Everyone happily decided that the protagonist of today's dinner was Matthew's Chinese delicacy that they had never tried before-hot pot.

"Then I'll go back and get ready. We'll see you in the evening! ”

As the head chef, John took his leave first, and there was still a lot of preparation.

Luckily, New York's Chinatown is not far from here, so you can basically have all the ingredients and spices.

"See you in the evening!"

..........................

Just in case, if they don't get used to it, John plans to prepare some other common dishes.

Make some vegetable salad, paella or something.

John also plans to make some dumplings himself,

If you can't finish it, you can eat it for breakfast the next day after freezing it.

John took Peggy to New York's Chinatown to shop on a large scale, and the two were very familiar with each other when walking on the lively street.

In order to eat authentic Chinese food, John often took his girlfriend to Boston's Chinatown.

In comparison, New York's Chinatown is much larger and more populous than Boston.

It is the largest Chinese community in the eastern part of the United States, bringing together a large number of Chinese and Chinese Americans.

Walking on the bustling streets with people and looking at the traditional Chinese billboards on the streets, John had mixed feelings.

In this strange and somewhat familiar place, I am still an outsider after all.

Looking at his smiling girlfriend beside him, infected by her happy emotions, John cleaned up his strange mood.

Walking in the crowded crowd, you can experience the scenery and humanity here.

Chinese Americans who have lived in the United States for many years,

I am also accustomed to Christmas and New Year in the West, and the festive atmosphere in Chinatown is very strong.

Under the shocked eyes of the people around him, John spoke fluent Cantonese.

After a few inquiries,

Finally, I purchased all the seasonings and ingredients I needed at a large Huaguo supermarket.

You must know that the Cantonese proficiency of many people around here is not as good as the standard of John, a foreign devil.

Peggy was very happy when she saw this,

On the way back, I kept talking to John.

"John, you didn't see the expressions on the faces of the supermarket clerks and shopkeepers, so funny."

"That is, in fact, these Chinese Americans are used to life in the United States.

Most of the communication was in English, which was no different from us.

That's why they were so surprised when I spoke a mouthful of Cantonese. ”

Cantonese is the only dialect in China that has English nouns other than Mandarin.

Because Guangzhou was the earliest treaty port to be opened in the past, Canton in English was similar to Canton's speech in Cantonese, so Westerners called Canton Canton.

With the Chinese, especially the Chinese in the surrounding areas of Guangdong, from Nanyang to all over the world,

For the convenience of communication and the commemoration of the hometown.

Hence the emergence of the word Cantonese.

"At the University of Austin, I majored in international politics as an undergraduate.

I felt the need to learn a few more common languages, so I found a training provider.

In addition, my own language skills are quite good. ”

It's impossible for John to tell his girlfriend the truth, can he tell her that he has Su Hui or something, and that he was a Chinese in his previous life.

Even if you say it, no one will believe it,

This system has been explained before.

"I see. What I saw and heard today is quite interesting. ”

Peggy was just curious,

She thinks her boyfriend is like a robot cat in the Sun Country anime,

From time to time, surprise yourself.

John was very interested in seeing his girlfriend.

"Peggy, if you're interested, I can teach you.

I am not proficient in Cantonese, but my preferred language is Mandarin. It's the language I used to speak to the owner when we were eating in Boston's Chinatown. ”

"Really? No wonder the owner of that restaurant took good care of us. In the future, if I am interested, I will ask you for advice.

But I heard that Chinese is difficult to learn, but I didn't expect John's language talent to be so good. ”

Peggy's eyes rolled a few times, and she thought about it carefully.

Some people think that English is difficult to learn, but in fact, it is even more difficult for foreigners to learn Chinese.

It is so difficult that those who learn Mandarin are distressed and lament why Mandarin is so difficult to learn.

The difficulty of the language is determined by the verbs, and the English verb conjugations are relatively simple except for a few irregularities.

The main reason for English is that there are too many words, and it is good for daily use, and if you are an English major, there are as many as tens of thousands.

There are many reasons why Mandarin is difficult to learn, such as the difficulty of writing, unlike English, which requires writing stroke by stroke.

There is also the pronunciation of Mandarin, anterior nasal, posterior nasal and so on.

In particular, the intonation in Mandarin is more difficult for many people who do not have intonation in their native language, which is also the reason why many people speak Mandarin with the wrong intonation.

There are also homophonic words with multiple meanings, polyphonic words or homophones, and so on.

In the episode,

Sheldon wanted to be able to communicate with the owner of the Chinese restaurant he had ordered, as he felt that the food in his restaurant did not live up to its name.

He thought the restaurant was cutting corners.

So he asked his friend Howard for help to learn Mandarin.

Because Sheldon knows people who know him and he understands Mandarin.

Now there's one more,

You must know that he has always despised his friend Howard, especially since his major is mechanical engineering.

It's a pity that Howard's Chinese is also half-baked, and he can fool some people who don't understand Chinese.

Sheldon is also half-learned,

In a confrontation with the restaurateur,

made a lot of jokes,

In the end, it didn't work.

But for a demon-level student like his girlfriend, it should be quite easy.

I'm not a half-like Howard,

In his previous life, he relied on the Mandarin Level 2 A exam.

As long as she puts some thought into it, it's not simple.

For the sake of her boyfriend's face, she won't be embarrassed.

Besides, as the old Chinese saying goes: "If you are a threesome, you must have my teacher!" ”

"Are you sure I only have talent for this?"

John kept the ingredients in his hand and smiled reservedly.

It makes people feel that they are not cleaned up.

“......”

The car was caught off guard.

Peggy's face was red, so she reached out and slapped John, squeezing as she smacked.

"John, it looks like your skin has been itching again lately, and you don't need to clean it up."

John was stunned, how could he offend his girlfriend again.

A black man with a head full of question marks.

Didn't he just want to show off his cooking skills, could it be that this also touched the sore spot in Peggy's heart.

Judging from her boyfriend's reaction, Peggy knew that she was trying to be crooked.

In order not to let John see his embarrassment, Peggy walked in front of John with a proud face.

While walking, I also complained to myself in my heart.

The main thing is to blame her boyfriend John, who made him say ambiguous words.

With a wry smile on his face, John followed his girlfriend closely behind with the purchased items in his hands,

I'm still too carried away,

Knowing that her girlfriend has put a lot of thought into it in order to learn first-hand cooking.

But it's not as good as she wants,

And he still plucked his beard in front of the tiger - looking for death.