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háng jiāo niú liǔ
杭椒牛柳
Sautéed Beef Filet with Hot Green Pepper

hóng shāo shī zi tóu
红烧狮子头 
Stewed Pork Ball in Brown Sauce

gā lí jī
咖喱鸡
Curry Chicken

bǎi hé chǎo nán guā
百合炒南瓜
Sautéed Pumpkin with Lily Bulbs

jiāo yán qié zi dīng
椒盐茄子丁
Deep-Fried Diced Eggplant with Spicy Salt

là bā dòu chǎo là ròu
腊八豆炒腊肉
Sautéed Preserved Pork with Fermented Soy Beans

gē dàn shāo qún biān
鸽蛋烧裙边
Braised Turtle Rim with Pigeon Egg

shuǐ jīng xiā rén
水晶虾仁
Sautéed Shelled Shrimps

cuì pí dòu fu
脆皮豆腐
Deep-Fried Tofu

luó bo sī jǐ yú
萝卜丝鲫鱼
Crucian Carp Soup with Shredded Turnips

【有谁一早就在这里了？】

Zina:  Who has been here already this morning?

吉娜：         今天有谁一早就在这里了？

Dave:  Well, Vince dropped off some sales reports for you. Said you signed a big deal with HomeSupplies.com.

戴夫：  呃，文斯丢了一些销售报告给你。说你签下了HomeSupplies.com这个大客户。

Zina:  They’re ¹⁾ small fry. Tonight I’m going to LA to ²⁾ negotiate with Stars.com. That’ll be big.

吉娜：         小菜一碟。我今晚要飞去洛杉矶跟Stars.com协商。那可大了。

Dave:  You’re right. All the ³⁾ entertainment web sites follow Stars.com.

戴夫：         没错。所有的娱乐网站都以Stars.com马首是瞻。

Zina:  Who else has been here?

吉娜：         还有谁到过这里来？

Dave:  Elvin stopped by to see me.

戴夫：         艾文顺道过来找了我一会儿。

Zina:  Elvin? Which one is he?

吉娜：         艾文？他是哪一个啊？

语言详解

A: Did you sign a contract before agreeing to work for him?

在你同意为他工作前先签合约了吗？

B: He told me we would do it later.

他说那个晚点儿 再签。

【stop by 顺道拜访】

stop by是指你在要去一个地方的途中，因为顺路而到某人家拜访：

A:I was going to the store and thought I would stop by.

我正要去店里，就想可以顺道过来。

B:I’m so glad you did!

我真高兴你来了！

stop by也可以用来表达“稍作停留，不会久留”的意思：

A:  I just stopped by to see if you needed anything.

我只是过来看一下你是否需要什么。

B:  I need some more cough medicine.

我还需要多一些咳嗽药。

1) small fry  微不足道的事

2) negotiate  (v.) 协商，协调

3) entertainment  (n.) 娱乐

例句与用法：

这首歌曲常被说成是巴赫做的。

This song is often ascribed to Bach.

他们正计划九月份访问巴勒斯坦。

They are planning to visit Palestine in September.

【谚】一个巴掌拍不响。

It takes two to make a quarrel.

孩子们眼巴巴地等候话剧开始。

With expectant faces, children are waiting for the drama to start.

她这时巴不得整个事情都结束才好。

She began to wish the whole business finished.

to hope

to wish

“巴”是个多义词，它可以指 巴[民族] 、 巴[植物] 。