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🇨🇳 Mandarin Chinese · Fluency Level 3

PART 3 · LESSON 30 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES

The Wok Handed On

Take the wok: hear that it is yours now, say you have hold of it, be told to fry, hear Missus Lin brew your first batch in the old teapot, give her the first cup, hear her pass it to Old Chen, hear his verdict, and when the room has emptied, hear the first question you were ever asked, and answer it.

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THE STORY

The frying room at four in the afternoon on Grain Rain, the wok hot again, Master Chen on a chair by the door, Missus Lin with the teapot of 1985 on the table, Lan in the doorway, and later only the two of them.

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这 口 锅 是 你 的 了。zhè kǒu guō shì nǐ de leThis wok is yours now. To a friend.
接 住 了。jiē zhù lehave hold of it, word for word receive, held fast, the light word
师父， 我 接 住 了。shīfu, wǒ jiē zhù leMaster, I have hold of it.
炒 吧。chǎo baFry.
慢慢 炒， 不 急。mànmàn chǎo, bù jíFry slowly, no hurry.
我 用 这 把 壶 泡。wǒ yòng zhè bǎ hú pàoI'll brew it in this pot.
林 阿姨， 第 一 杯 给 您。lín āyí, dì yī bēi gěi nínMissus Lin, the first cup is for you. Politely.
师父， 您 看 怎么样？shīfu, nín kàn zěnmeyàngMaster, what do you think? Politely.
老陈， 你 尝尝。lǎochén, nǐ chángchangOld Chen, you taste it. To a friend.
还 可以。hái kěyǐIt'll do.

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