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instant noodles/ 方便面/ (fānɡbiàn miàn)

A: Do you eat instant noodles very often? 

你会经常吃方便面吗？

(nǐhuì jīnɡchánɡ chī fānɡbiànmiàn ma?)

B: I only choose them when I don't have the time to eat, because I know they lack nutrition.

我只会在没有时间吃饭的时候选择它,因为我知道它没什么营养。

(wǒ zhīhuì zài méiyǒu shíjiān chīfàn de shíhòu xuǎnzé tā, yīnwéi wǒ zhīdào tā méi shenme yínɡyǎnɡ.)

A: Although they may lack nutrition, they are delicious, and easy to make a lot of people love them. Asian countries really like instant noodles.

虽然它没什么营养,但因为美味且吃起来方便受到许多人欢迎。亚洲国家对方便面都非常喜欢。

(suīrán tā méi shenme yínɡyǎnɡ, dàn yīnwéi měiwèi qiě chīqǐlái fānɡbiàn shòudào xǔduō rén huānyínɡ.yàzhōu ɡuójiā duì fānɡbiànmiàn dōu fēichánɡ xǐhuān.)

B: Yup. And there are increasingly different varieties showing up in the market. A lot of different flavors too.

是的,而且现在市面上方便面种类越来越多,口味也越来越多。

(shìde, érqiě xiànzài shìmiàn shànɡ fānɡbiàn miàn zhǒnɡlèi yuèláiyuèduō, kǒuwèi yě yuèláiyuè duō.)

A: Did you know that China has become the biggest producer and consumer of instant noodles? They have had an especially big impact for disaster relief operations.

你知道吗,中国已经成为世界上最大的方便面生产国和消费国。尤其在赈灾方面发挥重要作用。

(nǐ zhīdào ma, zhōnɡɡuó yǐjīnɡ chénɡwéi shìjiè shànɡ zuìdà de fānɡbiànmiàn shēnɡchǎn ɡuó hé xiāofèi ɡuó.yóuqí zài zhènzāi fānɡmiàn fāhuī zhònɡyào zuòyònɡ.)

B: As an ordinary consumer, I love Chinese noodles the best.

作为一个普通的消费者来说,我个人还是最喜欢中国面。

(zuòwéi yīɡè pǔtōnɡ de xiāofèizhě láishuō, wǒ ɡèrén háishì zuì xǐhuān zhōnɡɡuó miàn.)

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