Lesson 26 
Translation
Beijng Snacks
Colleague: It's time to go. Xuemei, where are you going to have dinner? Why not come and have some Beijing snacks with me?
Xue Mei: My husband and daughter went to the night market on Wangfujing a couple of days ago. They said there were many kinds of snacks.
Colleague: It's only 5 o'clock. The night market isn't open yet. I'll take you to a place specializing in Beijing snacks. There you can eat all you like.
Xue Mei: That鈥檚 terrific. My daughter told me fried pancakes are delicious. Do they have any there?
Colleague: Fried pancakes? They鈥檙e not an authentic Beijing snack. As far as I know, they come from Tianjin.
Xue Mei: So they鈥檙e not a Beijing speciality. Well, besides fried pancakes, are there any other snacks from outside Beijing?
Colleague: There鈥檙e lots of them, like fried smelly beancurd, sliced bean jelly, mutton kebab, among others.
Xue Mei: So what snacks are unique to Beijing?
Colleague: Don鈥檛 be so anxious. You鈥檒l find out soon.
Xue Mei: Well, please don鈥檛 keep me waiting.
Colleague: Come along with me, and you鈥檙e sure to find something you like.
Xue Mei: Well, it鈥檚 quite spacious in here.
Colleague: Xuemei, take a look. These are little corn buns, and those are pea flour cakes.
Xue Mei: Hey, what鈥檚 that? It鈥檚 a beautiful color.
Colleague: That鈥檚 haw jelly. Do you want to try a piece?
Xue Mei: Sure. It鈥檚 tart but sweet. Very tasty. Are these all Beijing snacks?
Colleague: Yes. In fact, Beijing snacks include popular snacks and palace snacks.
Xue Mei: Palace? You mean, where the emperor lived?
Colleague: That鈥檚 right. The corn buns and pea flour cakes you saw just now are palace snacks. It is said the Empress Dowager liked them.
Xue Mei: Then, what are the popular snacks?
Colleague: Popular snacks are ordinary people鈥檚 favorites, like fermented bean drink, fried dough rings and pig liver stew.
Xue Mei: Which tastes best?
Colleague: It鈥檚 hard to tell. It mainly depends on personal taste. Well, I鈥檇 like you to try some fermented bean drink.
Xue Mei: My husband mentioned it. He loves it!
Colleague: Most Beijingers like to drink it. Get me one bowl of fermented bean drink!
Xue Mei: Let me try. It tastes so strange! I can鈥檛 stand it.
Colleague: You should drink more to get used to the flavor. Have some more?
Xue Mei: Better not.Thanks!
Colleague: Then try this fried dough ring. Older Beijingers will have a bite of fried dough ring with a fermented bean drink for their breakfast.
Xue Mei: Does the fried dough ring taste strange, too?
Colleague: Of course not.
Xue Mei: This is fine.
Editor:Liu Source:CCTV.com
