Fluent Fiction - Mandarin Chinese: The Sweet Mistake: When Dim Sum Meets Democracy
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Story Transcript:

Zh: 春天的早晨，阳光温暖地洒在街道上，鸟儿在树上轻轻歌唱。
En: On a spring morning, the sunlight warmly spread over the streets, and birds gently sang in the trees.

Zh: 明和亮满怀期待地走在去“新开张的点心店”的路上。
En: Ming and Liang walked eagerly on their way to the "newly opened pastry shop."

Zh: 明兴奋地说：“听说这里的点心是全城最好的！
En: Ming said excitedly, "I've heard the pastries here are the best in town!"

Zh: ”亮微微笑着，半信半疑地回应：“希望你这次没有记错，明。
En: Liang smiled slightly and replied, half-skeptically, "I hope you didn't get it wrong this time, Ming."

Zh: ”当他们抵达目的地时，只见到门口排着长长的队伍，四周贴满了海报和宣传单。
En: When they arrived at their destination, they saw a long line at the entrance, surrounded by posters and flyers.

Zh: 明舔了舔嘴唇，傻傻地说：“看来他们的生意真的很好。
En: Ming licked his lips and dumbfoundedly said, "It seems their business is really good."

Zh: ”但是，亮细心地注意到，这里的人们并不是等待点餐，而是拿着选票。
En: However, Liang carefully noticed that the people there weren't waiting to order but were holding ballots.

Zh: 亮忍不住调侃：“明，这地方看起来不像餐馆，更像是投票中心。
En: Liang couldn't help but tease, "Ming, this place looks less like a restaurant and more like a polling station."

Zh: ”明走进门，径直走向柜台，兴高采烈地询问：“请问，可以点个菜单吗？
En: Ming walked straight to the counter enthusiastically asking, "Excuse me, can I have a menu?"

Zh: ”柜台后面的工作人员愣了一下，然后礼貌地回复：“这是投票中心，没有菜单。
En: The staff behind the counter was momentarily stunned, then politely replied, "This is a polling center, there is no menu."

Zh: ”亮站在明身后，捂着嘴偷笑。
En: Liang stood behind Ming, covering his mouth to hide his laughter.

Zh: 明一时尴尬，只好转身向投票箱走去，假装认真地填“菜单”。
En: Feeling awkward, Ming had no choice but to turn to the ballot box and pretend to fill in a "menu" seriously.

Zh: 此时，亮努力去解释这一切的误会，并安慰工作人员：“不好意思，他以为这里是餐馆。
En: Meanwhile, Liang tried to explain the misunderstanding and apologized to the staff: "Sorry, he thought this was a restaurant."

Zh: ”终于，在看到人们认真地投入选票后，明明白了自己的错误，笑出了声：“居然搞错了，这里不是吃点心的地方！
En: Finally, after seeing people seriously casting their votes, Ming understood his mistake and burst into laughter: "I can't believe I got it wrong, this isn't a place for dim sum!"

Zh: ”投票中心工作人员善意地送上热茶和月饼作为安慰，明和亮便坐下来，一边品茶一边回忆过往的乌龙事件。
En: The polling center staff kindly offered hot tea and mooncakes as consolation, and Ming and Liang sat down, sipping tea and reminiscing about past mix-ups.

Zh: 亮拍拍明的肩膀说道：“这次或许应该更信任我的建议，先查好地点再出发。
En: Liang patted Ming's shoulder and said, "Maybe you should trust my advice a bit more next time, check the location before setting out."

Zh: ”阳光透过窗户洒进来，温暖而明亮。
En: Sunlight streamed through the window, warm and bright.

Zh: 明笑着回应：“是啊，我以后会记得，查清楚地址再出门。
En: Ming laughed and responded, "Yes, I'll remember to check the address before going out next time."

Zh: ”两人相视而笑，喝着茶，享受着意外的美好时光。
En: The two looked at each other and smiled, enjoying the unexpectedly pleasant time over tea.


Vocabulary Words:

• sunlight: 阳光
• warmly: 温暖地
• gently: 轻轻
• eagerly: 满怀期待地
• slightly: 微微
• half-skeptically: 半信半疑地
• destination: 目的地
• dumbfoundedly: 傻傻地
• posters: 海报
• flyers: 宣传单
• ballots: 选票
• tease: 调侃
• enthusiastically: 兴高采烈地
• stunned: 愣了一下
• politely: 礼貌地
• awkward: 尴尬
• misunderstanding: 误会
• pretend: 假装
• casting: 投入
• burst into: 笑出了声
• mistake: 错误
• consolation: 安慰
• reminiscing: 回忆
• patted: 拍拍
• advice: 建议
• setting out: 出发
• streamed: 洒进来
• bright: 明亮
• unexpectedly: 意外
• pleasant: 美好