You are learning the art of storytelling: you will read the scene it happens in, learn 10 words and phrases, take apart the pattern behind them (narrative structures: setting scene, building tension, delivering punchline), hear them in a conversation, rehearse them, and finish by saying one thing out loud to be graded.
A late-night noodle shop on Huanghe Road, Shanghai, trading food stories with the owner over a bowl of scallion oil noodles
凌晨两点，黄河路上只剩下几家还亮着灯的面馆。我坐在一家小店里，面前是一碗葱油面。老板看我吃得开心，坐下来跟我聊天。
「这碗面的故事啊，说来话长。」他点了根烟。「话说当年，我爷爷从苏州来上海，口袋里只有十块钱和一个祖传的葱油面秘方。他在这条街上摆了个小摊。」
「生意不好不坏，就这么做了十几年。结果有一天，一个日本美食家路过，吃了一碗面以后，写了一篇文章。那篇文章被很多人看到了。」
「从此以后，排队的人越来越多。我爸接手以后又改良了配方，加了一种特殊的酱油。现在轮到我了，我又加了一个秘密——热猪油浇在葱上的那一刻，温度必须是一百八十度，多一度焦，少一度不香。」他笑了：「三代人，就为了这碗面。」