A Story About Food and Kindness in Hanoi

一個關於河內美食與善良的故事


Introduction

A video of a tourist from India and a worker in Vietnam is popular on the internet. It is about food and how workers help guests.

一段關於印度遊客與越南員工的影片在網路上很流行。內容關於食物以及員工如何幫助客人。

Main Body

A woman named Harshada went to a restaurant in Hanoi. She does not eat meat, fish, or eggs. She asked the worker many times if the food was safe. She and her husband put a video of this on Instagram.

一位名叫 Harshada 的女士去了一家位於河內的餐廳。她不吃肉、魚或蛋。她多次詢問員工食物是否安全。她和丈夫將這段影片上傳到 Instagram。

Some people on the internet were angry. They said the woman asked too many questions. But the worker, Thomas, said the woman was not a problem. He said it is his job to help guests with their food.

網路上有些人很生氣。他們說這位女士問了太多問題。但員工 Thomas 說這位女士沒有問題。他說幫助客人處理食物是他的工作。

Harshada was happy because the worker was kind. Other people said that vegetarian food is different in every country. They said the worker did a great job.

Harshada 很高興,因為員工很善良。其他人則表示每個國家的素食都不同。他們認為員工做得非常好。

Conclusion

The tourist and the worker now respect each other. The people on the internet stopped being angry.

遊客與員工現在互相尊重。網路上的人不再生氣了。

Vocabulary Learning

💡 The 'People' Pattern

Look at how the story talks about people. We use Pronouns to avoid repeating names. This is a key A2 skill.

The Pattern: Name \rightarrow He/She/They

  • Harshada (Woman) \rightarrow She
  • Thomas (Man) \rightarrow He
  • The tourist and the worker (Two people) \rightarrow They

🛠️ Simple Sentences

Notice how the text connects a person to a feeling using the word because:

Harshada was happy \rightarrow because \rightarrow the worker was kind.

Try this logic: [Person] + [Feeling] + because + [Reason]

  • Example: I am tired because I worked a lot.
  • Example: He is glad because the food is good.

Vocabulary Learning

tourist (n.)
A person who visits a place for a holiday
Example:The tourist took many photos of the city.
popular (adj.)
Liked by many people
Example:This song is very popular on the radio.
guest (n.)
A person who visits a hotel or someone's home
Example:The hotel guest asked for a clean towel.
safe (adj.)
Not dangerous; not causing harm
Example:Is it safe to walk here at night?
vegetarian (adj.)
Not containing meat or fish
Example:I ordered a vegetarian pizza with cheese and tomato.
respect (v.)
To show that you admire someone or value them
Example:We should respect our teachers.
Practice A2 words in a crossword