这菜都凉了 也不知道喜欢吃什么 都是一些家常菜
“The dishes are getting cold. I don't know what you like. So I prepared some homemade dishes.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“I guess the traffic is busy now. Here, take a seat.”
这 菜都凉了 也不知道 喜欢吃 什么 都是一些家常菜
“The dishes are getting cold. I don't know what you like. So I prepared some homemade dishes.”
我们平时上班啊 都吃外卖 就想吃家常菜
“I usually order takeaways at work. So homemade dishes are very good!”
“I hope you like the food even though it is simple, and please make yourself right at home.”
Chinese hosts traditionally downplay their culinary efforts as 'simple' or 'cold' to avoid appearing boastful and to show humility.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
home-style cooking / ordinary home-cooked dishes
Refers to humble, comforting home cooking, often used modestly when hosting guests.
the food is already getting cold
A standard hospitable phrase urging guests to sit down and begin eating without ceremony.
Indicates a newly changed state regarding the temperature of the food.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Look, the food is getting cold.”
“The food is getting cold.”
“The food is getting cold.”
“Wait a minute. Why is my meal cold?”
“Let's eat, or the food gets cold. What else could I do?”
“It is cold now. How am I supposed to eat it?”