對話 Dialogue
清清：「秋分」剛過，越來越有秋天的氣氛了！
Qīngqing: “Qiūfēn” gāngguò, yuèláiyuè yǒu qiūtiān de qìfēn le!
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華華：我最喜歡秋天了，現在白天還是有點熱沒錯，但到了晚上，輕輕的風一吹，那種涼涼的感覺，太舒適了！難怪古人會說：「天涼好個秋」啊！
Huáhua: Wǒ zuì xǐhuān qiūtiān le, xiànzài báitiān háishì yǒudiǎn rè méicuò, dàn dàole wǎnshàng, qīngqīng de fēng yì chuī, nà zhǒng liángliáng de gǎnjué, tài shūshì le! Nánguài gǔrén huì shuō: “Tiān liáng hǎo gè qiū” a!
清清：聽起來還挺浪漫的嘛！我跟你不一樣，我比較關心好吃的。
Qīngqing: Tīng qǐlái hái tǐng làngmàn de ma! Wǒ gēn nǐ bù yíyàng, wǒ bǐjiào guānxīn hǎochī de.
華華：中秋節才剛過，你吃得還不夠嗎？還想吃什麼？
Huáhua: Zhōngqiū jié cái gāngguò, nǐ chī de hái búgòu ma? Hái xiǎng chī shénme?
清清：當然是大閘蟹啊！秋天是吃蟹最好的季節了，不只是蟹肉鮮甜，蟹黃跟蟹膏都特別肥美呢！
Qīngqing: Dāngrán shì dàzháxiè a! Qiūtiān shì chī xiè zuì hǎo de jìjié le, bùzhǐshì xiè ròu xiāntián, xièhuáng gēn xiègāo dōu tèbié féiměi ne!
華華：看不出來你這麼懂得吃欸！可是有時候我吃螃蟹會肚子痛，不知道是怎麼回事？
Huáhua: Kàn bù chūlái nǐ zhème dǒngde chī ei! Kěshì yǒu shíhòu wǒ chī pángxiè huì dùzi tòng, bù zhīdào shì zěnmehuíshì?
清清：有人說螃蟹本身是寒性的，要跟薑和醋一起吃，就不會不舒服了，下次你也試試吧！
Qīngqing: Yǒurén shuō pángxiè běnshēn shì hánxìng de, yào gēn jiāng hé cù yìqǐ chī, jiù búhuì bù shūfú le, xiàcì nǐ yě shìshi ba!
華華：喔！長知識了，多謝啦！
Huáhua: O! Zhǎng zhīshì le, duōxiè la!
翻譯 Translation
Qingqing: The Autumnal Equinox just passed, and it’s really starting to feel like autumn.
Huahua: I love autumn the most. The days are still a bit hot, but in the evenings, when the gentle breeze blows, that cool feeling is so comfortable. No wonder the ancients said, “How cool the day, the wonderful autumn.”
Qingqing: That sounds quite romantic. I’m not like you; I’m more interested in delicious food.
Huahua: The Mid-Autumn Festival just ended, didn’t you eat enough? What else do you want to eat?
Qingqing: Hairy crabs, of course. Autumn is the best season to eat crabs. The crab meat is sweet and fresh, and the crab roe and tomalley are especially rich and delicious.
Huahua: I didn’t know you were such a gourmet. But sometimes when I eat crabs, I get a stomach ache. I wonder why that is.
Qingqing: Some say crabs are cold in nature, so you should eat them with ginger and vinegar to avoid discomfort. You should try it next time.
Huahua: Well, I’ve learned something new. Thanks a lot!
生詞 Vocabulary
1. 大閘蟹 (dàzháxiè) hairy crab, Chinese mitten crab
2. 秋分 (Qiūfēn) Autumnal Equinox
3. 挺...的 (tǐng … de) quite, pretty
4. 鮮甜 (xiāntián) fresh and sweet
5. 蟹黃 (xièhuáng) crab roe
6. 蟹膏 (xiègāo) crab tomalley, crab roe
7. 肥美 (féiměi) plump and succulent, rich and flavorful
8. 寒性 (hánxìng) cold in nature, cooling
教材音檔 Audio Files
國立清華大學華語中心提供
By National Tsing Hua University Chinese Language Center:
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