学做中国菜 Learning to Cook Chinese Food — HSK 3 Reading

我wǒ很hěn喜欢xǐhuan吃chī中国菜Zhōngguó cài，一直yìzhí想xiǎng学xué怎么zěnme做zuò。

I love eating Chinese food and have always wanted to learn how to cook it.

上个周末shàng ge zhōumò，中国Zhōngguó朋友péngyou请qǐng我wǒ去qù她tā家jiā，教jiāo我wǒ做zuò西红柿xīhóngshì炒chǎo鸡蛋jīdàn。

Last weekend, my Chinese friend invited me to her home and taught me to make tomato and egg stir-fry.

我们wǒmen先xiān去qù超市chāoshì买mǎi了le鸡蛋jīdàn和hé西红柿xīhóngshì。

First we went to the supermarket and bought eggs and tomatoes.

朋友péngyou说shuō：“这个zhège菜cài很hěn容易róngyì，但是dànshì别bié忘wàng了le放fàng盐yán。”

My friend said, "This dish is easy, but don't forget to add the salt."

我wǒ第一次dì yī cì做zuò的de菜cài太tài咸xián了le，朋友péngyou吃chī了le一口yì kǒu就jiù笑xiào了le。

The first dish I made was too salty; my friend took one bite and laughed.

第二次dì èr cì我wǒ放fàng的de盐yán少shǎo了le一些yìxiē，做zuò得de比bǐ第一次dì yī cì好hǎo多了duō le。

The second time I used a little less salt, and it turned out much better than the first.

晚上wǎnshang我们wǒmen一边yìbiān吃饭chīfàn，一边yìbiān聊天liáotiān，时间shíjiān过guò得de真zhēn快kuài。

That evening we ate and chatted at the same time — the time flew by.

现在xiànzài我wǒ会huì做zuò这个zhège菜cài了le，下个星期xià ge xīngqī我wǒ想xiǎng做zuò给gěi妈妈māma吃chī。

Now I can make this dish, and next week I want to cook it for my mom.

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Key words 生词

西红柿xīhóngshìtomato

炒chǎoto stir-fry

盐yánsalt

咸xiánsalty

容易róngyìeasy

聊天liáotiānto chat

一边 A，一边 B — doing A and B at the same time

Two actions happening together: 我们一边吃饭，一边聊天。

他一边走路，一边听音乐。 — He listens to music while walking.

别 + verb (+ 了) — don't…

别 gives a friendly command not to do something: 别忘了放盐。

外面下雨了，别出去了。 — It's raining outside; don't go out.

1. What dish did the friend teach the writer to make?

2. What was wrong with the dish the first time?

3. Who does the writer want to cook for next week?