A：Do you like cooking? 你喜欢烹饪吗?

B：I love it.I really enjoy creating a meal from various ingredients and watching my friends enjoy it.It gives me a real sense of satisfaction.Do you enjoy cooking? 我喜欢。我很喜欢用不同的配料做出美味的饭菜，然后看着朋友们享用它。能给我强烈的满足感。你喜欢吗?

A：I don’t like it.It takes up too much time and I really hate having it clean up after the meal.I can’t stand doing the washing up,drying up and putting all the dishes and cutlery away. 我不喜欢。做饭花时间很长而且我讨厌饭后清洁。我讨厌洗洗擦擦，摆盘子放刀具。

B：You can ask the guests for help. My guests usually insist on doing the washing up.I just have to remind them where everything goes. 你可以让客人帮忙。我的客人通常喜欢擦洗。我会提醒他们东西要放在哪儿。

A：So what kinds of dishes do you usually make?I know you like Italian food. 你通常会做什么菜?我知道你喜欢意大利菜。

B：Italian,Indian and chinese.I’ve only recently started cooking chinese meals and I need some more practice. 意大利菜，印度菜和中国菜。我是最近开始做中国菜的，还要多加练习。

A：Do you find it hard to get ingredients for Chinese food? 你没发现中国菜的配料很难弄吗?

B：Not at all.You can find most of them in supermarkets.The ingredients are usually the same as in Westurn food.The way that the food is prepared is the big difference,not the ingredients. 没有啊。大多数都能在超市找到。配料通常都跟西餐的一样。是做的方法不同，而不是配料。

A：How long does it take you to cook a meal for 5 or 6 people? 你为5、6个人做一顿饭要多长时间?

B：Obviously,it depends on what I’m cooking.But I’d say it generally takes about one and a half hours. 当然，这要看我煮什么了。但是一般会用一个半小时。