Starter · Food · Original practice reading
Shopping at a market
周末，我和朋友去市场买菜。我们买了两个西红柿、一袋米和一些青菜。卖菜的阿姨问我们想做什么。朋友笑着说，今天想学做西红柿炒鸡蛋。阿姨告诉我们，先把鸡蛋炒好，再炒西红柿。
Pinyin reference
zhōu mò ， wǒ hé péng yǒu qù shì chǎng mǎi cài 。 wǒ men mǎi le liǎng gè xī hóng shì 、 yí dài mǐ hé yì xiē qīng cài 。 mài cài de ā yí wèn wǒ men xiǎng zuò shén me 。 péng yǒu xiào zhe shuō ， jīn tiān xiǎng xué zuò xī hóng shì chǎo jī dàn 。 ā yí gào sù wǒ men ， xiān bǎ jī dàn chǎo hǎo ， zài chǎo xī hóng shì 。
English meaning
At the weekend a friend and I buy vegetables at a market. We get two tomatoes, a bag of rice and some greens. The seller asks what we will cook. My friend wants to learn tomato and egg stir-fry. She suggests cooking the eggs first, then the tomatoes.
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What does the friend want to cook?
- Tomato and egg stir-fry
- Noodles
- Soup
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Tomato and egg stir-fry
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