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renovate / 改造 / (ɡǎizào)

A: There have been a lot of videos recently of college students renovating their dorms. They've really amazed me. I'm wondering why I didn't think to redecorate my dorm when I was a college student?    

最近网上有很多关于大学生进行宿舍改造的视频,真是惊艳到我了。我在想我上大学的时候,怎么就没想到要好好地重新布置一下自己的宿舍呢？

(zuìjìn wǎnɡshànɡ yǒu hěnduō ɡuānyú dàxuéshēnɡ jìnxínɡ xiǔshě ɡǎizàode shìpín, zhēnshì jīnɡyàndào wǒle. wǒzàixiǎnɡ wǒshànɡ dàxuéde shíhòu, zěnme jiù méixiǎnɡdào yàohǎohǎodì zhònɡxīn bùzhì yīxià zìjǐde xiǔshěne?)

B: Yeah. College students nowadays are really creative. I've seen several roommates in a dorm discuss their favorite styles and then prepare to renovate.   

是啊,现在的大学生挺有才华的,我看寝室几个舍友商量着共同喜欢的风格就开始准备改造。

(shìa, xiànzàide dàxuéshēnɡ tǐnɡyǒu cáihuáde, wǒkàn qǐnshì jǐɡè shěyǒu shānɡliànɡzhe ɡònɡtónɡ xǐhuānde fēnɡɡé jiùkāishǐ zhǔnbèi ɡǎizào.)

A: Just looking at them made me want to live with them. 

看得我都想和他们去住了。

(kàndéwǒ dōuxiǎnɡhé tāmén qùzhùle.)

B: The key is that they don't seem to need to spend a lot of money. They buy the things they like such as wallpaper and stickers online and then can change their dorms into a whole new look.  

关键是好像他们也不需要花很多的钱,在网上买一些自己喜欢的壁纸和小贴纸就可以把宿舍装扮成另外一番景象。

(ɡuānjiànshì hǎoxiànɡ tāmen yěbù xūyào huāhěnduōde qián, zàiwǎnɡshànɡ mǎiyīxiē zìjǐxǐhuānde bìzhǐ hé xiǎotiēzhǐ jiùkěyǐ bǎ xiǔshě zhuānɡbànchénɡ lìnɡwàiyīfān jǐnɡxiànɡ.)

Illustration: Liu Xidan/Global Times