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Chinese reading: ordering takeaway
Original Chinese study material with English explanations. Simplified Chinese with pinyin; beginner, intermediate and advanced are editorial difficulty labels.
Separate the choice, the reason and the time constraint. 外卖 means takeaway food or food delivery; 打包 means pack food to take away.
小周今晚要加班，打算点外卖。
Xiǎo Zhōu jīnwǎn yào jiābān, dǎsuàn diǎn wàimài.
Xiao Zhou has to work overtime tonight and plans to order food delivery.
一家店虽然便宜，但是要等一个小时。另一家店贵一点儿，二十分钟就能送到。
Yì jiā diàn suīrán piányi, dànshì yào děng yí ge xiǎoshí. Lìng yì jiā diàn guì yìdiǎnr, èrshí fēnzhōng jiù néng sòng dào.
One restaurant is inexpensive, but the wait is an hour. Another costs a little more and can deliver in twenty minutes.
因为半小时以后有会议，他选了第二家。
Yīnwèi bàn xiǎoshí yǐhòu yǒu huìyì, tā xuǎn le dì èr jiā.
Because he has a meeting in half an hour, he chose the second restaurant.
The second restaurant was chosen for its delivery time. The story does not claim its food is better.
Try it
Which detail best explains the decision?
- The meeting starts in thirty minutes
- The second restaurant is cheaper
- The first restaurant is closed
Answer and explanation
The meeting starts in thirty minutes. A twenty-minute delivery fits the thirty-minute window. The cheaper restaurant takes an hour.