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随着中国在世界的影响力不断提升，来中国留学、工作和旅游的外国朋友越来越多，作为中国美食中比较有代表性的饺子，是每个人都喜欢的食物，而且做法比较简单，最重要的是做饺子的过程是可以集体参与和交流的过程。今天我们来聊聊和外国朋友一起做饺子时常用的英语表达。
关键词：饺子、春节、擀面杖、做面团、肉馅儿、饺子皮
Key words: jiaozi / dumpling, Spring Festival, a rolling pin, make some dough, filling, dumpling shells
中国人过春节都要吃饺子。People all over China eat jiaozi during the Spring Festival.
春节来了我们一起包饺子吧！Let’s make jiaozi for the upcoming Spring Festival!
包饺子很容易，连小孩都会。It’s easy to make dumplings, and even a kid can do it.
首先准备馅儿。把菜剁碎，越小越好。然后和从超市买来已打碎的肉馅混在一起, 接着加入调料，馅儿就准备好了。
First, let’s prepare the filling. Chop up the vegetables into tiny pieces, and mix them with the ground meat bought from the supermarket, as well as some seasonings. Then the filling is done.
做好馅儿后，我们接着做饺子皮。先用面粉和水做好面团，然后擀成一个个薄薄的小面片。
When we have the filling all prepared, we then have to make the shells. We will make some dough with flour and water and then roll it into thin pieces.
接着把馅儿放进皮子，再包起来就可以了。在水里煮好后，我们就可以享受美味的饺子了。
Then put the filling inside and fold them up. After boiling them in water, we may start to enjoy the delicious dumplings.
分享British Council设计的一则对话，感受一下在轻松幽默的环境里包饺子的乐趣。
Fei and Jerry plan to make jiaozi for the upcoming Spring Festival.
Fei: Would you like to help me make some this year?
Jerry: You know, Fei, in the whole world, I just might be the very worst cook. Do you think you can really teach me how?
Fei: Sure, its easy. Even a kid can do it.
Jerry: Unfortunately, Im not a kid anymore! But Ill do my best anyway. What do we have to do?
Fei: First, we have to prepare the inside.
Jerry: You mean the "filling".
Fei: Right, we have to prepare the filling. We need to cut up some vegetables and mix them with meat. You should cut the vegetables into very tiny pieces. Cut them over and over with a quick up and down motion, like this. (Fei makes fast movements with her hand to show Jerry how to do it.)
Jerry: Oh, I see, we have to "chop" them up.
Fei: Right, you should chop the vegetables, but be careful not to chop your fingers!
Jerry: Well, I dont know, maybe chopping my fingers wouldnt be so bad. My fingers would add a little protein to the jiaozi!
Fei: No, were going to use other kinds of meat. Anyway, your fingers arent healthy. Theyre too fat! Besides, you might need your fingers for other things.
Jerry: I have ten fingers, I dont need all of them.
Fei: Stop kidding Jerry. Just remember Rule Number One, "No Fingers!".
Jerry: Okay, Rule Number One: No Fingers. So, what kind of meat will we use?
Fei: Lets use pork, Its the most popular meat used in jiaozi. We can buy it at the supermarket, already cut up, like hamburger.
Jerry: If they grind it at the supermarket for us, we can call it ground pork.
Fei: Right, its called ground pork in English. When we have the filling all prepared, we then have to make the shells. We will make some dough with flour and water and then flatten it into little pieces.
Jerry: I see, well roll them out. Do you have a rolling pin?
Fei: Of course I have a rolling pin, its very useful. Not only can we make nice, *** ooth jiaozi shells, I can also hit you with it if you dont make the jiaozi right!
Jerry: Okay, Fei, Ill do whatever you say!
Fei: (points the rolling pin at Jerry) No fingers!
Jerry: Right, no fingers.
Fei: The last part may be the hardest for foreigners. You have to roll the dough into thin pieces, then put the filling inside and fold them up.
Jerry: That doesnt sound so difficult.
Fei: Its not difficult... for Chinese people! Or kids! When I was a kid, my clas *** ates and I used to fold little figures out of paper. We sometimes made little birds or frogs. Did you ever do that when you were a child?
Jerry: Hmmm, when I was a kid, we just made paper airplanes at school. When the teacher wasnt looking, wed throw them out the window to see whose would go the farthest!
Fei: Well, try to fold a jiaozi just like a paper airplane - be very careful, and do it the same way each time.
Jerry: Then when Im done, the jiaozi will fly... right into my mouth! Mmmmmm!
Fei: Maybe they should fly into a pot of boiling water first, dont you agree?
Jerry: Oh, yeah, I forgot. We really should cook them! Now I cant wait to eat some delicious jiaozi!
