Fluent Fiction - Mandarin Chinese: Thanksgiving Chaos: Unforgettable Laughter Amidst Mishaps Find the full episode transcript, vocabulary words, and more:fluentfiction.com/zh/episode/2024-11-23-23-34-02-zh Story Transcript:Zh: 在明伟的心中，这将是一个完美的感恩节晚餐。En: In Mingwei's heart, this was going to be a perfect Thanksgiving dinner.Zh: 他精心布置了餐厅，橙黄色的枫叶装饰着挂在墙上的照片，餐桌上摆满了丰盛的食物。En: He had carefully decorated the dining room, with orange-yellow maple leaves adorning the photos hanging on the walls, and the dining table was filled with sumptuous food.Zh: 空气中弥漫着烤火鸡的香味，家人都坐在餐桌周围。En: The air was filled with the aroma of roast turkey, and the family was seated around the table.Zh: 明伟微笑着，满意地打量着这一切。En: Mingwei smiled, contentedly surveying everything.Zh: 他的妹妹丽君正忙着在厨房里准备最后的甜点，而表妹小月则刚从外地赶来，兴奋地四处张望。En: His sister Lijun was busy in the kitchen preparing the final dessert, and his cousin Xiaoyue had just arrived from out of town, excitedly looking around.Zh: "丽君，甜点怎么样了？" 明伟问。En: "Lijun, how's the dessert coming along?" Mingwei asked.Zh: "快好了！我只要把糖加上就行了。" 丽君回答，声音从厨房传来。En: "Almost done! I just need to add the sugar," Lijun replied, her voice coming from the kitchen.Zh: 但是，丽君没注意到的是，她手边的并不是糖，而是一罐盐。En: However, Lijun hadn’t noticed that what she had at hand wasn’t sugar, but a jar of salt.Zh: 厨房里响起“咣当”一声，她惊讶地望着已撒进布丁里的白色粉末。En: There was a clang from the kitchen, and she looked in surprise at the white powder she had already sprinkled into the pudding.Zh: 随后，客厅里的小月忍不住发表了一个幽默评论：“哦，看起来玛丽姨的布丁今天有特别的味道！”En: Subsequently, in the living room, Xiaoyue couldn't help but make a humorous comment, "Oh, it seems Aunt Mary's pudding has a special flavor today!"Zh: 大家都笑了，丽君尴尬地耸了耸肩，摆出一个夸张的无奈表情。En: Everyone laughed, and Lijun shrugged awkwardly, putting on an exaggeratedly helpless expression.Zh: 明伟轻叹一口气，意识到事情似乎不像他计划的那样顺利。En: Mingwei sighed lightly, realizing things didn't seem to be going as smoothly as he had planned.Zh: 他深吸一口气，决定顺其自然，转身招呼大家：“好吧，既然有了意外，我们来玩个游戏吧！”En: He took a deep breath and decided to go with the flow, turning to everyone invitingly: "Alright, since we had a little accident, let's play a game!"Zh: 丽君灵机一动，提议道：“不如我们来个家庭接力赛，把每道菜端到桌上，只能用筷子来传递！”En: Lijun had a sudden idea and suggested, "How about we have a family relay race, bringing each dish to the table using only chopsticks to pass them?"Zh: 大家纷纷响应，客厅里顿时欢笑声不断。En: Everyone agreed enthusiastically, and the living room was soon filled with laughter.Zh: 但是正当明伟用筷子夹起一团土豆泥时，意外发生了。En: But just as Mingwei picked up a blob of mashed potatoes with chopsticks, an unexpected event occurred.Zh: 土豆泥飞了出去，正好落在奶奶张的脸上。En: The mashed potatoes flew off and landed right on Grandma Zhang's face.Zh: 奶奶张愣了一下，然后哈哈大笑，竟然故意用勺子舀了一大勺番茄酱往明伟身上甩去。En: Grandma Zhang was stunned for a moment, then burst into laughter, purposely scooping up a spoonful of tomato sauce to fling at Mingwei.Zh: 所有人都笑得前仰后合，餐桌顿时成了欢乐的战场，所有的拘谨都烟消云散。En: Everyone laughed so hard they doubled over, and the dining table instantly became a joyful battlefield, all inhibitions disappearing into thin air.Zh: 最终，大家都放下筷子，满脸笑意地坐在餐桌边。En: Ultimately, everyone put down their chopsticks, sitting at the table with smiles on their faces.Zh: 虽然餐桌上一片狼藉，但每个人的心中都充盈着快乐。En: Although the table was a mess, each heart was filled with joy.Zh: 明伟望着大家，心中升起了一种温暖的满足感。En: Mingwei looked at everyone, a warm satisfaction rising in his heart.Zh: 通过一场意外的混乱，他终于明白，有时候不完美反而能让人更快乐。En: Through an unexpected chaos, he realized that sometimes imperfection can make people even happier.Zh: 他感激地微笑着，看着家人分享着他们在这个特别晚上最难忘的瞬间。En: He smiled gratefully, watching his family share their most unforgettable moments on this special evening.Zh: ...
