比 — A比B Comparisons

You are learning a比b comparisons: you will read the scene it happens in, learn 10 words and phrases, take apart the pattern behind them (a 比 b + adj — comparative structure), hear them in a conversation, rehearse them, and finish by saying one thing out loud to be graded.

Din Tai Fung vs the Street Stall

今天我去了鼎泰丰吃小笼包。鼎泰丰是全世界最有名的小笼包餐厅之一。我点了一笼蟹粉小笼包。

小笼包来了。皮很薄，汤汁很多。我吃了一口——太好吃了！但是我想到了昨天在街边小摊吃的小笼包。

鼎泰丰比街边小摊贵得多。一笼要八十块，街边只要十五块。但是鼎泰丰的小笼包比街边的大一点，皮也比较薄。

我觉得味道差不多。鼎泰丰比较好看，但是街边小摊比鼎泰丰有意思。两个都很好吃！你觉得哪个更好？