The hotpot sits in the middle of the table, bubbling like a tiny volcano.

火锅坐在桌子正中间，咕嘟咕嘟，像一座小火山。

Gurgle, gurgle — the soup sings while it cooks.

咕嘟，咕嘟——汤一边煮一边唱歌。

Steam climbs up in curly white ribbons.

热气升上来，变成一条条卷卷的白丝带。

Uh-oh — my glasses turn into two little clouds!

哎呀——我的眼镜变成两朵小云啦！

I take them off and wipe, wipe, wipe — but the fog comes right back.

我摘下来擦啊擦——可雾气马上又回来了。

Through the fog, I can hear my friends laughing.

隔着雾，我听见朋友们在笑。

In go the noodles — swim, little noodles, swim!

面条下锅喽——游吧，小面条，游吧！

We dip our food and count to ten — one, two, three... ten!

我们把食物涮一涮，数十个数——一、二、三……十！

Foo, foo, foo — three big puffs before every bite.

呼，呼，呼——每吃一口之前都先吹三大口。

My tummy warms up like a little sun.

我的肚子暖起来，像揣了个小太阳。

Four friends, one pot, and a mountain of steam — winter's best party.

四个朋友，一口锅，还有一座热气山——冬天最棒的派对。

When the soup goes quiet, we are the noisy ones.

汤安静下来的时候，吵吵闹闹的就是我们啦。