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special stamp

特种邮票

(tèzhǒnɡ yóupiào)

A: I called you to come take a walk after eating, why are you going so slow? 

喊你吃完饭出去遛弯你怎么慢慢腾腾的,磨蹭什么呢？

(hǎnnǐ chīwánfàn chūqùliúwān nǐzěnme mànmànténɡténɡde, mócènɡ shímene?)

B: I'm looking at the set of stamps I bought.

我在看之前买到的一套邮票。

(wǒzàikàn zhīqián mǎidàode yītào yóupiào.)

A: Writing and mailing letters, a form of communication that has lasted for a thousand years, is almost extinct, and yet you are still keen on stamps.

写信邮寄这种持续了上千年的日常通讯方式快从生活中绝迹了。你居然还热衷于邮票。

(xiěxìn yóujì zhèzhǒnɡ chíxùle shànɡqiānniánde rìchánɡ tōnɡxùn fānɡshì kuàicónɡ shēnɡhuózhōnɡ juéjìle. nǐjūrán háirèzhōnɡyú yóupiào.)

B: My little brother was studying overseas in Italy but wasn't able to make it back. He told me to buy a set of stamps, so he could give them to his classmates and teachers overseas. He said he really misses our country. 

我弟弟在意大利留学,无法赶回来。他早就跟我说了,一定多买几套邮票,送给海外的同学、老师,他说这时候特别想念祖国。

(wǒdìdìzài yìdàlì liúxué, wúfǎ ɡǎnhuílái. tāzǎojiù ɡēnwǒshuōle, yídìnɡ duōmǎi jǐtào yóupiào, sònɡɡěi hǎiwàide tónɡxué, lǎoshī, tāshuō zhèshíhòu tèbié xiǎnɡniàn zǔɡuó.)

A: So these are the special stamps and they may add value. I want to buy some for collection too.

原来这些是特种邮票,也许会增值。我也想买几套收藏。

(yuánlái zhèxiēshì tèzhǒnɡ yóupiào, yěxǔ huìzēnɡzhí. wǒyěxiǎnɡ mǎijǐtào shōucánɡ.)

Illustration: Liu Xidan/GT