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[0:57] Chinese Food Recommendation: The Deliciousness of Spicy Crayfish and the Joy of Family Meals

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This article introduces the popular Chinese dish, spicy crayfish, shares the joy of family gatherings, and provides beginner English reading practice to help learners improve listening and reading skills.

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Spicy crayfish. In China, spicy crayfish is a highly popular dish. The delicious taste of the red crayfish combined with chili makes it highly appealing.

My whole family loves it and we have spicy crayfish every weekend. My dad always orders bottles of icy beer to go with it. This way, we turn dinners into moments spent in laughter and enjoying delicacies.

That's all for the listening content from a beginner English reading practice collected by Qicai.com editor Xiao Wu. We hope you gain something after listening!

Listening Comprehension

  • delicious

    adj

    1. greatly pleasing or entertaining

    e.g. a delightful surprise
    the comedy was delightful
    a delicious joke

    Synonym: delightful

    2. extremely pleasing to the sense of taste

    Synonym: delectablelusciouspleasant-tastingscrumptioustoothsomeyummy

  • laughter

    noun

    1. the activity of laughing
    the manifestation of joy or mirth or scorn

    e.g. he enjoyed the laughter of the crowd

    2. the sound of laughing

    Synonym: laugh

  • spicy

    adj

    1. suggestive of sexual impropriety

    e.g. a blue movie
    blue jokes
    he skips asterisks and gives you the gamy details
    a juicy scandal
    a naughty wink
    naughty words
    racy anecdotes
    a risque story
    spicy gossip

    Synonym: bluegamygameyjuicynaughtyracyrisque

    2. producing a burning sensation on the taste nerves

    e.g. hot salsa
    jalapeno peppers are very hot

    Synonym: hot

    3. having an agreeably pungent taste

    Synonym: piquantsavorysavouryzesty

  • appealing
  • delicacies