作者： 360abc

Robert: This little red fruit looks good. What’s it good for?
Uranda: That’s a lucky fruit called hong zao! People say that if you eat them, you will have your first son very soon!
Robert: Uh…, I’m not even married yet. How about this brown dried fruit?
Uranda: Gui yuan are lucky, too! If you eat them, you’ll have a very sweet life!
Robert: And how about these little brown chips?
Uranda: Oh, that’s deer horn. That helps you…umm, how should I put it?

hong zao 　
红枣（音）

Gui yuan 　
桂圆（音）

How should I put it 　
我该怎么说呢？

罗　伯：这红色的小水果很好看。它有什么功效？
优兰达：这个幸运的水果叫做红枣！大家说吃了会早生贵子！
罗　伯：喔……我都还没结婚呢。那这个棕色的水果干呢？
优兰达：桂圆也会带来幸运！吃了之后就会有甜蜜的生活！
罗　伯：那这些棕色的小薄片呢？
优兰达：噢，那是鹿茸，可以帮你……嗯，这该怎么说呢？

Robert: OK…well, then how much is one jin?
Uranda: Ginseng comes in 6 different grades. It runs from 5,000 to 30,000NT a jin.
Robert: 30,000NT for ginseng?! Do I have to buy a whole jin?
Uranda: You can get a liang if you want. A liang is one-sixteenth of a jin. That would be 330NT.
Robert: Whew! That sounds more like my price range. I’ll take two liangs.
Uranda: I’ll have my brother cut some for you.

grade (n.) 　
等级

liang (n.) 　
此指一台两，十六台两为一台斤

price range 　
价格的上下限，此指「花钱的预算」

罗　伯：好……那么一斤是多少钱呢？
优兰达：人参有六种等级。一斤的价格从五千到三万都有。
罗　伯：花三万块买人参？！我非得一斤一斤买吗？
优兰达：要的话你也可以论两买。一两是十六分之一斤，也就是三百三。
罗　伯：呼！那听来比较符合我的预算。我买二两。
优兰达：我叫我大哥切给你。

At the Chinese herb store

Uranda: Oh, hi! I’m Uranda! My aunt said you wanted some ginseng. Which kind do you want?
Robert: Uh, what’s the difference?
Uranda: Korean ginseng is red–it’s more warming. The Western ginseng is white and more cooling. Since it’s still kind of cold, I suggest you get the red kind!
Robert: Well, OK. How much for a pound?
Uranda: We don’t sell by the pound here in Taiwan. We sell by the jin. One jin is about one and a third pounds.

Korean ginseng 　
高丽参

warming (a.) 　
温热的，此指「药效温润」

Western ginseng 　
西洋参

cooling (a.) 　
冷却的，此指「药效偏凉」

suggest (v.) 　
建议

pound (n.) 　
英磅，一磅等于○．四五四公斤

jin (n.) 　
此指台斤，一公斤约等于一．六七台斤

在中药房

优兰达：噢，嗨！我是优兰达！我阿姨说你要些人参。你要哪一种？
罗　伯：呃，有什么不同？
优兰达：高丽参是红参–比较温润。西洋参是白参，比较凉。因为天气还有点冷，我建议你买红参！
罗　伯：那好吧。一磅多少钱？
优兰达：我们在台湾买卖不用磅来算。我们是论斤卖的。一斤约等于一又三分之一磅。