小文在饭馆吃饭，吃完后，服务员把账单拿给了他。
他看了看账单，惊讶地说：”什么？
一个西红柿炒鸡蛋竟然要两百元！
”女服务员说：”您看这个西红柿和鸡蛋都是从新西兰进口的。
”忽然他看到豆腐竟然也要了一百多元，于是他指着豆腐问：”豆腐是中国发明的，难道这也要从新西兰进口吗？
”女服务员冷静地回答：”这是我们从超市买的。
”小文生气地问:"那怎么还要一百多元？
”女服务员说:"因为这个去买豆腐的服务员，是个新西兰的留学生。
”
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| Chinese | Pinyin | English |
|---|---|---|
| 小文 | Xiǎo wén | a personal name, Xiaowen |
| 在 | zài | (of sb or sth) to be (located) at |
| 饭馆 | fàn guǎn | restaurant |
| 吃饭 | chī fàn | to have a meal / to eat |
| 吃 | chī | to eat; to consume / to eat at |
| 完 | wán | to finish / to be over |
| 后 | hòu | afterwards / after |
| 服务员 | fú wù yuán | waiter / waitress / attendant / customer service personnel |
| 把 | bǎ | (used to put the object before the verb: 把[ba3] + {noun} + {verb}) |
| 账单 | zhàng dān | bill |
| 拿 | ná | to hold / to seize / to catch / to apprehend / to take |
| 给 | gěi | to / for / for the benefit of / to do sth (for sb) |
| 了 | le | (completed action marker) / (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) |
| 他 | tā | he; him; his |
| 看 | kàn | to see; to look at / to read / to watch / to visit; to call on / to consider; to regard as / to look after / to treat (a patient or illness) / to depend on / to feel (that) / (after a verb) to give it a try / to watch out for |
| 惊讶 | jīng yà | amazed / astonished |
| 地 | de | -ly / structural particle: used before a verb or adjective, linking it to preceding modifying adverbial adjunct |
| 说 | shuō | to speak; to talk; to say |
| 什么 | shén me | what? |
| 一 | yī | one / single / a (article) |
| 个 | gè | classifier for people or objects in general |
| 西红柿 | xī hóng shì | tomato |
| 炒 | chǎo | to sauté; to stir-fry / to speculate (in real estate etc); to scalp / to hype up / to sack; to fire (sb) |
| 鸡蛋 | jī dàn | (chicken) egg / hen's egg |
| 竟然 | jìng rán | unexpectedly / in spite of everything / in that crazy way / actually |
| 要 | yào | to want; to need; to ask for |
| 两 | liǎng | two / both / some / a few |
| 百 | bǎi | hundred |
| 元 | yuán | currency unit (esp. Chinese yuan) / era (of a reign) / (geology) eon |
| 女 | nǚ | female |
| 您 | nín | you (courteous, as opposed to informal 你[ni3]) |
| 这 | zhè | this; these |
| 和 | hé | and; together with |
| 都 | dōu | all; both; entirely |
| 是 | shì | to be (followed by substantives only) |
| 从 | cóng | from; through; via / (bound form) retainer; attendant / (bound form) assistant; auxiliary; subordinate / (bound form) related by common paternal grandfather or earlier ancestor |
| 新西兰 | Xīn xī lán | New Zealand |
| 进口 | jìn kǒu | to import |
| 的 | de | emphatic particle (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) |
| 忽然 | hū rán | suddenly; all of a sudden |
| 看到 | kàn dào | to see |
| 豆腐 | dòu fu | tofu / bean curd |
| 也 | yě | even (extreme or unexpected case) |
| 多 | duō | (after a numeral) ... odd |
| 于是 | yú shì | thereupon; as a result; consequently; thus; hence |
| 指 | zhǐ | to point at or to / to indicate or refer to |
| 着 | zhe | aspect particle indicating action in progress or ongoing state |
| 问 | wèn | to ask; to inquire |
| 中国 | Zhōng guó | China |
| 发明 | fā míng | to invent |
| 难道 | nán dào | don't tell me ... / could it be that...? |
| 吗 | ma | (question particle for "yes-no" questions) |
| 冷静 | lěng jìng | calm; cool-headed; dispassionate / (of a place) deserted; quiet |
| 回答 | huí dá | to reply; to answer / reply; answer |
| 我们 | wǒ men | we; us; ourselves; our |
| 超市 | chāo shì | supermarket (abbr. for 超級市場|超级市场[chao1 ji2 shi4 chang3]) |
| 买 | mǎi | to buy / to purchase |
| 生气 | shēng qì | to get angry; to be furious |
| 那 | nà | then (in that case) |
| 怎么 | zěn me | how? / what? / why? |
| 还 | hái | still, still in progress, yet |
| 因为 | yīn wèi | because; owing to; on account of |
| 去 | qù | to go, to go to |
| 留学生 | liú xué shēng | student studying abroad; returned student; foreign student; international student |