The restaurant that went under

The lesson’s vocabulary

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• 听众
  tīngzhòng

  audience; listeners

• 嘉宾
  jiābīn

  esteemed guest; honored guest; guest (on a show)

• 厨师
  chúshī

  cook; chef

• 餐馆
  cānguǎn

  restaurant

• 开张
  kāizhāng

  to open a business; first transaction of a business day

• 排队
  páiduì

  to line up

• 偏偏
  piānpiān

  as it happened; contrarily; against reason

• 巴不得
  bābudé

  (coll.) to be eager for; to long for; to look forward to

• 积蓄
  jīxù

  to save; to put aside; savings

• 赔
  péi

  to compensate for loss; to indemnify

• 欠
  qiàn

  to owe; to lack; (literary) to be deficient in

• 搭档
  dādàng

  to cooperate; partner

• 毕竟
  bìjìng

  after all; all in all; when all is said and done

• 难免
  nánmiǎn

  hard to avoid; difficult to escape from; will inevitably

• 竟然
  jìngrán

  unexpectedly; in spite of everything; in that crazy way

• 撑
  chēng

  to support; to prop up; to push or move with a pole

• 走弯路
  zǒu wānlù

  to take an indirect route

• 何必
  hébì

  there is no need; why should

• 幸亏
  xìngkuī

  fortunately; luckily

• 幸好
  xìnghǎo

  fortunately

• 好在
  hǎozài

  luckily; fortunately

• 房东
  fángdōng

  landlord

• 房租
  fángzū

  rent for a room or house

• 老家
  lǎojiā

  native place; place of origin; home state or region

• 爱人
  àiren

  spouse (PRC); lover (non-PRC)

• 熬
  áo

  to cook on a slow fire; to extract by heating; to endure

• 解释
  jiěshì

  to explain; to interpret; to resolve

• 难受
  nánshòu

  to feel unwell; to suffer pain; to be difficult to bear

• 后悔
  hòuhuǐ

  to regret; to feel remorse

• 教训
  jiàoxùn

  to provide guidance; to lecture sb; a talking-to

• 手艺
  shǒuyì

  craftmanship; workmanship; handicraft

• 踏实
  tāshi

  firmly-based; steady; steadfast

• 劲头
  jìntóu

  enthusiasm; zeal; vigor

• 捧场
  pěngchǎng

  to attend an event to cheer on the participants

• 师傅
  shīfu

  master; qualified worker

• 徒弟
  túdì

  apprentice; disciple

• 可不是
  kěbùshi

  (coll.) exactly!; indeed

• 没说的
  méishuōde

  (coll.) nothing to pick on; really good

• 算账
  suànzhàng

  (accounting) to balance the books; to do the accounts

The lesson’s grammar

• 幸亏 / 幸好 / 好在: luckily, fortunately

  幸亏 / 幸好 + lucky fact，要不然 / 不然 / 否则 + bad result; 好在 + consolation

• 巴不得: be only too eager to, can't wait for

  Subject + 巴不得 + (subject 2) + verb

• 别提了 / 别提(有)多X了: don't ask, you can't imagine how…

  别提了; 别提 (有) 多 + adjective / feeling verb + 了

• 可不是 / 没说的: you said it!, no complaints

  A：……。B：可不是，…… ｜ (那是) 没说的 ｜ 真是没说的！

• 不知……好: not knowing what to do or say

  不知 + 怎么 / 如何 / 什么 + verb (+ 才) + 好

• 把 + agent + V + 了: 把老公跑了 (suffering a loss)

  (Subject +) 把 + O (the one who acts) + V + 了