- M：哈囉，有人嗎？Hā luō, yǒurén ma? | Hello, is anyone here?
- L：來了，來了！Láile, láile! | Coming, coming!
- M： 嘿，小李！好久不見！不好意思遲到了 Hēi, xiǎo lǐ! Hǎojiǔ bùjiàn! Bù hǎoyìsi chídàole | Hey, Xiaoli, long time no see! Sorry I’m late.
- L：不會不會，我還在煮飯 Bù huì bù huì, wǒ hái zài zhǔ fàn | Not at all, I’m still cooking.
- M：天哪！怎麼這麼香？Tiān nǎ! Zěnme zhème xiāng? | OMG! How does it smell so good?
- L：我在燉牛肉。你餓了嗎？Wǒ zài dùn niúròu. Nǐ èle ma? | I’m stewing beef. Are you hungry?
- M：難怪！我超餓的！ Nánguài! Wǒ chāo è de! | No wonder! I’m so hungry.
- L：趕快進來吧 Gǎnkuài jìnlái ba | Hurry up and come inside!
- M：好 hǎo | OK.
- L：麻煩你脫鞋子 Máfan nǐ tuō xiézi | Please just take off your shoes.
- M：沒問題 méi wèntí | No problem.
- L：你要先喝一點茶嗎？還是可樂？nǐ yào xiān hè yīdiǎn chá ma? Háishì kělè? | Do you want to have some tea first? Or cola?
- M：不用了！Bùyòngle! | I’m fine.
- L：那... 還是你要喝酒？Nà... Háishì nǐ yào hējiǔ? | Ok then… or what about wine?
- M：喝酒吧，你看我帶來了什麼！Hējiǔ bā, nǐ kàn wǒ dài láile shénme! | Wine’s good, look what I brought!
- L：哇！西班牙的白酒？Wa! Xībānyá de báijiǔ? | Wow! Spanish white wine?
- M：對，是利奧哈白酒，跟台灣料理很搭！Duì, shì lì ào hā báijiǔ, gēn táiwān liàolǐ hěn dā! | Yeah, it’s a white Rioja, it goes really well with Taiwanese food.
- L：你好用心！我們趕快打開來喝吧！Nǐ hǎo yòngxīn! Wǒmen gǎnkuài dǎkāi lái hē ba! | You’re so thoughtful! Let’s hurry up and open it!
- M：好！欸？還是我們先喝一點香檳，你說好不好？Hǎo! Āi? Háishì wǒmen xiān hè yīdiǎn xiāngbīn, nǐ shuō hǎobù hǎo? | Ok! Hmm? Or what about we drink a little champagne first, what do you say?
- L：你還帶來了香檳？！香檳很貴！Nǐ hái dài láile xiāngbīn?! Xiāngbīn hěn guì! | You even brought champagne?! Champagne’s expensive!
- M：拜託，難得大家都聚在一起 Bàituō, nándé dàjiā dōu jù zài yīqǐ | Come on, it’s not every day everyone gathers together.
- L：呃... È… | Uh…
- M：咦？我是第一個到的嗎？ Yí? Wǒ shì dì yī gè dào de ma? | Huh? Am I the first to arrive?
- L：你沒有看到我的訊息嗎？我有傳訊息給你 Nǐ méiyǒu kàn dào wǒ de xùnxí ma? Wǒ yǒu chuán xùnxí gěi nǐ | You didn’t see my message? I sent you a message.
- M：我沒看到 wǒ méi kàn dào | I didn’t see it.
- L：大家今天突然都有事情，沒辦法來 dàjiā jīntiān túrán dōu yǒu shìqíng, méi bànfǎ lái | Everybody suddenly had something come up today, they can’t make it.
- M：所以...就我們兩個人？suǒyǐ... Jiù wǒmen liǎng gè rén? | So… it’s just the two of us?
- L：對... Duì… | Right…
- M：那這個蛋糕一定吃不完 Nà zhège dàngāo yīdìng chī bù wán | Then we definitely won’t be able to finish this cake.
- L：還有蛋糕？！hái yǒu dàngāo?! | There’s even cake?!
- M：我以為淑芬會來嘛... 想說，上禮拜是她的生日... Wǒ yǐwéi shú fēn huì lái ma... Xiǎng shuō, shàng lǐbài shì tā de shēngrì… | I thought Shufen would come… I was thinking, last week was her birthday…
- L：我對你很不好意思！ Wǒ duì nǐ hěn bù hǎoyìsi! | I feel so bad!
- M：唉，算了！是他們的損失。來，喝吧！ Āi, suànle! Shì tāmen de sǔnshī. Lái, hē ba! | Ah, forget it! It’s their loss. Come on, let’s drink!
Words and phrases:健康 - Jiànkāng - healthy
我不喝可樂 - wǒ bù hē kělè - I don't drink cola.
除了水， 你還喝什麼？- chúle shuǐ, nǐ hái hē shénme? - Other than water, what do you drink?
葡萄酒 - Pútáojiǔ - wine
我只喜歡很貴的酒 - wǒ zhǐ xǐhuān hěn guì de jiǔ - I only like expensive wine.
太便宜的酒不好喝 - tài piányí de jiǔ bù hǎo hē - Wine that's too cheap isn't good.
你要很精準 - nǐ yào hěn jīngzhǔn - You want to be very precise.
我喝不出來 - wǒ hē bù chūlái - I can't tell (can't discern sth by drinking)
最重要 - zuì zhòngyào - most important
味道 - wèidào - flavor
甜 - tián - sweet
日本料理 - rìběn liàolǐ - Japanese food
模仿 - mófǎng - to imitate
遲到 - chídào - to arrive late
回家 - huí jiā - to return home
好奇 - hàoqí - curious
終於 - zhōngyú - finally
決定 - juédìng - to decide
準時 - zhǔnshí - punctual