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Jessie💞Isabella
Dragon Boat Festival is around the corner. It’s accustomed to eat sticky rice buns for the festival. This kind of buns are wrapped with bamboo leaves, so they look green after cooking. There are many kinds of fillings. My daughter and I like meat, and my mum like beans. My mum did a few buns, and today she brought four buns for my daughter and I as snacks. My daughter was always into buns, so she quickly ate two of them. Then, after a little while, I finished the other two. Suddenly, my daughter looked concerned, and she asked,” Mum, were the two buns you had meat buns?”
“Yes. Why?” I asked
“ That’s good. I was afraid that there were meat buns as well as bean buns, and I accidentally ate all the meat ones, so you could only get bean ones. I know both of us like meat buns.” She replied.
Although, she as a teenager sometimes drags me mad, she is still loving and sweet at times.
Jun 16, 2023 3:51 PM
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Dragon Boat Festival is around the corner. It’s a custom to eat sticky rice
buns for the festival. These kind of buns are wrapped in bamboo leaves, so they
look green after cooking. There are many kinds of fillings. My daughter and I
like meat, and my mum likes beans. My mum made a few buns, and today she brought
four buns for my daughter and I as snacks. My daughter was always into buns, so
she quickly ate two of them. Then, after a little while, I finished the other
two. Suddenly, my daughter looked concerned, and she asked,” Mum, were the two
buns you had meat buns?” “Yes. Why?” I asked “ That’s good. I was afraid that
there were meat buns as well as bean buns, and I accidentally ate all the meat
ones, so you could only get bean ones. I know both of us like meat buns.” She
replied. Although, she as a teenager who sometimes drives me mad, she is still loving
and sweet at times.
That’s nice. I was never a big fan of zongzi.
June 17, 2023
The Dragon Boat Festival is around the corner and it's customary to eat sticky rice buns during the festival. This kind of bun is wrapped in bamboo leaves and thus the buns look green after cooking. There are many kinds of fillings for the buns. My daughter and I like the meat filling and my mum likes the bean. My mom made a few buns herself, and today she brought four buns over for my daughter and I to eat as snacks. My daughter has always been enthusiastic about buns, so she quickly ate two of them. Then, after a little while, I finished the other two. However, suddenly, my daughter looked concerned, and she asked, ”Mum, were the two buns you ate meat buns?” “Yes." I said. "Why?" My daughter responded "Oh, that’s good. I was afraid that I had accidentally eaten all the meat buns and there were only bean ones left. I know both of us like the meat buns.” Although my daughter is a teenager and often drives me crazy, she can still loving and sweet at times.
I gave you the US English version with "mom" and "drives me crazy"
June 17, 2023
Dragon Boat Festival is around the corner. It’s customary to eat sticky rice buns(sticky rice dumplings) for the festival. This kind of buns(dumplings) are wrapped with bamboo leaves, so they look green after cooking. There are many kinds of fillings. My daughter and I like meat, and my mum likes beans. My mum did(made) a few buns(dumplings), and today she brought four buns(dumplings) for my daughter and me as snacks. My daughter was always into buns(sticky rice dumplings), so she quickly ate two of them. Then, after a little while, I finished the other two. Suddenly, my daughter looked concerned, and she asked,” Mum, were the two buns you had meat buns?”
“Yes. Why?” I asked
“ That’s good. I was afraid that they were meat buns as well as bean buns, and I accidentally ate all the meat ones, so you could only get bean ones. I know both of us like meat buns.” She replied.
Although, she as a teenager sometimes drives me mad, she is still loving and sweet at times.
You were referring to 粽子 right? If so, I think it is better to call them "sticky rice dumplings" or "glutinous rice dumplings." I don't think I have ever seen them called "buns" in shops or restaurants menus. "Buns" are usually for baked or steamed bread(包子)。饺子 is usually also called "dumplings" in restaurant menus in English.
"My daughter and I like meat" : This is correct
"she brought four buns for my daughter and I" : "I" is incorrect here.
When you are unsure whether to use "I" or "me," try simplifying the sentence like :
"she brought four buns for I" : Now it is easier to see that "I" is incorrect and it should be "me."
June 17, 2023
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Jessie💞Isabella
Language Skills
Chinese (Mandarin), English
Learning Language
English
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