HSK 4 Reading

Learning to Cook for the First Time

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今天是妈妈的生日,我打算自己做一顿饭给她一个

jīntiānshìmadeshēngsuànzuòdùnfàngěijīng

Today is Mom's birthday, and I planned to cook a meal myself to give her a surprise.

可是我以前从来没有做过饭,所以心里有点儿

shìqiáncóngláiméiyǒuzuòguofànsuǒxīnyǒudiǎnrjǐnzhāng

But I had never cooked before, so I felt a little nervous inside.

我先去买了一些菜、鸡蛋和,准备做我最喜欢的西红柿鸡蛋面。

xiānchāoshìmǎilexiēcàidànmiàntiáozhǔnbèizuòzuìhuandehóngshìdànmiàn

First I went to the supermarket and bought some vegetables, eggs, and noodles, planning to make my favorite tomato-and-egg noodles.

手机上的方法,一步一步地做,可是的时候油太热了。

ànzhàoshǒushàngdefāngdezuòshìchǎocàideshíhouyóutàile

I followed the method on my phone, doing it step by step, but when I was stir-frying the oil got too hot.

差一点儿就把菜炒坏了,我马上把火关小了。

chàdiǎnrjiùcàichǎohuàilexìnghǎoshànghuǒguānxiǎole

I almost ruined the dish, but luckily I immediately turned the heat down.

虽然弄得有点儿脏,但是这顿饭的还不错。

suīránchúfángnòngdeyǒudiǎnrzāngdànshìzhèdùnfàndewèidaoháicuò

Although I made the kitchen a bit messy, the taste of this meal was quite good.

妈妈吃得很开心,她说这是她收到的最好的生日

machīdehěnkāixīnshuōzhèshìshōudàodezuìhǎodeshēng

Mom ate very happily; she said it was the best birthday gift she had ever received.

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