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hi uncle john susie ie hi hello patty this is paul he is our neighbor
hi paul hey
let's eat everyone patty try some three cup chicken
three cups of chicken no
not three cups of chicken three cup chicken you need 3 cups of
ingredients oh 3 cup chicken is really good
mom is the best cook thanks and here is some fried rice
no thanks i love fried rice
mom makes it sometimes does your mom cook much chinese food
no mom cooks more american food
dad likes american food yes i remember
what's that dish oyster omelette
hmm yum
it's really good try it patty uh
okay this is
interesting hey patty do you want the fish head
fish head patty eat some vegetables
thanks susie this vegetable is kong xing tai
in english people call it water spinach kong shin tsai
i like it suzy
thanks for cooking dinner eat more
no thank you i'm full
eat more i can't the food is not that good excuse
me paul
what did you say uh
nothing eat more everyone
suzy aie how did you cook the eggplant
do you like it yes when my mom cooks eggplants they're usually brown but
these are purple i fry the eggplants in a wok with some
vinegar then the eggplant stay purple
my wife cooks the best chinese food i know
suzy ali you really cooked a lot of dishes
she did but you know at a wedding banquet there
are often eight courses of food
really if i went to one i'd probably be stuffed
why eight courses of food the number eight in chinese
sounds like good luck each dish has a special meaning too
that's very interesting ma
what's for dessert tonight i almost forgot
i made something special
that's my coin paul no it's not yes it is the coin is cool
it's gold give it back paul
i can share with you but it's not yours to share
it's mine brian it's okay if paul wants to share it let him
but it's not his both of you can have it
brian we can play with it together paul my teacher gave the coin to me
you were there is that true paul
no mr lee gave it to me
when did you take it from me paul what are you talking about
when did mr lee give the coin to you paul
let me think he gave it to me on april 31st
then paul is not the real owner the real owner is brian
how do you know patty because there is no april 31st the month
of april only has 30 days that's right
fine take your coin oh my
paul i'm sorry okay sorry
i really don't like paul does he pick on you a lot
yes well
no not really
he gets picked on too paul just needs help sometimes we all do
he wasn't very polite no
i think paul is angry and sad his parents aren't home very much
so we often invite him to eat dinner with us
i try to be nice but sometimes
it's hard i'm glad you try brian
paul is a good kid paul was rude
yes but we need to be kind anyway we are nice to everyone all the time
either no
you're right susie ie well i'll call paul's mother later
susie i can clean up no no
mom you've had a long day we'll clean
okay thank you
thank you suzy ie dinner was so good i'm sorry i can't take you to taipei
i know grandma don't worry i understand your car's in the shop we know
yes and can they fix my baby
i hope so your baby
it's just a car i know but i love my car
it's my baby what's wrong with your baby the brakes
aren't very good i can't drive a car without good brakes
that's right it's not safe you are going to tai bay and safety is
important don't worry grandma the train is safe
the train i'm so excited i can't go with you
i'm sad about that but i have my english class this week
grandma you are a good teacher today roger can teach you about the
train you can take it to taipei i can't wait
patty get a window seat the scenery is beautiful
when are you coming back tomorrow evening our train arrives back
at hualien station around 5 30 pm this is a nice train station
where is everyone traveling all over taiwan
taking the train is very convenient we even have
high speed rail high speed rail
that sounds fun what are those two people yelling about
let me find out is there a problem between the men and
the women it's interesting here's the man's story
the woman sat beside him on the train then the man went to sleep and she took
his wallet did she
she said no and she doesn't even remember this man
the man was in seat 48 but she was in seat 49.
is everything okay patty you have a window seat beside me
you have seat 38 and i have seat 40. but then we aren't beside each other

hi uncle john susie ie hi hello patty this is paul he is our neighbor

hi paul hey

let's eat everyone patty try some three cup chicken

three cups of chicken no

not three cups of chicken three cup chicken you need 3 cups of

ingredients oh 3 cup chicken is really good

mom is the best cook thanks and here is some fried rice

no thanks i love fried rice

mom makes it sometimes does your mom cook much chinese food

no mom cooks more american food

dad likes american food yes i remember

what's that dish oyster omelette

hmm yum

it's really good try it patty uh

okay this is

interesting hey patty do you want the fish head

fish head patty eat some vegetables

thanks susie this vegetable is kong xing tai

in english people call it water spinach kong shin tsai

i like it suzy

thanks for cooking dinner eat more

no thank you i'm full

eat more i can't the food is not that good excuse

me paul

what did you say uh

nothing eat more everyone

suzy aie how did you cook the eggplant

do you like it yes when my mom cooks eggplants they're usually brown but

these are purple i fry the eggplants in a wok with some

vinegar then the eggplant stay purple

my wife cooks the best chinese food i know

suzy ali you really cooked a lot of dishes

she did but you know at a wedding banquet there

are often eight courses of food

really if i went to one i'd probably be stuffed

why eight courses of food the number eight in chinese

sounds like good luck each dish has a special meaning too

that's very interesting ma

what's for dessert tonight i almost forgot

i made something special

that's my coin paul no it's not yes it is the coin is cool

it's gold give it back paul

i can share with you but it's not yours to share

it's mine brian it's okay if paul wants to share it let him

but it's not his both of you can have it

brian we can play with it together paul my teacher gave the coin to me

you were there is that true paul

no mr lee gave it to me

when did you take it from me paul what are you talking about

when did mr lee give the coin to you paul

let me think he gave it to me on april 31st

then paul is not the real owner the real owner is brian

how do you know patty because there is no april 31st the month

of april only has 30 days that's right

fine take your coin oh my

paul i'm sorry okay sorry

i really don't like paul does he pick on you a lot

yes well

no not really

he gets picked on too paul just needs help sometimes we all do

he wasn't very polite no

i think paul is angry and sad his parents aren't home very much

so we often invite him to eat dinner with us

i try to be nice but sometimes

it's hard i'm glad you try brian

paul is a good kid paul was rude

yes but we need to be kind anyway we are nice to everyone all the time

either no

you're right susie ie well i'll call paul's mother later

susie i can clean up no no

mom you've had a long day we'll clean

okay thank you

thank you suzy ie dinner was so good i'm sorry i can't take you to taipei

i know grandma don't worry i understand your car's in the shop we know

yes and can they fix my baby

i hope so your baby

it's just a car i know but i love my car

it's my baby what's wrong with your baby the brakes

aren't very good i can't drive a car without good brakes

that's right it's not safe you are going to tai bay and safety is

important don't worry grandma the train is safe

the train i'm so excited i can't go with you

i'm sad about that but i have my english class this week

grandma you are a good teacher today roger can teach you about the

train you can take it to taipei i can't wait

patty get a window seat the scenery is beautiful

when are you coming back tomorrow evening our train arrives back

at hualien station around 5 30 pm this is a nice train station

where is everyone traveling all over taiwan

taking the train is very convenient we even have

high speed rail high speed rail

that sounds fun what are those two people yelling about

let me find out is there a problem between the men and

the women it's interesting here's the man's story

the woman sat beside him on the train then the man went to sleep and she took

his wallet did she

she said no and she doesn't even remember this man

the man was in seat 48 but she was in seat 49.

is everything okay patty you have a window seat beside me

you have seat 38 and i have seat 40. but then we aren't beside each other