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acceptance letter/ 录取通知书/ (lùqǔtōnɡzhīshū)  

A: So creative! Nankai University has revealed its 2020 acceptance letter for the university entrance exams. It actually includes two lotus flow seeds.

太有创意了！南开大学晒出2020年高考录取通知书设计,居然送两粒莲花种子。

(tàiyǒuchuànɡyìle! nánkāidàxué shaichū èrlínɡèrlínɡniánɡ āokǎo lùqǔtōnɡzhīshū shèjì,jūrán sònɡliǎnɡlì liánhuā zhǒnɡzǐ.)

B: Share it with me so I can see it. It sounds so interesting.

快分享给我看看, 听着就很有趣。

(kuàifēnxiǎnɡ ɡěiwǒ kànkàn, tīnɡzhe jiùhěnyǒuqù.)

A: Look, a small purse with the seeds comes with the letter.

你看, 随通知书一同寄出的还有一只荷包。 

(nǐkàn, suítōnɡzhīshū yìtónɡ jìchūde háiyǒu yìzhī hébāo.)

B: What's the meaning behind them?

具体怎么解释啊？ 

(jùtǐ zěnme jiěshìa?)

A: The school said that the hope new students can plant one seed at their hometowns, to represent their initial resolution; the other seed is to be brought to the school, to represent the growth they will experience.

学校表示, 希望新生将其中一颗种在故乡, 不改初心；一颗带来校园,见证成长。

(xuéxiào biǎoshì, xīwànɡ xīnshēnɡ jiānɡqízhōnɡ yìkēzhǒnɡzài ɡùxiānɡ, bùɡǎichūxīn；yìkēdàilái xiàoyuán, jiànzhènɡ chénɡzhǎnɡ.)

B: The letter also says, "When two points touch, that is a chance encounter; when two lines cross, that is the start of a new story." It really is creative.

通知书里说"两个点相碰,就是一次际遇；两条线相交,开启新的故事。"创意确实了得。

(tōnɡzhīshūlǐshuō liǎnɡɡèdiǎn xiānɡpènɡ, jiùshì yícìjìyù；liǎnɡtiáoxiàn xiānɡjiāo, kāiqǐ xīnde ɡùshì. chuànɡyì quèshí liǎodé.)

A: I really envy this year's freshmen.

我真羡慕今年的新生。 

(wǒzhēnxiànmù jīnniánde xīnshēnɡ.)

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