米饭还是面条

中午你想吃什么？

What do you want to eat for lunch?

我想吃米饭。晚上没有米饭，我就觉得不是真的晚饭。

I want rice. If dinner doesn't have rice, I don't feel like it's really dinner.

没有面条，那也不是真的饭，是小吃。我是北方人，我们家每天都吃面条。

Without noodles, that's not a real meal either, it's a snack. I'm a northerner. My family eats noodles every day.

米饭怎么会是小吃？米饭也是真的饭！我是南方人，我们家每天都吃米饭。

How could rice be a snack? Rice is a real meal too! I'm a southerner. My family eats rice every day.

为什么你这样觉得？

Why do you feel that way?

因为我从小吃米饭长大，我妈妈每天做米饭。没有米饭，我就觉得不是在家吃饭。

Because I grew up eating rice. My mother makes rice every day. Without rice, I don't feel like I'm eating at home.

我懂，我也是这样。我从小吃面条长大，我爸爸每天做面条。没有面条，我也觉得不是在家吃饭。

I understand, it's the same for me. I grew up eating noodles. My dad makes noodles every day. Without noodles, I also don't feel like I'm eating at home.

所以你不会觉得米饭好吃，我也不会觉得面条好吃，是不是？

So you'll never think rice is tasty, and I'll never think noodles are tasty, right?

可能是这样。但是面条真的很好吃，你要不要吃一点？

Maybe so. But noodles really are tasty. Do you want to try a little?

好吧，那你也要吃一点米饭。北方人爱吃面条，南方人爱吃米饭，这是不是也很有意思？

Fine, then you have to eat a little rice too. Northerners love noodles, southerners love rice, isn't that interesting too?

对，我们北方人爱吃面条，你们南方人爱吃米饭。中国真的很大！

Right, we northerners love noodles, you southerners love rice. China is really big!

有的人爱吃面条，有的人爱吃米饭，两个都很好吃。

Some people love noodles, some people love rice. Both are delicious.

那中午吃什么？你想吃米饭，我想吃面条。

So what do we eat for lunch? You want rice, I want noodles.

我觉得我们可以两个都吃。中午吃面条，晚上吃米饭。

I think we can just eat both. Noodles for lunch, rice for dinner.

那明天呢？

What about tomorrow?

明天也一样，中午吃面条，晚上吃米饭，两个都吃两次！

Tomorrow's the same, noodles for lunch, rice for dinner. We get both, twice!

好，那我们就两个都多吃几次吧！

Okay, then let's just eat both a few more times!