陆则川率先忍不住,嘴角勾起一抹轻蔑的笑容,有些嘲讽道:“Ryan, what you made was just tomato with fried egg? I thought you could make something fancy. But for such a simple home-cooked dish, you actually spent a whole half an hour on it? That's really disappointing.”(Ryan,你做的就是番茄炒蛋啊?我还以为你能做出什么山珍海味呢,就这么一道简单的家常菜,你竟然做了整整半个小时?也太逊了吧。)
Ryan完全不理会陆则川的嘲讽,仿佛没有听到他的话一样,目光紧盯沈若斐,一只手递过勺子:“Serena, take a taste. Isn't it delicious?”(Serena,你看看,好不好吃。)他的手心微微出汗,眼神里满是期待。
林柯宜看着Ryan手中的一把勺子,忍不住打趣道:“Ryan, why just a spoon? We also need to eat, you know.”(Ryan,怎么就一把勺子呀?我们也要吃的呀。) Ryan微红了脸,还是强硬地解释道:“I need to serve the dishes. It's not convenient to carry so many......”(我要端菜,不方便拿那么多。)
林柯宜看着许严细致的举动,脸上立刻露出了赞许的笑容,忍不住开口夸奖道:“Jason, you are simply too meticulous! You even brought chopsticks along! Just for this one aspect, in this round, Jason leads Ryan one point!”(许严,你也太细心了吧,还特意带了筷子,想得也太周到了!就冲这一点,这一轮,许严比Ryan,1:0领先!)她说着,还伸出了食指势作“1”。
Ryan闻言,不服气:“This is not fair! What we're competing on is the taste of the dishes, not who is more meticulous! Don't just focus on these minor details. Try my dishes right now. My tomato with fried egg is definitely more delicious than his braised chicken pieces!”(这不公平!比拼的是菜品的味道,又不是比谁细心!你们别光看这些小细节,赶紧尝尝我的菜,我的番茄炒蛋肯定比他的红烧鸡块好吃!)
眼看他快急得跺脚,沈若斐笑着打圆场:“OK, OK, stop arguing. Let's just have a taste and make a fair and impartial judgment OK?”(好了好了,别吵了,我们现在就尝尝,公平公正地评判,好不好?)说着,她拿起面前的筷子,率先伸出手,从Ryan的碗里夹起一片番茄炒蛋,林柯宜和陆则川也跟着拿起筷子,各自夹了一片,放在嘴里细细品尝起来。
她脸上露出了温和的笑容,点了点头,眼神里带着几分赞许:“Well done, Ryan! You cooked a really delicious meal. The eggs were very tender and the tomatoes were flavorful. I didn't expect that with your first attempt at Chinese cuisine, you could achieve such a result. It's already quite impressive.”(不错不错,Ryan,你做得很好吃,鸡蛋很嫩,西红柿也很入味,没想到你第一次做中国菜,就能做成这样,已经很厉害了。)听到沈若斐的夸奖,Ryan得意的朝身旁得竞争对手笑了起来。
片刻后,沈若斐率先开口,语气认真地说道:“Let me give the scores. Each score is out of 10. For Ryan's tomato scrambled eggs, the taste is quite good. The advantages are that the eggs are tender and the tomatoes are flavorful. The disadvantage is that there is a slight fishy smell. I give it 7. For Jason's braised chicken pieces, the sauce is rich and the chicken is well-flavored. The disadvantage is that the chicken is a little bit tough. I give it 8.”(我来打分吧,满分10分。Ryan的番茄炒蛋,味道很不错,优点是鸡蛋鲜嫩、西红柿入味,缺点是有一点点腥味,我给7分;许严的红烧鸡块,酱汁浓郁、鸡肉入味,缺点是鸡肉有一点点偏柴,我给8分。)
紧接着,林柯宜笑着开口,语气轻快地说道:“I think both of them cooked very delicious food, with no difference. I'll give them both 8!”(我觉得两个人做得都很好吃,不分上下,我都给打8分!)
最后轮到陆则川,他慢悠悠地放下筷子,脸上露出了无所谓的表情:“I think they are just average. There's nothing particularly delicious. I'd give them both a 5 out of 10.”(我觉得都一般般,没什么特别好吃的,两个都5分吧。)他的话音刚落,许严和Ryan都疯狂摆手。
“You must be here to cause trouble!”(你是来捣乱的吧!)Ryan率先开口,语气里满是不满。 “Ignore your scores,we just look at the scores of the girls.”(忽略你的打分,我们就看女生的分数。)
林柯宜哭笑不得:“OK, OK, stop arguing. If that's the case, then Ryan gets 15 points and Jason gets 16 points. Jason wins by just 1 point, narrowly defeating Ryan!”(好了好了,别吵了。如果这样,那Ryan得了15分,许严得了16分,许严以1分只差,险胜Ryan啦!)
几乎一瞬间,许严激动地握紧了拳头,语气里满是得意:“Great! I won! What can you say Ryan? You lose!”(太好了!我赢了!怎么样Ryan,输给我了吧。)他一边说,一边还看了Ryan一眼,眼底满是骄傲。
Ryan根本不吃他这套,反而彬彬有礼:“It's okay. The dishes are all different. Besides, you're a Chinese, no matter.”(没事,菜品都不一样,更何况你是中国人,我无所谓。)
林柯宜看着Ryan如此大气,反倒怼了怼许严:“你看看你,就这么在乎输赢,大度一点好伐。”
沈若斐顿了顿,又笑着说道:“好了,你们也别光顾着看我们吃了,have a taste,I actually think they are all delicious.”
Ryan和许严对视一眼,虽然心里还有些不服气,但还是一人拿起勺子,一人拿起筷子,尝了尝对方的菜。
没嚼几下,Ryan便放下勺子,看向对面的沈若斐:“Serena, I'm sorry. It's because of our childish competition that you've been hungry for such a long time.”(Serena,对不起啊,让你因为我们幼稚的比赛饿了这么久的肚子。)
陆则川:绿!茶!男!另一个也是。
沈若斐连忙摆了摆手:“It's okay, Ryan. Don't say that. You've done a great job, and this dish is also very delicious.”(没关系Ryan,你别这么说,你已经做得很好了,而且这道菜也很好吃。)
Ryan抬起头,脸上露出了一丝感激的笑容,眼神里满是真诚:“Thank you, Serena. I've kept you waiting for so long. Well, I'll treat you all to lunch. It's already 1:30 now, not too late. I know there's a Western restaurant nearby with really delicious food and a nice atmosphere. What do you think? I'll pay for it.”(谢谢你,Serena。耽误了你这么久,那我请你们吃中饭吧,现在已经13点半了,也不算晚,我知道有家西餐店,味道特别好吃,环境也很好,怎么样?我请客。)
林柯宜立刻笑着说道:“OK! OK! Well, I haven't eaten much either. Let's go have some Western food then. Thanks, Ryan!”(好啊好啊!正好我也没吃饱,我们就去吃西餐吧,谢谢Ryan啦!)沈若斐也笑着点了点头:“Thank you for your generosity Ryan.”(让你破费了Ryan。) 陆则川虽然心里有些不情愿,但也没有反对,毕竟他也确实没吃饱。
“It's okay. This is what I'm supposed to do.”(没关系的,这是我应该做的。)