教人如何泡茶和包饺子

 外国客人来到我们这里，一定也会想学习一下我们的饮食文化。我国有着很长的饮茶历史，而饺子更是我们的传统特色食品，所以今天就来学一下如何教人泡茶和包饺子吧。不过这里泡的是袋装茶，大家可以想想泡普通茶叶要怎么说。

Could you tell me how to make tea?

你能告诉我怎样泡茶吗？

A: Could you tell me how to make tea?

A: 你能告诉我怎样泡茶吗？

B: Let me show you. First boil some water in a kettle.

B: 我泡给你看。首先用壶把水烧开。

A: Here there is water boiled just now.

A: 这里有刚刚烧好的水。

B: OK. Then warm the pot by pouring in a little boiling water, and then empty it out.

B: 好。然后倒一点沸水温一下茶壶，然后倒出来。

A: Shall I put the tea bags now?

A: 我应现在就放进茶袋吗？

B: Yes. And then pour the boiling water, cover the tea cozy¹, and a couple of minutes later, you may pour the tea for drink.

B: 是的。然后倒入沸水，盖上盖子，两三分钟后，就可以倒茶喝了。

Can you tell me how to make dumplings?

你能告诉我怎样包饺子吗？

A: Can you tell me how to make dumplings?

A: 你能告诉我怎样包饺子吗？

B: My pleasure. First of all, pour water into the wheat flour, and stir² it until it becomes a piece of dough³. Also get some filling ready. It can be vegetables or meat.

B: 我很乐意。首先倒些水到面粉中，然后搅拌，把它拌成一个面团。同时准备好一些饺子馅，馅可以是蔬菜也可以是肉。

A: Then what should I do with them?

A: 然后我该怎么做呢？

B: Cut the large piece of dough into many small pieces, roll the dough with a rolling pin into round, thin wrappers.

B: 把面团分成一个个小块儿，用擀面杖把它擀成一个圆而薄的饺子皮儿。

A: How thin should the wrappers be?

A: 饺子皮儿应该有多厚呢？

B: It's up to you. You only need to make sure that the dumplings won't burst when you boil them. But many people like thin wrappers. Then put the filling in the center of a wrapper and fold it up. The last thing to do is to boil them. In northern China, dumplings are dipped in vinegar and soy sauce, and often eaten with a piece of raw garlic.

B: 这取决于你。你只要保证煮熟时饺子不破就行。可是许多人喜欢皮儿薄一点。然后把馅放到皮儿中，把它包起来。最后一件事就是把他们煮熟。在中国北方，人们通常把饺子蘸着酱油和醋吃，同时还吃大蒜。

1 cozy   

adj.亲如手足的，密切的，暖和舒服的

参考例句：

• I like blankets because they are cozy.我喜欢毛毯，因为他们是舒适的。
• We spent a cozy evening chatting by the fire.我们在炉火旁聊天度过了一个舒适的晚上。

2 stir   

n.感动(激动，愤怒或震动)，搅拌，骚乱；vt.激起，惹起，搅和；vi.挪动，活动，离开，搅拌，激动

参考例句：

• Give the soup a stir.把汤搅拌一下。
• Don't stir up trouble between them.不要在他们之间惹麻烦。

3 dough   

n.生面团；钱，现款

参考例句：

• She formed the dough into squares.她把生面团捏成四方块。
• The baker is kneading dough.那位面包师在揉面。