Oyster Ice Cream in Japan Goes Viral
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Oyster Ice Cream in Japan Goes Viral
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日本生蚝冰淇淋在网上火了
日本生蚝冰淇淋在网上火了
Oyster Ice Cream in Japan Goes Viral

Pinyin
Keywords
生蚝 - shēngháo - fresh oyster
冰淇淋 - bīngqílín - ice cream
火 - huǒ - fire / hot (popular)
餐厅 - cāntīng - dining hall / dining room / restaurant
新鲜 - xīnxiān - fresh (experience, food etc) / freshness / novel / uncommon
淋 - lín - to sprinkle / to drip / to pour / to drench
酱油 - jiàngyóu - soy sauce
奇怪 - qíguài - strange / odd
普通 - pǔtōng - common / ordinary / general / average
完成 - wánchéng - to complete / to accomplish
冰激凌 - bīngjīlíng - ice cream
样子 - yàngzi - appearance / manner / pattern / model
甜 - tián - sweet
咸 - xián - salted / salty / stingy / miserly
特别 - tèbié - especially / special / particular / unusual
客人 - kèrén - visitor / guest / customer / client
日元 - rìyuán - Japanese yen (unit of currency)
炸 - zhá - to deep fry
Grammar
最近… - Expressing "recently…" with "zuìjìn…"
最近,日本岩手县一家餐厅的生蚝冰淇淋在网上很火。

A + 看起来 + B - Expressing "A looks / appears like B" with "A + kànqǐlái + B" (emphasises subjectivity, with close attention to feeling and emotion)
冰淇淋上面放了三个新鲜的生蚝,还淋了酱油,看起来有点儿奇怪。

A + 和 + B + 一样 - Expressing "A is the same as B" with "A + hé + B + yīyàng"
这种冰淇淋和普通的冰淇淋一样,是用牛奶做的。

用 + Verb / Noun Phrase + (来) + Verb Phrase 2 - Expressing a way or a method to do sth with "yòng + Verb / Noun Phrase 1 + lái + Verb Phrase 2" (in this phrase 来 is optional)
这种冰淇淋和普通的冰淇淋一样,是用牛奶做的。

虽然…,但是… - Expressing "although…, but..." with "suīrán...,dànshì..."
虽然这种冰淇淋样子比较奇怪,但是吃过的人都说好吃。

比较 + Adj. - Expressing "relatively / quite..." with "bǐ​jiào + Adj."
虽然这种冰淇淋样子比较奇怪,但是吃过的人都说好吃。

Verb + 起来 - Expressed after verbs to make a preliminary judgement with "Verb + qǐlái"
生蚝的鲜、牛奶的甜和酱油的咸在一起,吃起来很特别。

越来越 + Adj.- Expressing "more and more..." with "yuèláiyuè + Adj."
这家餐厅因为有了这种冰淇淋,客人越来越多。

其实... - Expressing "in fact / actually..." with "qíshí..."
其实,日本很早以前就有过炸生蚝冰淇淋。

以前… - Expressing "before / previously…" with "yǐ​qián…"
其实,日本很早以前就有过炸生蚝冰淇淋。

比如... - Expressing "for example / for instance..." with "bǐrú..."
日本还有很多其他特别的冰淇淋,比如小鱼冰淇淋、鸡蛋冰淇淋等等。

A,B,C...等 / 等等 - Expressing "and so on / etc." with "A,B,C...děng / děng děng"
日本还有很多其他特别的冰淇淋,比如小鱼冰淇淋、鸡蛋冰淇淋等等。
Proper Nouns
岩手县 - Yánshǒu xiàn - Iwate prefecture (Japan)

Idioms

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