F:看，那边有人正在庆祝他的生日。
M:This must be his 20th birthday. No doubt about it. In America, many guys celebrate it in bars.
M:这一定是他20岁的生日。毫无疑问。在美国有很多男孩子来酒吧庆祝他们20岁的生日。
F:That's interesting. But it would be really expensive，I suppose. Just think about all the drinks.
F:挺有趣的。不过我猜那一定很贵。光想想那些饮料就知道了。
M:No. If it's your birthday，then you don't need to pay a cent. Just blow out the candles and open the gifts. Your friends will take care of everything.
M:不是的。如果是你的生日，你就不用花一分钱，只要吹生日蜡烛、收礼物就可以了。你的朋友会把一切都张罗好的。
F:Wow. That's wonderful.
F:哇，那太棒了。
M:What about in China? What would you do to celebrate your birthday?
M:在中国怎么样啊?你们是怎样庆祝生日的呢?
F:Nowadays，it has no difference from America. But in old times，we had traditional ways to celebrate it.
F:现在和美国没什么差别。但在以前，我们用传统的方式来庆祝生日。
M:Oh，really? Anything special?
M:哦，真的吗?有什么特别的吗?
F:Mother would cook“long-life noodles".And for elder people , we'll prepare longevity peaches. Just for blessing.
F:妈妈会煮“长寿面”。如果是给老人过生日，就要准备寿桃。都是用来送祝福的。
M:Wow，longevity peaches!What's that? Real peach?
M:哇，寿桃。那是什么啊?是真的桃子吗?
F:No. They are made of wheat flour and they look just like real peaches.
F:不是的。它们是用麦粉做的，不过看起来就跟真的桃子一样。
M:Why peach? Is there any interesting tale behind it?
M:为什么是桃子呢?这里面有什么有趣的传说吗?
F:Yes. The Goddess is said to own some magical peach trees in heaven. If you eat peaches grown on those trees， you will never die.
F:有啊。传说王母娘娘在天上拥有一些神奇的桃树。如果你吃了那些桃树上结出的桃子，你就能长生不老。
M; Oh，I know that. The Monkey King once stole a lot of them, which pissed the Goddess off. Cool!
M:哦，我知道这故事。美猴王有一次偷吃了一些，把王母娘娘给惹恼了。真好玩!
重点词汇
celebrate庆祝
I was in a mood to celebrate.我很想庆祝一番。
blow out吹灭
candle蜡烛
I blew out the candle.我吹灭了蜡烛。
long-lived noodles长寿面
May : Mother would cook "long-lived" noodles. 阿美 ： 妈妈会煮“长寿面”。
longevity peaches寿桃
Jimmy : Wow, Longevity Peaches! 吉米 ： 哇，寿桃。
wheat flour麦粉
Stone ground wheat flour and cracked wheat just describe how grain is processed. 石磨麦面粉和碾碎麦只是描述麦粒是被如何加工的。
tale传说
Arctic Tale 北极传说 ; 北极故事
goddess女神
...Diana, the goddess of war.…战争女神黛安娜。
piss off恼怒
I was really pissed off.我真地厌烦了。
