十道菜Ten Courses

New words

• 道dào — (measure word: dishes, questions)
• 层céng — floor, layer, tier
• 瓶píng — bottle
• 举jǔ — to raise, lift
• 并bìng — (not) at all (并不 / 并没有)
• 满mǎn — full

The story

小雨妈妈：今天的婚礼一共有十道菜，其中五道是四川菜。大家慢慢吃！There are ten courses at today's wedding, and five of them are Sichuan dishes. Take your time, everyone!

安娜：十道？我并不饿，中午吃了很多。我就尝一尝。Ten? I'm not hungry at all — I had a big lunch. I'll just have a taste.

服务员：第一道菜：烤鸭！First course: roast duck!

服务员：第二道菜：鱼！……第三道菜：鸡！Second course: fish! ...Third course: chicken!

乐乐：安娜，你不是说你并不饿吗？你的碗又满了！Anna, didn't you say you weren't hungry? Your bowl's full again!

安娜：我并没有吃很多。我只是每道菜都尝一尝。I'm not eating much at all. I'm just tasting every course.

小雨爸爸：来！今天我女儿嫁人，我带了三瓶白酒，四川最好的！Come on! My daughter's getting married today — I've brought three bottles of baijiu, the best in Sichuan!

爸爸：三瓶？好！今天是好日子，倒满！我们举杯！Three bottles? Great! It's a big day — fill them up! Let's raise our glasses!

Opening the lesson…