The Misunderstood Beer Festival (HSK 4)

Join us in this hilarious tale, as a series of misunderstandings unfold during a lively beer festival. Get ready to laugh out loud as miscommunication takes center stage!

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误会的啤酒节

那是一个热闹非凡的夏日,小明决定去参加城市举办的啤酒节。人们来自各地,享受美食和啤酒,尽情欢笑。小明非常期待,因为他特别喜欢喝啤酒。

小明进入啤酒节的大门,他看到了各种各样的啤酒摊位。他跃跃欲试,决定先尝一杯当地特色啤酒。

他走到一个摊位前,一个年轻人站在那里,手上拿着一个杯子。小明满怀期待地说:“给我来一杯特色啤酒吧!”可年轻人听懂了“特色”,却没听懂“啤酒”,于是他把手上的饮料递给了小明。

小明接过来一看,竟然是一杯特色果汁!小明非常困惑,他想:“这是怎么回事?难道啤酒节居然卖果汁?”

小明心生疑惑,但并没有放弃。他继续走着,看到另一个摊位上有人正在品尝一种独特的饮料。他走过去问:“这是什么啊?”卖饮料的人回答:“这是当地的特色酸奶!”小明不禁大笑起来:“哈哈,原来是酸奶!”

他喝完酸奶,决定再试一次。这次,他找到一个摊位,看到了一种有奶泡的饮料。小明高兴地说:“老板,请来一杯有奶泡的特色饮料!”老板听懂了“特色”,却没听懂“奶泡”,于是他递给了小明一杯透明的水。

小明一脸无奈,他想:“这怎么可能是特色饮料呢?看起来就像白开水!”小明越来越郁闷,不知道怎么回事。他走到另一个摊位,发现人们在尝试一种独特的饮品。小明抱着最后一丝希望问道:“这是什么呀?”卖饮品的人开心地回答:“这是特色啤酒!”小明特别高兴地说:“哇!我要的就是这个!”他终于尝到了特色的气泡饮料,兴奋地度过了美好的啤酒节。

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English Translation

It was an exceptionally lively summer day, and Xiaoming decided to attend the beer festival held in the city. People from all over came together to enjoy food, beer, and laughter. Xiaoming was very excited because he likes drinking beer a lot.

Xiaoming entered through the gates of the beer festival and saw a variety of beer stalls. Eager to try, he decided to start with a glass of local specialty beer.

He approached a stall where a young person stood, holding a glass Xiaoming eagerly said, “Give me a glass of the specialty beer, please!” However, the young person understood “specialty” but didn’t understand “beer,” so he handed his own glass of beverage to Xiaoming.

When Xiaoming took a look, it turned out to be a glass of specialty juice! Xiaoming was very confused, thinking, “What’s going on? Do they actually sell juice at the beer festival?”

With a puzzled mind, Xiaoming didn’t give up. He continued walking and saw someone tasting a unique beverage at another stall. He approached and asked, “What is this?” The person selling the drink replied, “This is the local specialty yogurt!” Xiaoming couldn’t help but burst into laughter, saying, “Haha, it’s yogurt!”

He finished the yogurt and decided to try again. This time, he found a stall and saw a drink with milk foam. Xiao Ming said happily: “Boss, please bring a special drink with milk foam!” The boss understood the word “special” but not the word “milk foam”, so he handed Xiao Ming a glass of transparent water.

Xiaoming felt helpless, thinking, “How can this be a specialty drink? It looks just like plain water!” Xiaoming became more and more frustrated, not knowing what was going on. He walked to another stall and saw people trying a unique beverage. With a glimmer of hope, Xiaoming asked, “What is this?” The person selling the drink replied happily, “This is the specialty beer!” Xiaoming was very happy and said, “Wow! This is what I was looking for!” He finally tasted the specialty beer and happily enjoyed the rest of the beer festival.

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