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🗺   CITTÀ ITALIANE #QuickItalianWithMara

🌋 NAPOLI

		 点外卖

我是一名医生，工作很忙。我不会做饭，一般也不在家里吃，下班以后经常去医院旁边的饭馆吃饭。后来，同事们告诉我，可以用手机点外卖，又方便又便宜。我试了一个星期，感觉太好了。我现在每顿都可以吃不同的东西，昨天吃饺子，今天吃面条，明天吃三明治，太幸福了！ 
                      Diǎn wàimài
Wǒ shì yì míng yīshēng ，gōngzuò hěn máng 。Wǒ bú huì zuò fàn ，yìbān yě bú zài jiā lǐ chī ，xià bān yǐ hòu jīngcháng qù yīyuàn pángbiān de fànguǎn chī fàn 。Hòulái ，tóngshì men gàosù wǒ ，kěyǐ yòng shǒujī diǎn wàimài ，yòu fāng biàn yòu piányi 。wǒ shì le yí gè xīngqī ，gǎnjué tài hǎo le 。Wǒ xiànzài měi dùn dōu kěyǐ chī bù tóng de dōngxi ，zuó tiān chī jiǎozi ，jīntiān chī miàntiáo ，míngtiān chī sān míng zhì ，tài xìngfú le ！


Quizzes:
1)	我是做什么工作的？ Wǒ shì zuò shénme gōngzuò de?
老师   lǎoshī      
医生   yīshēng                                   ✔     

2)	下班以后，我一般在哪里吃饭？ 
Xià bān yǐhòu , wǒ yìbān zài nǎlǐ chī fàn?  
家里   jiā lǐ
饭馆   fàn guǎn                                 ✔

3)	用手机点外卖有什么好处？ 
Yòng shǒujī diǎn wàimài yǒu shénme hǎochù?   
又贵又不好吃。   Yòu guì yòu bù hǎo chī.
又方便又便宜。   Yòu fāngbiàn yòu piányi.       ✔

4)	我明天要吃什么？
面条            miàntiáo
三明治          sān míng zhì                    ✔
 
5)	我还是喜欢自己做饭。
对。             duì
不对。           bú duì                          ✔


Correction notebook   错题本 (Mandarin)

《点外卖 》讲解

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John: Linda, 今晚情人节你们打算怎么过？
Linda：我男朋友订了我喜欢的餐厅，你呢？
John:我要为我的女朋友做晚饭，然后一起看电影。
Linda：哇！听起来很浪漫。你准备了什么情人节礼物？
John: 我买了玫瑰花和一条项链。你呢？
Linda：我买了一块男士手表当礼物。
John: 手表是很棒的礼物。情人节快乐！
Linda：谢谢，也祝你们玩得开心！

Valentine’s Day情人节 [qíng rén jiē]
restaurant餐厅 [cān tīng]
make a reservation 预订
For example:我去预订餐厅。I’ll make a reservation at the restaurant.

Boyfriend男朋友 [nán péng yǒu]
Girlfriend 女朋友 [nǚ péng you]
Cook dinner做晚饭 [zuò wǎn fàn]
Watch movie看电影[kàn diàn yǐng]
Rose玫瑰花[méi guī huā]
Necklace 项链[xiàng liàn]
Happy Valentine’s Day！情人节快乐！

Okay , that’s all for today.How are you celebrating Valentine’s Day? What gift do you bought for your lovers? Let me know in the comment. I’ll see you next time.我们下次节目再见。


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