那天我们去商场
nà tiān | wǒ men | qù | shāng chǎng
That day we went to the mall,
又看到了那家很大的自助餐厅
yòu | kàn dào | le | nà jiā | hěn dà | de | zì zhù cān tīng
and saw that big buffet restaurant again.
这个餐厅很多年前我们吃过
zhè ge | cān tīng | hěn duō nián qián | wǒ men | chī guo
We ate at this restaurant many years ago—
那时候一百多一个人
nà shí hou | yī bǎi duō | yī gè rén
it was over a hundred yuan per person back then,
算是高档一点的自助餐厅了
suàn shì | gāo dàng | yī diǎn | de | zì zhù cān tīng | le
which was considered a relatively high-end buffet.
菜品很丰富
cài pǐn | hěn | fēng fù
The dishes were very abundant,
有很多海鲜
yǒu | hěn duō | hǎi xiān
with plenty of seafood.
我们有很多年没吃过自助餐了
wǒ men | yǒu | hěn duō nián | méi chī guo | zì zhù cān | le
We haven’t eaten at a buffet for many years,
有几方面的原因
yǒu | jǐ fāng miàn | de | yuán yīn
for several reasons.
第一，没有新鲜感了
dì yī | méi yǒu | xīn xiān gǎn | le
First, there’s no sense of novelty anymore.
刚开始觉得很新鲜
gāng kāi shǐ | jué de | hěn | xīn xiān
At first, we thought it was very fresh;
贵的便宜的自助餐都吃过
guì de | pián yi | de | zì zhù cān | dōu | chī guo
we’ve tried both expensive and cheap buffets,
多吃几次也就那样了
duō chī | jǐ cì | yě jiù | nà yàng | le
and after eating them a few times, there’s nothing special.
第二，低质的平价自助餐厅
dì èr | dī zhì | de | píng jià | zì zhù cān tīng
Second, low-quality affordable buffets.
有很多平价的自助餐厅
yǒu | hěn duō | píng jià | de | zì zhù cān tīng
There are many affordable buffets,
一个人只需要几十元
yī gè rén | zhǐ | xū yào | jǐ shí yuán
costing only tens of yuan per person.
虽然种类也算丰富
suī rán | zhǒng lèi | yě suàn | fēng fù
Although the variety is also abundant,
但是品质堪忧
dàn shì | pǐn zhì | kān yōu
the quality is worrying—
吃过一次就不想再吃第二次
chī guo | yī cì | jiù | bù xiǎng | zài chī | dì èr cì
you won’t want to eat there a second time after trying it once.
第三，健康饮食理念
dì sān | jiàn kāng | yǐn shí | lǐ niàn
Third, the concept of healthy eating.
越来越多的人讲究健康生活
yuè lái yuè duō | de | rén | jiǎng jiū | jiàn kāng | shēng huó
More and more people pursue a healthy lifestyle,
或者是我们年龄大了
huò zhě | shì | wǒ men | nián líng | dà le
or maybe we’re getting older,
不想胡吃海塞
bù xiǎng | hú chī hǎi sāi
and don’t want to overeat.
为了“把钱吃回来”
wèi le | “bǎ qián | chī huí lái”
In order to "get your money’s worth",
要吃好多进肚子里
yào | chī | hǎo duō | jìn | dù zi | lǐ
you have to eat a lot,
对健康有害
duì | jiàn kāng | yǒu hài
which is harmful to health,
反而得不偿失
fǎn ér | dé bù cháng shī
and ultimately not worth it.
我们每次住酒店
wǒ men | měi cì | zhù | jiǔ diàn
Every time we stay at a hotel,
还是会吃自助早餐的
hái shì | huì | chī | zì zhù zǎo cān | de
we still eat the breakfast buffet,
偶尔也会吃自助晚餐
ǒu ěr | yě | huì | chī | zì zhù wǎn cān
and occasionally the dinner buffet.
五星级的自助餐还是有品质保障的
wǔ xīng jí | de | zì zhù cān | hái shì | yǒu | pǐn zhì | bǎo zhàng | de
Five-star hotel buffets still have quality assurance,
但是常常都是想大吃一顿
dàn shì | cháng cháng | dōu shì | xiǎng | dà chī | yī dùn
but we often intend to eat a big meal,
结果吃不了多少
jié guǒ | chī bù liǎo | duō shao
only to end up not being able to eat much.
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