雪地里的年夜饭New Year's Eve in the Snow

New words

• 炒chǎo — to stir-fry
• 盐yán — salt
• 咸xián — salty
• 酸suān — sour
• 盘pán — plate (measure word: 一盘菜)
• 摆bǎi — to set out, arrange
• 气氛qìfēn — atmosphere

The story

工作人员：奶奶，快递到了！您丢的箱子找到了！Grandma, the delivery's here! We've found your lost suitcase!

奶奶：我的饺子！两千个！纯手工！My dumplings! Two thousand of them! All handmade!

大卫：奶奶，冰箱放不下！Grandma, they won't fit in the fridge!

爸爸：放不下？我们家有全美国最大的冰箱。瞧！Won't fit? Our home has the biggest fridge in America. Look!

奶奶：好！都摆在雪地里！一个一个摆好！Good! Set them all out in the snow! Line them up one by one!

大卫：这就是您的方案？That's your plan?

奶奶：两千个，都摆好了。我数过了。Two thousand, all set out. I've counted.

奶奶：今天是年夜饭。厨房我来！Today is New Year's Eve dinner. I'll take over the kitchen!

Opening the lesson…