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　　Narration:Carrie,CiciandWingareco-workerof

　　acompany.Thisdaytheyaretalkingintheoffice.

　　Ca:Bingo!Ifinallyfinishthiscase.Itisreallytough!Ihavenotsleptwellforalmostaweek.

　　Wing:Metoo.Ialwaysgetsobusyinthisseason.Ihavedrunkthreecupsofcoffeeinordertokeepawake.

　　Ci:OurbossmustbeenjoyinghisholidayinFijiverymuch.Whatdoyouthinkhewillfeelwhenhecomesbacktoseeourcase?

　　Ca:Ofcoursehewillfeelsurprisedandgiveeachofusapromotion.

　　Wing:Comeon,heisadevil,howcouldhedothistous?Anyway,weshouldawardourselvesforthesedayshardwork!

　　Ca:Youareright.Let’spigoutonjunkfood!

　　Wing:IhavestayedinChinaforawholeyearandImissmyhometown.ImissGermanfood!

　　Ca:sodoI.howmuchIloveFrenchfood!

　　Ci:IhavenoteatenGermanorFrenchfoodbefore.Doyouhaveanyrecommendation?

　　Ca:IfyouvisitFranceorgotoaFrenchrestaurant,snails,cheese,andgooseliverandredwinearethebestchoices.

　　Wing:Youalsocan’tmissthefamousGermansausage,hamandbluechecse

　　Ci:Theyallsoundyummy.ButdoyouknowwhatChineseeatwhentheymisstheirfamilies?

　　Wing&Ca:No

　　Ci:Theanswerisdumplings!

　　Ca:Well,IheardthatbeforethoughIhaven’ttasted.

　　Wing:Canyoumakedumplings,CiCi?Wouldyoumakesomeforus?Ihavebeenlongingfordumplingsforalongtime.

　　Ci:Aha,itisaseasyasapieforme.whataboutcomingtomyhousetonight?Wecanmakedumplingstogether.Iwillteachyouhowtocookit.

　　Ca:Great!Thatisfantastic.Thenitwillbethefirsttimetomakeandeatdumplings

　　Wing:Verygoodidea!Wecouldbusysomebasicingredientatthesuppermarketafterwork.

　　Ci:Sure.Weneedflour,yeast,pork,cabbages,vinegar,sauceandginger.

　　(ThethreecolleagueshadtheirshoppingandnowtheyareinCiCi’shouse)

　　CiCiourssomepouronthetableandsaid:”Carrie,canyoufetchsomewaterhere?”

　　Ca:sure,hereyouare.whatsnext?

　　Ci:Ci:wehavetomixtheflouryeastandwatertogether.becareful,don’taddtoomuchwater.

　　Ca:Okay,I’mkneeingthedoughrepentedly.itisbecomingandsofter

　　Wing:Yeah,Iamcuttingtheporkintomanysmallpieces,andthenIwilladdseveralspoonsofoilinit.shallIblendthem?

　　CiCi:Yes,makesuretheyblendwell.Abitsaltandaspoonofvinegarareneeded,too.

　　(anhourlater)

　　Ca:Yes,thedumplingsareprepared.letsstart!

　　CiCi:Wait!Irememberwellthatyouallmissthefoodfromyourhometown.Look,whatarethese?

　　Ca:Wow!Cheese!Wheredidyougetit?Andmyfavoriteredwine.

　　Wing:God.Thosearesausageandham,Ican’tbelieveit!

　　CiCi:Haha,itisabigsurprise,isn’tit?Now,wearegotallthreecountries’foodready.

　　Ca:Soitisacompletebigmeal.

　　Wing:Anunforgettablebanquetinmylife.Let’scheers!

　　Ca,Ci,Wing:Cheers!

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　　LittleDuck:Hello,thisisLittleDuckspeaking.Who’sthat?Oh,dearGrandma.Yes,I’mfine.Imissyouverymuch.I’llcometovisityouthismorning.Goodbye.

　　LittleDuck::Wow!Whatasunnyday!I’mgoingtovisitmygrandma.

　　（猫先生正在河边捉鱼.但是他总是抓不到.）

　　LittleDuck:Goodmorning,Mr.Cat.Howareyou?

　　Mr.C