì | matter / thing / item / affair |
| 讨论 | tǎo lùn | to discuss; to talk over |
| 新 | xīn | new; newly |
| 视频 | shì pín | video |
| 内容 | nèi róng | content; substance; details |
| 怎么样 | zěn me yàng | how? / how about? / how was it? / how are things? |
| 很 | hěn | very; quite |
| 受 | shòu | to receive / to accept |
| 欢迎 | huān yíng | welcome |
| 播放 | bō fàng | to broadcast; to transmit (by radio or TV) |
| 量 | liàng | capacity / quantity / amount |
| 高 | gāo | high / tall / above average / loud |
| 多 | duō | many; much; more; a lot of |
| 观众 | guān zhòng | spectators; audience; visitors (to an exhibition etc) |
| 给 | gěi | to / for / for the benefit of / to do sth (for sb) |
| 评论 | píng lùn | to comment on / to discuss |
| 点赞 | diǎn zàn | to like; to upvote (on social media) |
| 非常 | fēi cháng | very; really |
| 喜欢 | xǐ huan | to like; to be fond of |
| 做 | zuò | to make; to produce |
| 关于 | guān yú | pertaining to / concerning / with regard to / about / a matter of |
| 中国 | Zhōng guó | China |
| 传统 | chuán tǒng | traditional / conventional |
| 建筑 | jiàn zhù | building |
| 尤其 | yóu qí | especially; particularly |
| 是 | shì | indeed (used for emphasis) |
| 你 | nǐ | you |
| 创意 | chuàng yì | creativity |
| 谢谢 | xiè xie | thanks / thank you |
| 我 | wǒ | I; me; my |
| 继续 | jì xù | to continue; to proceed with; to go on with |
| 努力 | nǔ lì | to make an effort; to try hard; to strive |
| 现在 | xiàn zài | now; at present; currently |
| 来 | lái | (used as a substitute for a more specific verb) |
| 下 | xià | later / next (week etc) |
| 什么 | shén me | what? |
| 想法 | xiǎng fǎ | way of thinking; opinion; notion |
| 都 | dōu | all; both; entirely |
| 可以 | kě yǐ | can / may / possible / able to |
| 站 | zhàn | to stand / to halt / to stop |
| 起来 | qǐ lái | to stand up; to get up |
| 说一说 | shuō yī shuō | to talk about it; to say a little; to discuss briefly |
| 世界 | shì jiè | world |
| 饮食 | yǐn shí | eating and drinking / food and drink; diet |
| 与 | yǔ | (formal) and; together with (linking parallel nouns, verbs, or phrases) |
| 烹饪 | pēng rèn | cooking; culinary arts |
| 方法 | fāng fǎ | method; way; technique; procedure |
| 觉得 | jué de | to think that ...; to feel that ... |
| 有点 | yǒu diǎn | a little |
| 虽然 | suī rán | although; even though |
| 和 | hé | and; together with |
| 关系 | guān xì | relation / relationship / guanxi |
| 密切 | mì qiè | closely (related) |
| 但是 | dàn shì | but; however |
| 应该 | yīng gāi | ought to; should; must |
| 分开 | fēn kāi | to separate / to part |
| 很多 | hěn duō | many; a lot of |
| 与其 | yǔ qí | rather than... (与其……不如……) |
| 简单 | jiǎn dān | simple; not complicated |
| 地 | de | -ly / structural particle: used before a verb or adjective, linking it to preceding modifying adverbial adjunct |
| 推荐 | tuī jiàn | to recommend |
| 不如 | bù rú | not equal to; not as good as; inferior to / it would be better to |
| 一些 | yī xiē | some; a few; a little; (following an adjective) slightly ...er |
| 更 | gèng | more / even more / further / still / still more |
| 文化 | wén huà | cultural |
| 内涵 | nèi hán | meaningful content / implication / (semantics) connotation / inner qualities (of a person) |
| 东西 | dōng xi | thing / stuff / person |
| 同 | tóng | like / same / similar / alike |
| 食 | shí | food / animal feed |
| 材 | cái | material / timber / ability / aptitude / a capable individual / coffin (old) |
| 在 | zài | (of sb or sth) to be (located) at |
| 不同 | bù tóng | different / distinct / not the same / not alike |
| 地区 | dì qū | region; area (informal or geographical term) |
| 法 | fǎ | law / method / way / (Buddhism) dharma / (abbr. for 法家) the Legalists / (physics) farad (abbr. for 法拉) |
| 吃 | chī | to eat; to consume / to eat at |
| 顺便 | shùn biàn | conveniently / in passing / without much extra effort |
| 说说 | shuō shuo | to say sth |
| 为什么 | wèi shén me | why? / for what reason? |
| 出现 | chū xiàn | to appear / to arise / to emerge / to show up |
| 这样 | zhè yàng | (before a noun) this kind of; such |
| 听 | tīng | to listen to; to hear |
| 不错 | bù cuò | not bad / pretty good |
| 知道 | zhī dào | to know; to become aware of |
| 西班牙 | Xī bān yá | Spain |
| 油条 | yóu tiáo | youtiao (deep-fried breadstick) / slick and sly person |
| 这 | zhè | this; these |
| 有意思 | yǒu yì si | interesting / meaningful / enjoyable / fun |
| 既然 | jì rán | since; as; this being the case |
| 面粉 | miàn fěn | flour |
| 吧 | ba | (modal particle indicating suggestion or surmise) / ...right? / ...OK? / ...I presume. |
| 欧洲 | Ōu zhōu | Europe |
| 变 | biàn | to change / to become different / to transform / to vary |
| 面包 | miàn bāo | bread |
| 亚洲 | Yà zhōu | Asia |
| 饺子 | jiǎo zi | dumpling / pot-sticker |
| 包子 | bāo zi | baozi; bao (steamed stuffed bun) |
| 馒头 | mán tou | steamed bun |
| 再 | zài | again; once more; re- |
| 一下 | yī xià | (after a verb) a bit; a little (indicating brief duration, or softening the tone, or suggesting giving sth a try) |
| 方式 | fāng shì | way; method; manner; mode; pattern (of behavior etc) |
| 好的 | hǎo de | okay; all right; got it |