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Published: Mar 06, 2022 06:35 PM
Chat attack

throw pillow / 抱枕 / (bàozhěn)

A: It's your birthday tomorrow, what kind of present do you want?

你明天过生日,想要一个什么样的礼物呢?

(nǐ mínɡtiān ɡuò shēnɡrì, xiǎnɡyào yīɡè shenmeyànɡ de lǐwù ne?)

B: I want a throw pillow.

我想要一个抱枕。 

(wǒ xiǎnɡyào yīɡè bàozhěn.)

A: Then I'll give you a throw pillow. But, why do you want a throw pillow?

那我送你一个抱枕吧。但是为什么你想要个抱枕呢?

(nà wǒ sònɡnǐ yīɡè bàozhěn bā.dànshì wéishenme nǐ xiǎnɡyào ɡè bàozhěn ne?)

B: Recently, the design of the Beijing 2022 Paralympic Winter Games Villages was revealed and I noticed that there was a throw pillow on each athlete's bed. And these throw pillows were not ordinary.

最近,北京冬残奥会奥运村公寓里的陈设被揭晓啦。我看到每个运动员的床上都有一个抱枕,但这些抱枕可不一般。

(zuìjìn, běijīnɡ dōnɡ cánàohuì àoyùncūn ɡōnɡyù lǐ de chénshè bèi jiēxiǎo lā.wǒ kàndào měiɡè yùndònɡyuán de chuánɡshànɡ dōuyǒu yīɡè bàozhěn, dàn zhèxiē bàozhěn kě bùyībān.)

 A: Really? What's the difference about them?

真的吗?你说说有什么不一样吧?

(zhēnde ma?nǐ shuōshuō yǒu shenme bùyīyànɡ bā?)

B: Such throw pillows have Shuey Rhon Rhon, the mascot of Beijing 2022 Winter Paralympic Games on them. It is super cute. I really want one too.

这些抱枕上印有北京冬残奥会吉祥物雪容融,看起来十分可爱。我真想也拥有一个。

(zhèxiē bàozhěn shànɡ yìnyǒu běijīnɡ dōnɡcánàohuì jíxiánɡwù xuěrónɡrónɡ, kànqǐlái shífēn kěài.wǒ zhēnxiǎnɡ yě yōnɡyǒu yīɡè.)
Illustration:Liu Xidan/GT

Illustration:Liu Xidan/GT