在一個繁忙的星期五晚上，迪亞克的餐廳裡，一些顧客正在享用慢烤豬里肌配榅桲、馬鈴薯泥；烤蘋果；以及白蘭地黃油醬。

At Diack’s eatery on a busy Friday evening, some of his patrons tuck into slow-roasted pork loin with quince and potato mash, grilled apples and brandy butter sauce.

Source: Tatoeba

Sentence Composition

1 在 zài
  1. to exist; to be alive
  2. (of sb or sth) to be (located) at
  3. (used before a verb to indicate an action in progress)
=2 一個 yīge
  1. a; an; one
  2. the whole (afternoon, summer vacation etc)
=2 一個 yīgè
  1. Combination of the numeral 一 (“one”) and the generic classifier 個／个: a; an; one
  2. same
3 繁忙 fánmáng
  1. busy
  2. bustling
=4 的 de
  1. of; ~'s (possessive particle)
  2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun)
  3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis)
  4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 pígéde "one made of leather" or 跑堂儿的 pǎotángrde "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 xīnde "new one")
  5. also pr. dì or di in poetry and songs
=4 的 dī a taxi; a cab (abbr. for 的士 dīshì)
=4 的 dí really and truly
=4 的 dì (bound form) bull's-eye; target
=5 星期五 Xīngqīwǔ Friday
=5 星期五 xīngqīwǔ Friday
6 晚上 wǎnshang
  1. evening
  2. night
  3. in the evening

classifier: 個
7 迪 dí to enlighten
=8 亞 Yà
  1. Asia
  2. Asian
  3. Taiwan pr. Yǎ
=8 亞 yà
  1. second
  2. next to
  3. inferior
  4. sub-
  5. Taiwan pr. yǎ
=9 克 Kè
  1. abbr. for 克罗地亚 Kèluódìyà, Croatia
  2. (Tw) abbr. for 克罗埃西亚 Kèluóāixīyà, Croatia
=9 克 kè
  1. to be able to
  2. to subdue
  3. to restrain
  4. to overcome
  5. gram
  6. Tibetan unit of land area, about 6 ares
=9 克 Kè Ke (c. 2000 BC), seventh of the legendary Flame Emperors, 炎帝 Yándì descended from Shennong 神农 Shénnóng Farmer God
=9 克 kè
  1. variant of 克 kè
  2. to subdue
  3. to overthrow
  4. to restrain
=9 克 kè variant of 克 kè
=10 的 de
  1. of; ~'s (possessive particle)
  2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun)
  3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis)
  4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 pígéde "one made of leather" or 跑堂儿的 pǎotángrde "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 xīnde "new one")
  5. also pr. dì or di in poetry and songs
=10 的 dī a taxi; a cab (abbr. for 的士 dīshì)
=10 的 dí really and truly
=10 的 dì (bound form) bull's-eye; target
11 餐廳 cāntīng
  1. dining hall
  2. dining room
  3. restaurant

classifiers: 間, 家
12 裡 lǐ
  1. lining
  2. interior
  3. inside
  4. internal
  5. also written 里 lǐ
13 一些 yīxiē some; a few; a little; (following an adjective) slightly ...er
14 顧客 gùkè customer; client

classifier: 位
15 正在 zhèngzài to be in the process of (doing sth); to be currently ...-ing
16 享用 xiǎngyòng to enjoy (i.e. have the use or benefit of)
17 慢 màn slow
18 烤 kǎo
  1. to roast; to grill; to broil; to bake; to toast (bread)
  2. to warm oneself by a fire
19 豬 zhū
  1. hog
  2. pig
  3. swine

classifiers: 口, 頭
20 里肌 lǐjī (Tw) tenderloin (usu. of pork)
21 配 pèi
  1. to join
  2. to fit
  3. to mate
  4. to mix
  5. to match
  6. to deserve
  7. to make up (a prescription)
  8. to allocate
22 榅桲 wēnpo quince (Cydonia oblonga)
23 馬鈴薯泥 mǎlíngshǔní mashed potato
24 烤 kǎo
  1. to roast; to grill; to broil; to bake; to toast (bread)
  2. to warm oneself by a fire
=25 蘋果 Píngguǒ Apple (American tech company)
=25 蘋果 píngguǒ apple

classifiers: 個, 顆
26 以及 yǐjí and; as well as
27 白蘭地 báilándì (loanword) brandy
28 黃油 huángyóu butter

classifier: 盒
29 醬 jiàng
  1. thick paste of fermented soybean
  2. marinated in soy paste
  3. paste
  4. jam