James
Eating chinese food - corrections and help appreciated - highlighted sentances I'm confused about. Zhongguo-ren changchang wei keren zuo hen duo cai.- (unsure about this sentace) Chinese guest have very many dishes? Tamen xiwang keren duo he jiu, duo chi cai.They hope guests have many drinks and many dishes. Zhongguo-ren he xifang-ren chi fan de xiguan bu yiyang. Chinese and western eating customs are not the same. Zhongguo-ren chi fan yong wan he kuaizi; Xifang-ren chi fan yong panzi he daocha. Chinese eat with bowl and chopsticks, Western people eat with plate and knife and fork. Dabufen Zhongguo-ren yiban xian chi fan, hou he tang. Zai Xifang, renmen yiban xian he tang, hou chi fan.(-usnsure about these sentances) The majority of chinese usually eat first after theyv'e drank soup In the West people usually first drink soup and eat later. Zhongguo-ren changchang xian he jiu, chi liang cai, ranhou chi re fan, re cai, zuihou chi shiguo. Chinese often drink (alcohol) first, eat a cold dish, eat hot food afterwards, a hot dish and lastly eat fruit.Xifang-ren xian chi toupan, ranhou chi zhengcan, zuihou chi tianshi huo shuiguo. Western people first eat a starter then a main course and lastly a desert or fruit. Zhongguo-ren zai jia li chi fan he zai fanguan chi fan chabuduo, dahia yiqi chi suoyoude cai. Chinese at home and fanguan(hotel?) eat similar, everyone eats together( or all dishes together) Xifang-ren zai fanguan ziji chi ziji de cai. Zai jia chi fan de shihou, butong de cai xian fang zai ziji de pan li, ranhou cai chi.(very confused with these two sentances) Western people (at fanguan?) eat on their own. At home eating time Different dish first put in (ziji de pan li,?) after eating.
Jul 18, 2009 8:53 AM
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Hey,James Zhongguo-ren zai jia li chi fan he zai fanguan chi fan chabuduo, dahia yiqi chi suoyoude cai. Chinese eat at home, just almost the same as(or similar to) in restaurant. I think "dahia" might be "dajia",这里的意思应该是不把菜不分开吃(zheli de yisi yinggai shi bu ba cai fenkai chi) 而在西方一般是自己吃自己的菜(er zai xifang yiban shi ziji chi ziji de cai) all dishes together(not separate) in china, I think this is the difference between chinese and western "Xifang-ren zai fanguan ziji chi ziji de cai. Zai jia chi fan de shihou, butong de cai xian fang zai ziji de pan li, ranhou cai chi." Westerner eat their own food(separate, order dishes themselves) in restaurant. When they have meals at home, put different dishes in own plates before they eat it.
July 18, 2009
HelloJames, -Zhongguo-ren changchang wei keren zuo hen duo cai.- Chinese often make (cook)very good food for their guests 为 for ,to They wish their guests would drink many drinks( alcoholic here) and eat much food. - Dabufen Zhongguo-ren yiban xian chi fan, hou he tang In general most Chinese eat first then drink soup. - Zhongguo-ren zai jia li chi fan he zai fanguan chi fan chabuduo, dahia yiqi chi suoyoude cai. Chinese eat at home and more or less in restaurants. They all meet together to eat ( for food). 饭馆 restaurant It might be dajia 大家 not dahia ( doesn't seem to exist). dajia = everyone -Westerners eat at restaurants and also eat their own food ( self made food). ziji 自己 has 2 meanings : - ziji chi > here a a reflexive pronoun, they eat . -ziji de cai > own food , their own food, they make it themselves. - Zai jia chi fan de shihou, butong de cai xian fang zai ziji de pan li, ranhou cai chi. When they have their meals at home, they place different dishes beside their own made food, then eat it. ( I am not sure of this sentence as well)! The rest of the sentences are translated correctly:)
July 18, 2009
"Zhongguo-ren changchang wei keren zuo hen duo cai.- (unsure about this sentace) Chinese guest have very many dishes? Tamen xiwang keren duo he jiu, duo chi cai.They hope guests have many drinks and many dishes. " If many ppl visit chinese family ,their like to cook many kinds food for their guest.and hope their guest happy,always like to have drank wine at table, because they hope to made every guest feel at home! "Zhongguo-ren he xifang-ren chi fan de xiguan bu yiyang. " this is about different traditional habit in different country! rice is main food down the ages in china , "Dabufen Zhongguo-ren yiban xian chi fan, hou he tang. Zai Xifang, renmen yiban xian he tang, hou chi fan" soup is good for ppl health,south china like to drink soup everyday ,especially double-stewed soup !
July 18, 2009
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