These days, when everything and everyone one seems to be in a rush, it’s so important to eat healthily. Not only is eating well good for your body in the long term but can help you lose weight and keep a better figure. Do you know how to talk with or to others about changing your food habits or diet? Make a change and take better care of yourself!
In this Podcast, you will learn:
(i) To talk about changing your diet to be more healthy
(ii) How to discuss losing weight with a friend
Dialogue:
Two friends decide to eat healthily:
（在街上）
(zài jiē shàng)
(on the street)
A:我听说有个不错的素菜馆，你想试试么？
Wǒ tīng shuō yǒu gè bù cuò de sù cài guǎn, nǐ xiǎng shì shi me?
I heard that there is a good vegetarian restaurant nearby, do you want a try it?
B:怎么？你要吃素啦？
Zěn me? Nǐ yào chī sù la?
How come? Are you going to be a vegetarian?
A:嗯，我已经开始尝试了。你也知道我正在减肥，吃素真的很有帮助。
Ēn, wǒ yǐ jīng kāi shǐ cháng shì le. Nǐ yě zhī dào wǒ zhèng zài jiǎn féi, chī sù zhēn de hěn yǒu bāng zhù.
Yes, I have already started trying it. You know that I am trying to lose weight, and being a vegetarian really helps.
B:好啊。其实我最近也在控制饮食。
Hǎo a. qí shí wǒ zuì jìn yě zài kòng zhì yǐn shí.
That’s great. In fact, recently I’m on a diet, too.
A:那咱们走吧。
Nà zán men zǒu ba.
Let’s go then.
Chinese words and phrases mentioned in this Podcast:
素菜馆：vegetarian restaurant
试试：have a try
吃素：eat vegetarian
素食主义者：vegetarian
尝试：try/attempt
减肥：lose weight
有帮助：helpful
控制：control
饮食：diet
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