Back in Beijing people are making their preparations for tonight's New Year celebrations.
回到北京,人們正各自為今晚的春節慶祝而準備著
We've had an invitation that's too good to turn down.
有個盛情邀請,我們實在不好拒絕
As you well know there is one thing that Dave and I love to do on our travels.
大家都知道,戴夫和我在旅行中最愛做的事情
And that is cook with local people in their homes.
就是和當地居民在他們家里做飯
There is never a more authentic experience than seeing how things are done for real.
得以切實地看到東西如何做成,是一種再真實不過的體驗了
And tonight is a special night. It is New Year's Eve.
今夜將是特殊的一晚。今晚是除夕夜
So this is the equivalent of seeing how a family in the UK would cook their Christmas dinner.
所以這就相當于看到英國家庭如何烹煮他們的圣誕大餐
I can't wait, I am excited. Yeah!
我迫不及待了。耶
Hello, hi! Xinnian Kuaile
你們好!新年快樂
Yan who invited us for dinner earlier,
張巖女士先前邀請我們來吃年夜飯
has asked us to help her and her family make a traditional meal for tonight's celebration.
也讓我們來幫她們為今晚的慶祝做一桌傳統菜肴
My uncle, my husband, my mother-in-law.
我舅舅,我丈夫,我婆婆
Hello sir, nice to meet you. Xinnian Kuaile
很高興見到你,新年快樂
And this is my auntie and mum there. They are in the preparations for dinner already.
這是我舅媽和我媽媽。她們已經在準備年夜飯了
Oh, hello, hello.
哦,你們好,你們好
We're going to be making one of my favourite things in the whole world, dumplings.
我們將要做的是世界上我最喜歡的東西之一,餃子
Out in the dining room, Yan's dad has already made a start on the filling for the dumplings.
在外面的餐桌上,張巖的爸爸已經開始做起了餃子
So there is the fennel going in?
所以里面要加茴香嗎
Yeah, and the mince. Mince? Yeah.
對的,還要加肉餡兒。肉餡兒?對的
Is it pork? Yeah, it is pork, yes. That's great party food.
用的是豬肉嗎?是的,是豬肉。這是很好的聚餐食物
Dave, it will be your food. Fresh dumplings.
戴夫,待會兒給你吃的。新鮮餃子
Look, look, look. Dumplings.
看看看。餃子呀
They used to call me dumpling when I was a baby. Think it's 'cause of the way I looked.
我嬰兒時曾被叫做餃子,大概是那時我長得像餃子吧
Dumpling Dave. I don't care, I am happy.
餃子戴夫。我不管,我現在很開心
Yeah, I know you are, mate.
我知道你開心,哥們