深广Shēnguǎng
苏峇士是我在班上最要好的同学。
Sūbāshì shì wǒ zài bān shàng zuì yàohǎo de tóngxué.
上个星期六，
Shàng gè xīngqí liù,
他邀请我到他家去吃午餐。
tā yāoqǐng wǒ dào tā jiā qù chī wǔcān.
还记得那天开饭的时候，
Hái jìde nèitiān kāifàn de shíhou,
苏峇士从厨房端出了一个银盘，
sūbāshì cóng chúfáng duān chūle yīgè yínpán,
里面有香喷喷的黄姜饭，
lǐmiàn yǒu xiāngpēnpēn de huángjiāng fàn,
印度饼和各种菜肴。
yìndù bǐng hé gè zhòng càiyáo.
这些传统的印度食品
Zhèxiē chuántǒng de yìndù shípǐn
都是苏峇士的妈妈特地为我做的。
dōu shì sūbāshì dì māmā tèdì wèi wǒ zuò de.
看着眼前的美味佳肴，
Kàn zhuó yǎnqián dì měiwèi jiāyáo,
我已经忍不住想吃了。
wǒ yǐjīng rěn bù zhù xiǎng chīle.
我赶快洗了手坐到餐桌旁，
Wǒ gǎnkuài xǐle shǒu zuò dào cānzhuō páng,
可是餐桌上没有餐具，
kěshì cānzhuō shàng méiyǒu cānjù,
该怎么吃呢？
gāi zěnme chī ne?
坐在对面的苏峇士开始用手吃了起来，
Zuò zài duìmiàn de sūbāshì kāishǐ
yòng shǒu chīle qǐlái, 我也学着他的样子，
wǒ yě xuézhe tā de yàngzi,
用手指把饭菜捏成一个小团，
yòng shǒuzhǐ bǎ fàncài niē chéng yīgè xiǎo tuán,
送入口中。
sòng rùkǒu zhōng.
苏峇士见了，
Sūbāshì jiànle,
指了指我的手，
zhǐle zhǐ wǒ de shǒu,
笑着说
xiàozhe shuō
志光，我们印度人是用右手抓饭的
Zhì guāng, wǒmen yìn duó rén shì yòng yòushǒu zhuā fàn de
我感到不好意思，马上改用右手。
Wǒ gǎndào bù hǎoyìsi, mǎshàng gǎi yòng yòushǒu.
我和苏峇士一家人边吃边聊。
Wǒ hé sūbāshì yījiā rén biān chī biān liáo.
我这 才知道，他们一家人都是兴都教徒，
Wǒ zhè cái zhīdào, tāmen yījiā rén dōu shì xìng dōu jiàotú,
不吃牛肉，因为对他们来说，
bù chī niúròu, yīnwèi duì tāmen lái shuō,
牛是神圣的动物。
niú shì shénshèng de dòngwù.
那天我吃得好饱，好开心。
Nèitiān wǒ chī de hǎo bǎo, hǎo kāixīn.
我不但品尝了美味的印度餐，
Wǒ bùdàn pǐnchángle měiwèi de yìndù cān,
同时还了解了印族的饮食文化。
tóngshí hái liǎojiěle yìn zú de yǐnshí wénhuà.
Word bank- 一顿 = measure word for dish or meal, beating or scolding
- 难-难以-艰难 = hard to
- 忘-忘掉-忘记 = forget
- 的 = own, of
- 印度 = India
- 餐 = food, meal
- 是 = is, am, are
- 我 = i, me
- 在 = at on [conjunctive]; indicates an action is in progress [continous tense]
- 班上 = in class
- 最 = at the very, the most
- 要好 = close [friend]
- 同学 = classmate
- 上个星期六 = last saturday
- 他 = he
- 邀请 = to invite
- 到…去 = go to
- 家 = home [back home], family [people]
- 吃 = to eat
- 午餐 = lunch
- 还 = still
- 记得 = remember
- 那天 = that day [那= that天 = day]
- 开饭 = to serve a meal, ready to have our meal
- 时候 = at the time of, when...
- 从 = from
- 厨房 = kitchen
- 端 = to carry something with both hand [verb]
- 出 = out
- 了 = indicates an action has been done
- 一个 = a, one
- 银盘 = silver plate
- 里面 = inside
- 有 = there’s, having
- 香喷喷 = savory; lit. Means the aroma spout out
- 黄姜饭 = ginger rice [one kind of indian food in Singapore]
- 印度饼 = prata [indian Kebab, it’s similiar with Mexican Tacos]
- 和 = and
- 各种 = all kind, all type
- 菜肴 = served dish
- 这 = this
- 些 = some
- 传统 = traditional
- 食品 = food
- 都是 = all are
- 妈妈 = mother
- 特地为我做 = especially made for me
- 做 = do, to make
- 看 = to see
- 着 = indicates an action is going on
- 眼 – 眼睛 = eyes
- 前-前面 = in front of
- 美味 = delicate aroma - delicacy
- 佳肴 = delicacies
- 美味佳肴 = wonderful delicacy aroma [great smelling delicacy]
- 已经 = already
- 忍不住 = unbearable
- 想 = to think of, plan to do something, want to do something
- 赶快 = quick, pronto
- 洗 = to wash
- 手 = hand
- 坐 = to sit
- 餐桌 = dinner table
- 旁-旁边 = side, besides, next to one’s position
- 可是-不过-但是 = but
- 餐桌上 = on the table
- 没有-无 = have no, there’s no
- 餐具 = table ware
- 该-应该 = should
- 怎么-如何 = how
- 对面 = the opposite position
- 开始 = start to
- 用 = to use, to utilize
- 起来 = indicates an action start to begin
- 也 = also
- 学着 = to imitate, to learn from
- 样子 = manner, appearance
- 手指 = finger
- 饭菜 = meal / food
- 捏 = to pinch [use fingers], kneading
- 成 = to become
- 小团 = small round, small circular; small group [for organization]
- 送入口中 = to enter into the mouth
- 送入 = send into
- 见 = to see
- 指 = to point
- 笑着说 = with smile and say
- 印度人 = Indian
- 右 = right
- 左 = left
- 抓 = caught
- 饭 = rice
- 感到 = to sense
- 不好意思 = sorry
- 马上-立刻 = at once, pronto
- 改 = changed to
- 一家人 = whole family
- 边吃边聊 = eating while chatting, eating and chatting [边 indicates two action done in one time]
- 这 = this
- 才知道 = just know, know it by now
- 兴都教 – 印度教 = Hindu
- 徒 = follower, believer, disciple
- 牛肉 = beef
- 因为 = because, due to
- 对。。。来说 = in...opinion [ ”...” means the person or subject]
- 牛 = cow
- 神圣 = holy
- 动物 = animal
- 好饱-很饱 = very full
- 好开心-很开心 = very happy
- 不但-不仅 = not only
- 品尝 = to taste
- 同时 = at the same time [同 = same ; 时-时候 = time]
- 还 = still
- 了解-明白-明了= to understand
- 印-印度 = India
- 族-民族 = ethnic group
- 饮食文化 = meal culture [the way of a ethnic takes meal; procedures for food]
