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hat / 帽子 / (màozi)

A: I heard that you are a hat collector, is that right?

听说你是一个帽子收藏者,对吗？

(tīnɡshuō nǐ shì yīɡè màozǐ shōucánɡzhě, duìma?)

B: Yup. Over the past three years I have collected more than 50 hats. 

是的,在过去的三年里,我收藏了五十多顶帽子。

(shìde, zài ɡuòqù de sānnián lǐ, wǒ shōucánɡ le wǔshí duō dǐnɡ màozǐ.)

A: I'm curious that do these hats hold some sort of special significance for you? 

我很好奇,这些帽子对你来说有什么特别的意义吗？

(wǒ hěn hǎoqí, zhèxiē màozǐ duì nǐ láishuō yǒu shemme tèbié de yìyì ma?)

B: Of course. I got a lot of them by exchanging hats with friends, so they can be seen as a symbol of friendship. 

当然,它们很多都是我跟朋友互换而来的,是友谊的象征。

(dānɡrán, tāmén hěnduō dōushì wǒ ɡēn pénɡyǒu hùhuàn érlái de, shì yǒuyì de xiànɡzhēnɡ.)

A: You saying this reminds me that during the recent Beijing Olympic Winter Games, a German athlete exchanged a hat with a Chinese volunteer as a memento. She said that this hat from China was very precious to her. 

你这么说让我想到,在北京冬奥会上,一个德国的运动员和中国的志愿者交换了帽子作为纪念。她称这顶来自中国的帽子很有意义。

(nǐ zhème shuō rànɡwǒ xiǎnɡdào, zài běijīnɡ dōnɡào huì shànɡ, yīɡè déɡuó de yùndònɡyuán hé zhōnɡɡuóde zhìyuànzhě jiāohuànle màozǐ zuòwéi jìniàn.tā chēnɡzhè dǐnɡ láizì zhōnɡɡuó de màozǐ hěnyǒu yìyì.)

B: I feel that similar stories like this are detailed but also very precious. 

我觉得类似的故事虽小,但是却十分珍贵。

(wǒ juédé lèisì de ɡùshì suīxiǎo, dànshì què shífēn zhēnɡuì.)

Illustration:Liu Xidan/GT