Lil Jon Orders Lunch

HSK 4 · 99 characters · Day in the Life of Lil Jon

Lil Jon orders lunch at McDonald’s.

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在zài麦当劳mài dāng láo，收银员shōu yín yuán问wèn：“你nǐ要yào点餐diǎn cān吗ma？”At McDonald’s, the cashier asked, "Would you like to order?"

小约翰xiǎo yuē hàn：什么shén me？！Lil Jon: "What?!"

收银员shōu yín yuán礼貌地lǐ mào de重复chóng fù问wèn：“您nín要yào点diǎn什么shén me，先生xiān sheng？”The cashier politely repeated, "Your order, sir?"

是的shì de，我wǒ想要xiǎng yào一个yī ge巨无霸jù wú bà。Lil Jon: "Yes, I would like a Big Mac."

收银员shōu yín yuán确认què rèn：“只有zhǐ yǒu巨无霸jù wú bà吗ma？”The cashier confirmed, "Just the Big Mac?"

小约翰xiǎo yuē hàn：什么shén me？！Lil Jon: "What?!"

收银员shōu yín yuán再次zài cì确认què rèn：“只有zhǐ yǒu巨无霸jù wú bà吗ma？”The cashier confirmed again, "Just the Big Mac?"

小约翰xiǎo yuē hàn兴奋地xīng fèn de点头diǎn tóu，说shuō：“好啊hǎo a！”Lil Jon nodded energetically and said, "Yeah!"

收银员shōu yín yuán微笑着wēi xiào zhe说shuō：“请慢用qǐng màn yòng。”The cashier smiled and said, "Enjoy your meal."

小约翰xiǎo yuē hàn：“好的hǎo de！”Lil Jon: "Okay!"

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