yuè shèng xià

7月盛夏

July midsummer

kù shǔ nán nài

酷暑难耐

Scorching heat

zài bù fù xí

再不复习

Never review

jiù qī mò gǒu dài

就期末狗带

Dog belt

zài bù jiǎn féi

再不减肥

Never lose weight

jiù yǒng zhuāng pū jiē

就泳装扑街

On the street in a swimsuit

zài bù chī sān xiā miàn

再不吃三虾面

Don't eat three shrimp noodles

jiù dé míng nián zài lái

就得明年再来

Have to come again next year

jiǎng jiū bù shí bù shí de

讲究不时不食的

Pay attention to not eating from time to time

sū zhōu rén

苏州人

Suzhou people

duān wǔ qián hòu yào chī

端午前后要吃

Eat around Dragon Boat Festival

sān xiā miàn

三虾面

Three Shrimp Noodles

zhèng zhí chǎn luǎn qī de jiāng nán hé xiā

正值产卵期的江南河虾

Jiangnan River Shrimp at the Spawning Period

xiā rén qīng tián dàn

虾仁清甜q弹

Shrimp Sweet Q Bomb

xiā zǐ xiān xiāng nèn shuǎng

虾籽鲜香嫩爽

Shrimp Roe is fresh and tender

hái yǒu fēng yú de xiā nǎo

还有丰腴的虾脑

And plump shrimp brain

féi shuò bǎo mǎn

肥硕饱满

Plump and plump

jù shuō zhè sān xiā

据说这三虾

It is said that these three shrimps

dōu shì yóu qiǎo shǒu de ā yí men

都是由巧手的阿姨们

By the clever aunts

yī gè gè bō chū lái de

一个个剥出来的

One by one

zhè bù qiǎo le ma

这不巧了嘛

What a coincidence

wǒ

我

I

yě shì ā yí ya

也是阿姨呀

Auntie too

kuàng qiě kuàng qiě kuàng qiě kuàng qiě

（况且况且况且况且）

(Not to mention not to mention)

huí dào zhǎng shā de mián yáng

回到长沙的绵羊

Sheep back to Changsha

méi yǒu jiāng nán hé xiā

没有江南河虾

No Jiangnan River Shrimp

nà jiù shì shì

那就试试

Then try

hú nán hé xiā

湖南河虾

Hunan River Shrimp

！！！

! ! !

bù yào jǐn bù yào jǐn

不要紧不要紧

It doesn't matter

xīn xiān de hé xiā shàng yǒu chóng pǎo

新鲜的河虾上有虫跑

Worms running on fresh river prawns

féi měi de xiā zǐ

肥美的虾籽

Plump Shrimp Roe

kěn dìng shǎo bù le

肯定少不了

Definitely indispensable

yī wǎn de sān xiā miàn

138一碗的三虾面

138 Bowl of Three Shrimp Noodles

fàng de shì tài hú qīng xiā

放的是太湖青虾

It’s Taihu Green Shrimp

lián wàn néng de táo bǎo yě mǎi bù dào

连万能的桃饱也买不到

I can't even buy an all-purpose peach full

xìng hǎo hái yǒu tóng yàng

幸好还有同样

Fortunately there is the same

xiān nèn dàn yá

鲜嫩弹牙

Fresh spring teeth

bái jìng guāng huá de

白净光滑的

White and smooth

tài hú bái xiā

太湖白虾

Taihu White Shrimp

mǎi jīn xiā

买2斤虾

Buy 2 catties of shrimp

huā le yī bǎi líng bā

花了一百零八

It took one hundred and eight

hǎo zài zhè xiā zǐ duō rú má

好在这虾籽多如麻

Fortunately, there are so many shrimp seeds

bù rán wǒ chōu zì jǐ yī gè

不然我抽自己一个

Otherwise I will smoke myself

dà zuǐ bā

大嘴巴

Big mouth

xǐ gàn jìng de bái xiā

洗干净的白虾

Washed white shrimp

yào yòng bīng shuǐ jìn pào

要用冰水浸泡

Soak in ice water

āi ya āi ya

哎呀哎呀

Oh My God

hǎo bīng liáng a

好冰凉啊

So cold

zhè yàng néng jī fā xiā ròu de dàn xìng

这样能激发虾肉的弹性

This can stimulate the elasticity of the shrimp

lìng xiā shēn gèng jiā jǐn shí tǐng kuò

令虾身更加紧实挺阔

Make the shrimp body firmer and wider

jiē zhe qiā qù xiā tóu

接着掐去虾头

Then pinch off the shrimp head

xiā wěi gōng mǔ fēn lí

虾尾公母分离

Shrimp tail male and female separation

mǔ xiā yǒu zǐ

母虾有籽

Prawns have seeds

gōng xiā wú zǐ

公虾无籽

Male shrimp seedless

rú guǒ quán shì mǔ xiā

如果全是母虾

If it's all female shrimp

nà wǒ jiù xuè zhuàn

那我就血赚

Then I will earn money

！！！

! ! !

zěn me hái yǒu tiáo yú

怎么还有条鱼

Why is there a fish

gè xiā wěi dà gài shì

1个（虾尾）大概是1g

1 piece (shrimp tail) is about 1g

215 + 393

215 + 393

dà nǎo fēi sù yùn suàn zhōng

（大脑飞速运算中）

(The brain is computing fast)

gè

608个

608

ér qiě dōu shì mǔ xiā

而且70%都是母虾

And 70% are female shrimp

bù kuī

不亏

No loss

duō zhǐ xiā de xiā zǐ

400多只虾的虾籽

Shrimp seeds from more than 400 shrimps

yī dìng néng qǔ chū mǎn mǎn yī wǎn

一定能取出满满一碗

I can take out a full bowl

xiǎng xiǎng

想想

Think about

jiù dài gǎn

就带感

Just feel

sān xiā miàn zhī suǒ yǐ guì

三虾面之所以贵

Three prawn noodles are expensive

zhèng shì yīn wèi

正是因为

just because

gāo áng de rén gōng fèi

高昂的人工费

High labor costs

qǔ xiā zǐ de guò chéng yī dìng yào nài xīn

取虾籽的过程一定要耐心

You must be patient in the process of taking shrimp seeds

yī gè bù xiǎo xīn

一个不小心

An accidental

jiù huì chuō shāng shǒu zhǐ

就会戳伤手指

Will poke your finger

suǒ yǐ yī dìng yào

所以一定要

So must

dài shàng shǒu tào

戴上手套

Put on gloves

shēng xiā de xiā zǐ fēi cháng nán qǔ

生虾的虾籽非常难取

The shrimp seeds of raw shrimp are very difficult to get

yīn wèi xiā ròu hé xiā jiǎo

因为虾肉和虾脚

Because the shrimp meat and shrimp feet

jǐn jǐn nián zài yī qǐ

紧紧黏在一起

Stick together tightly

zěn me kōu

怎么抠

How to pick

dōu bù huì fēn lí

都不会分离

Never separate

zài dà lì

再大力

Harder

yě chū bù le qí jì

也出不了奇迹

No miracle

ér wǒ mǎi de bái xiā

而我买的白虾

And the white shrimp I bought

bǐ qīng xiā gèng xiǎo

比青虾更小

Smaller than green shrimp

xiā zǐ yě gèng shǎo

虾籽也更少

Shrimp Roe is also less

cuō qǐ lái jiù gèng yào mìng

撮起来就更要命

It's even worse if you pinch it up

wǒ gāng gāng fā xiàn le xīn de fāng fǎ

我刚刚发现了新的方法

I just discovered a new way

bǎ zhè gè xiā dào guò lái ná

把这个虾倒过来拿

Take this shrimp upside down

rán hòu zhuā zhù tā de xiā jiǎo

然后抓住它的虾脚

Then grab its shrimp feet

zhè yàng yī sī

这样一撕

Like this

xiā zǐ jiù wán zhěng dì chū lái le

虾籽就完整地出来了

The shrimp roe comes out intact

zhī hòu zhǐ yào zài shuǐ zhōng

之后只要在水中

After that, just be in the water

shāo wēi guā yī guā

稍微刮一刮

Scrape slightly

xiā zǐ hé xiā shēn

虾籽和虾身

Shrimp Roe and Shrimp Body

jiù wán měi dì fēn lí

就完美地分离

Separate perfectly

kàn qǐ lái hěn jiǎn dān duì bù duì

看起来很简单对不对

Looks very simple right

dàn hái shì zú zú guā le wǒ

但还是足足刮了我

But still shaved me

gè xiǎo shí

3个小时

3 hours

yáng yǎn hūn huā

羊眼昏花

Sheep eyes dim

hún shēn lā tà

浑身邋遢

Sloppy

bù zhī dào zhè xiǎo xiǎo yī bǎ

不知道这小小一把

Don't know this little one

gòu bù gòu a

够不够啊

Enough

zhè yě

这也

It also

tài shǎo le ba

太少了吧

Too little

ér qiě yīn wèi yī kāi shǐ fāng fǎ bù duì

而且因为一开始方法不对

And because the method was wrong in the beginning

lǐ biān hái hùn rù le bù shǎo xiā pí

里边还混入了不少虾皮

There is also a lot of shrimp skin mixed in it

zhè dǎ gè pēn

这打个喷

Squirt this

pēn tì jiù méi le

喷嚏就没了

The sneeze is gone

duō zhǐ xiā

600多只虾

More than 600 shrimps

jiù gǎo chū zhè me yī diǎn diǎn

就搞出这么一点点

Just make a little bit

wǒ yǐ wèi de xiā huáng hé xiā nǎo

我以为的虾黄和虾脑

I thought the shrimp yellow and shrimp brain

qí shí bìng bù shì nǎo

其实并不是脑

Actually not the brain

ér shì xiā de luǎn cháo

而是虾的卵巢

But the ovary of the shrimp

suǒ yǐ mǔ xiā cái yǒu nǎo

所以母虾才有“脑”

So female prawns have "brains"

ér gōng xiā wú nǎo

而公虾无“脑”

And the male shrimp has no brain

qí shí xiā zhè dōng xī

其实虾这东西

Actually shrimp

gēn běn jiù méi yǒu nǎo zi

根本就没有脑子

No brains at all

nán guài lǔ xùn xiān shēng huì shuō

难怪鲁迅先生会说

No wonder Mr. Lu Xun would say

xiā shì shuǐ shì jiè lǐ de

虾是水世界里的

Shrimp is in the water world

dāi zi

呆子

fool

méi nǎo yě méi zǐ de gōng xiā

没脑也没籽的公虾

Brainless and seedless male shrimp

yě bìng fēi yī wú shì chù

也并非一无是处

It's not useless

zhì shǎo tā de xiā rén

至少它的虾仁

At least its shrimp

jīng yíng féi shuò

晶莹肥硕

Crystal Fatty

píng shí jué dé bō xiā

平时觉得剥虾

I usually feel peeling shrimp

chāo jí má fán

超级麻烦

Super troublesome

dàn què shì sān xiā miàn

但却是三虾面

But it's three prawn noodles

zuì jiǎn dān de bù zhòu

最简单的步骤

The easiest step

suī rán yě hěn fèi shí

虽然也很费时

Although it is time-consuming

dàn méi shén me jiǎng jiū

但没什么讲究

But nothing special

bō chū lái jiù xíng

剥出来就行

Just peel it off

gè bàn xiǎo shí

2个半小时

2 and a half hours

bō le duō zhǐ xiā

剥了600多只虾

Peeled more than 600 shrimps

píng jūn yī fēn zhōng zhǐ

平均一分钟4只

4 per minute on average

hái bù cuò ba

还不错吧

its not bad, right

zhǔn bèi hǎo bái jìng de xiā rén

准备好白净的虾仁

Ready white shrimp

rán hòu

然后

then

qǔ dàn qīng shí yán shēng fěn

取蛋清 食盐 生粉

Take the egg white salt powder

zhuā yún shàng jiāng

抓匀上浆

Sizing

cuò cuò cuò cuò cuò cuò

（剉剉剉剉剉剉）

(剉剉剉剉剉)

dào kuān yóu

倒宽油

Pour wide oil

dūn dūn dūn dūn dūn dūn

（吨吨吨吨吨吨）

(Tons, tons, tons, tons, tons)

huá chǎo xiā rén

滑炒虾仁

Fried Shrimp

xiū

（咻~）

(Shoo~)

shí jǐ miǎo hòu jiù kě yǐ chū guō

十几秒后就可以出锅

It will be out of the pot after ten seconds

lǎo bǎn chéng bù qī wǒ

老板诚不欺我

The boss does not deceive me

guǒ rán tài hú bái xiā hěn tián

果然太湖白虾很甜

Sure enough, Taihu White Shrimp is very sweet

sān xiā zhǔn bèi jiù xù

三虾准备就绪

Three shrimps are ready

guō zhōng zài cì xiāng yù

锅中再次相遇

Meet again in the pot

zhū yóu shāo rè

猪油烧热

Hot lard

qīng cōng xià guō

青葱下锅

Shallots in the pot

jiān chū jīn huáng de cōng yóu

煎出金黄的葱油

Fry the golden onion oil

xiān xiāng wēn róu

鲜香温柔

Delicious and tender

yǎo mǎn mǎn liǎng sháo

舀满满两勺

Two full scoops

lín zài wǎn lǐ

淋在碗里

Drizzle in a bowl

liú báo báo yī céng

留薄薄一层

Leave a thin layer

pù zài guō dǐ

铺在锅底

Spread on the bottom of the pot

xiā zǐ zhēn jiù zhǐ yǒu

虾籽真就只有

Shrimp Roe is really only

zhè me yī diǎn

这么一点

So little

wǒ xīn xīn kǔ kǔ

我辛辛苦苦

I work hard

kōu le jǐ gè xiǎo shí

抠了几个小时

Digging for a few hours

yī kē dōu bù néng shǎo

一颗都不能少

One can't be less

zài xià xiā nǎo

再下虾脑

Shrimp brain

xiā rén

虾仁

Shrimp

yī qǐ fān chǎo

一起翻炒

Stir fry together

xiā nǎo xuān xuān hóng

虾脑宣宣红

Xuan Xuan Hong

xiā zǐ mò mò hēi

虾籽墨墨黑

Shrimp Roe Ink Black

xiā rén xuě xuě bái

虾仁雪雪白

Shrimp Snow White

méi máo dōu yào xiān diào le

眉毛都要鲜掉了

Eyebrows are going to fall

hǎo xiāng a

好香啊

smell good

sān xiā miàn de shén lái zhī bǐ

三虾面的神来之笔

The magical brush of three prawn noodles

jiù shì yòng bō xià lái de xiā ké

就是用剥下来的虾壳

Just use the peeled shrimp shell

áo zhǔ tāng shuǐ

熬煮汤水

Boil the soup

pèi shàng cōng yóu hé jiàng yóu

配上葱油和酱油

Served with shallot sauce and soy sauce

zhì chéng bàn miàn de tāng dǐ

制成拌面的汤底

Soup base for making noodles

qí tā ròu lèi de gāo tāng

其他肉类的高汤

Stock of other meats

huì yǎn gài jiāo tóu de xiān měi

会掩盖浇头的鲜美

Will cover up the deliciousness of the toppings

wéi yǒu yuán zhī yuán wèi de xiā tāng

唯有原汁原味的虾汤

Only authentic shrimp soup

cái néng chéng xiàn

才能呈现

To present

sān xiā de běn wèi

三虾的本味

The taste of three prawns

zuò gōng xì zhì

做工细致

Meticulous workmanship

fǎn fù cháng shì

反复尝试

Try repeatedly

jiā shàng

加上

Plus

jì jié de ēn cì

季节的恩赐

Gift of season

cái yǒu le zhè wǎn

才有了这碗

Just got this bowl

shēn jià guò bǎi de

身价过百的

Worth over a hundred

miàn zhōng ài mǎ shì

面中爱马仕

Hermes in the face

gū sū

姑苏

Gusu

dào míng sì

道明寺

Daoming Temple

wā

挖！！！

dig! ! !

xiā zǐ tài xì

虾籽太细

Shrimp seeds are too fine

xiā pí méi chù lǐ gàn jìng

虾皮没处理干净

The shrimp skin is not clean

suo de shí hòu

嗦的时候

When

qǐng yī dìng zhù yì

请一定注意

Please be careful

miàn tiáo rù hóu

面条入喉

Noodles in the throat

fǎng fú lái dào

仿佛来到

Seems to come

jiāng nán de dù kǒu

江南的渡口

Jiangnan Ferry

rèn xiāng chún de fēng shā

任香醇的风沙

Any fragrant wind and sand

zài bí jiān

在鼻尖

At the tip of the nose

qīng qīng dì guā

轻轻地刮

Scrape gently

rèn dàn de làng huā

任q弹的浪花

The waves of any Q bomb

jiāng wèi lěi

将味蕾

Will taste buds

lái huí chōng shuā

来回冲刷

Wash back and forth

jí zhì de xiān xiā

极致的鲜虾

Extreme fresh shrimp

yòu ràng yī qiè huàn xiàng

又让一切幻象

Let all illusions

shùn jiān bēng tā

瞬间崩塌

Collapse instantly

xiā rén jiāo xiū qīng tián

虾仁娇羞清甜

Shy and sweet shrimp

xiā nǎo ruò yǐn ruò xiàn

虾脑若隐若现

Shrimp brain looming

xián xiāng de xiā zǐ

咸香的虾籽

Savoury Shrimp Roe

yǔ dàn yǎ de miàn tiáo

与淡雅的面条

With elegant noodles

jiāo zhī chán mián

交织缠绵

Intertwined

yuè dòng shé jiān

跃动舌间

Pulsating tongue

sān xiā miàn

三虾面

Three Shrimp Noodles

kǒu gǎn bēn fàng

口感奔放

Unrestrained taste

kǒu wèi qīng dàn

口味清淡

Light taste

xiàng mín yáo de xuán lǜ

像民谣的旋律

Like a folk melody

qīng xīn guǎ yù

清心寡欲

Pure heart

háo bù sú qì

毫不俗气

Not tacky

yòu yǒu zhe zhí jī líng hún de

又有着直击灵魂的

And have a direct attack on the soul

tè tè tè tè tè jì

（特特特特特技）

(Special special special stunt)

hěn duō liào lǐ dōu shì

很多料理都是

Many dishes are

yǐ bù tóng zhuàng tài xià de

以不同状态下的

In different states

tóng zhǒng shí cái

同种食材

Same ingredients

huò zhě tóng zhǒng shí cái de

或者同种食材的

Or the same kind of ingredients

bù tóng bù wèi

不同部位

Different parts

pèng zhuàng chū fēng fù de

碰撞出丰富的

Bump into the rich

kǒu gǎn hé kǒu wèi

口感和口味

Taste and taste

xiān xiā jiā xiā zǐ

鲜虾加虾籽

Shrimp with shrimp roe

shì hé xiān lèi de qīn zi cān

是河鲜类的亲子餐

It’s a river fresh food for parents and children

mǔ jī jiā jī dàn

母鸡加鸡蛋

Hen with eggs

shì jiā qín jiè de qīn zi cān

是家禽界的亲子餐

It's a parent-child meal in the poultry world

kǎ màn jú jiā níng méng

卡曼橘加柠檬

Camembert with lemon

shì shuǐ guǒ jiè de qīn zi cān

是水果界的亲子餐

It's a parent-child meal in the fruit world

（？？？）

(????)

sān dé lì guǒ pù chá

（三得利果瀑茶）

(Suntory Fruit Waterfall Tea)

méi cuò

没错

Yes

kǎ màn jú

卡曼橘

Kaman Orange

yòu jiào qīng jú

又叫青桔

Also called green orange

shì níng méng hé jīn jú de zá jiāo pǐn zhǒng

是柠檬和金桔的杂交品种

It is a hybrid of lemon and kumquat

dāng rán suàn qīn zi

当然算亲子

Of course a parent-child

xián

咸

salty

qīng qīng de xián

轻轻的咸

Lightly salty

shì hǎi yán

是海盐

Is sea salt

jiù xiàng zhǎng yè hòu de

就像长夜后的

Like after a long night

dì yī lǚ guāng yuán

第一缕光源

The first light

zhào zhe wǒ shāo zòng jí shì de

照着我稍纵即逝的

According to me fleeting

shèng shì měi yán

盛世美颜

Prosperous Beauty

suān

酸

acid

chōng pèi de guǒ suān

充沛的果酸

Plenty of fruit acids

juǎn qǐ lǜ chá de huí gān

卷起绿茶的回甘

Rolled up the back gan of green tea

cóng shān fēng de dǐng duān

从山峰的顶端

From the top of the mountain

zá xiàng shān jiǎo de zhōng yāng

砸向山脚的中央

Hit the bottom of the mountain

fǎng fú zhì rè de shā tān

仿佛炙热的沙滩

Like a hot beach