如何教外國友人包餃子
你能告訴我怎樣泡茶嗎？
A: Could you tell me how to make tea?
A: 你能告訴我怎樣泡茶嗎？
B: Let me show you. First boil some water in a kettle.
B: 我泡給你看。首先用壺把水燒開。
A: Here there is water boiled just now.
A: 這裏有剛剛燒好的水。
B: OK. Then warm the pot by pouring in a little boiling water, and then empty it out.
B: 好。然後倒一點沸水溫一下茶壺，然後倒出來。
A: Shall I put the tea bags now?
A: 我應現在就放進茶袋嗎？
B: Yes. And then pour the boiling water, cover the tea cozy, and a couple of minutes later, you may pour the tea for drink.
B: 是的。然後倒入沸水，蓋上蓋子，兩三分鐘後，就可以倒茶喝了。
Can you tell me how to make dumplings?
你能告訴我怎樣包餃子嗎？
A: Can you tell me how to make dumplings?
A: 你能告訴我怎樣包餃子嗎？
B: My pleasure. First of all, pour water into the wheat flour, and stir it until it becomes a piece of dough. Also get some filling ready. It can be vegetables or meat.
B: 我很樂意。首先倒些水到麪粉中，然後攪拌，把它拌成一個麪糰。同時準備好一些餃子餡，餡可以是蔬菜也可以是肉。
A: Then what should I do with them?
A: 然後我該怎麼做呢？
B: Cut the large piece of dough into many small pieces, roll the dough with a rolling pin into round, thin wrappers.
B: 把麪糰分成一個個小塊兒，用擀麪杖把它擀成一個圓而薄的餃子皮兒。
A: How thin should the wrappers be?
A: 餃子皮兒應該有多厚呢？
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: 這取決於你。你只要保證煮熟時餃子不破就行。可是許多人喜歡皮兒薄一點。然後把餡放到皮兒中，把它包起來。最後一件事就是把他們煮熟。在中國北方，人們通常把餃子蘸着醬油和醋吃，同時還吃大蒜。
