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Published: Feb 23, 2022 06:38 PM
Chat attack

strawberry / 草莓 / (cǎoméi)

A: What is your favorite fruit? 

你最喜欢什么样的水果呢?

(nǐ zuìxǐhuān shenme yànɡ de shuǐɡuǒ ne?)

B: I really like to eat apples and strawberries.  

我非常喜欢吃苹果和草莓。

(wǒ fēichánɡ xǐhuān chī pínɡɡuǒ hé cǎoméi.)

A: Speaking of strawberries, how about I share with you some news I read recently?   

说到草莓,我给你分享一个最近读到的新闻吧。

(shuōdào cǎoméi, wǒ ɡěinǐ fēnxiǎnɡ yīɡè zuìjìn dúdào de xīnwén bā?)

B: Okay, tell me about it. 

好啊,你说说看。

(hǎoā, nǐ shuōshuō kàn.)

A: Recently, a farmer in Israel has grown the world's heaviest strawberry. Weighing in at 289 grams, it is 24 times heavier than an ordinary strawberry.

最近有一位在以色列的农民种出了世界上最重的草莓,重量达到289克,是普通草莓平均重量的24倍多。

(zuìjìn yǒu yīwèi zài yǐsèliè de nónɡmín zhǒnɡchūle shìjiè shànɡ zuì zhònɡ de cǎoméi, zhònɡliànɡ dádào èrbǎijiǔshi kè, shì pǔtōnɡ cǎoméi pínɡjūn zhònɡliànɡ de èrshísì bèi duō.)

B: Really? That sounds really surprising to me. I'm curious now. I want to see this big strawberry for myself.   

是吗?这听起来很让人感到吃惊。我感到很好奇,并非常想要亲眼看看这枚大草莓。

(shìma? zhè tīnɡqǐlái hěn rànɡrén ɡǎndào chījīnɡ.wǒ ɡǎndào hěn hǎoqí, bìnɡ fēichánɡ xiǎnɡyào qīnyǎn kànkàn zhèméi dà cǎoméi.)

A: Haha, I thought the same as you. I'm a big fan of strawberry too.

哈哈,我和你想法一样。我也非常喜欢吃草莓。

(hāhā, wǒ hé nǐ xiǎnɡfǎ yīyànɡ.wǒ yě fēichánɡ xǐhuān chī cǎoméi.)
Illustration: Liu Xidan/GT

Illustration: Liu Xidan/GT