留學(xué)生在中國(guó) 第10期 Dumpling 餃子

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我感覺(jué)中國(guó)人吃飯時(shí)喜歡最后吃米飯或餃子。

You：We usually eat rice, but we don't usually eatdumplings every day.

我們經(jīng)常吃米飯，但餃子可不是每天都吃。

David：Sometimes I have had meals with Chinesefriends and at the end of the meal, they choosewhether to eat rice or dumplings. Why?

我跟中國(guó)朋友一起去吃飯時(shí)，他們經(jīng)常會(huì)在快吃完時(shí)才點(diǎn)米飯或餃子。這是為什么?

You：Well, maybe this is true in restaurants when people eat starch to fill up at the end of ameal. But eating at home is different. At home, dumplingsaren't intended for every dayconsumption. If you eat rice at every meal, although it's convenient, it can get boring. It's aChinese custom, especially in the north, to eat dumplings the night before Spring Festival.

哦。在餐館里，人們可能喜歡在正餐后吃點(diǎn)面食來(lái)填肚子;而在家里人們并不是每天都吃餃子。如果每頓都吃米飯，雖然很方便，但也會(huì)覺(jué)得煩的。中國(guó)人有除夕夜吃餃子的習(xí)俗，而且這一習(xí)俗在北方更為盛行。

David：Why? What's the history?

為什么?有什么說(shuō)法嗎?

You：There is a story but I don't know it. I am from south China and we don't share thatcustom.

是有一個(gè)故事但我不大清楚。我是南方人，我們那兒沒(méi)有這個(gè)習(xí)俗。

David：It's not a part of the custom in southern China. It is only a custom in Beijing?

中國(guó)南方?jīng)]有這個(gè)習(xí)俗。那僅僅是北京有嗎?

You：Not only Beijing, but all northern China.

不僅是北京，而且整個(gè)北方都有這樣的習(xí)俗。

David：Someone told me before that, because the dumpling is round, it symbolizes thebeginning of a new cycle. I am not sure, but sometimes I understand they put a coin insidewhen they make dumplings, whoever eats the dumpling with the coin will have good luck. Maybethis is more northeastern culture.

以前有人告訴我，餃子是圓的，象征著新的一輪的開始;我不知道這是不是真的?？墒?，我知道有時(shí)候人們包餃子時(shí)也會(huì)把一個(gè)餃子里面包上一枚硬幣。吃到這個(gè)餃子的人就會(huì)有好運(yùn)。也許這更具有東北特色一些。

You：Yeah, Ithink so.

我也這樣認(rèn)為。