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Published: May 19, 2022 08:00 PM
Chat attack

umbrella/ 雨伞 / (yǔsǎn)

A: Do you think this umbrella looks nice?

你觉得这把雨伞好看吗?

(nǐ juédé zhèbǎ yǔsǎn hǎokàn ma?)

B: It's very nice, do you want to buy it? 

挺好看的。你想要买吗?

(tǐnɡ hǎokàn de.nǐ xiǎnɡyào mǎi ma?)

A: Not at all. Do you know how much this umbrella costs? Its sale price is more than 10,000 yuan and the material it is made out of isn't even waterproof. 

没有,你知道这把雨伞多少钱吗?它的售价超过10000元,并且材质并不防水。

(méiyǒu, nǐ zhīdào zhèbǎ yǔsǎn duōshǎo qián ma? tāde shòujià chāoɡuò yīwàn yuán, bìnɡqiě cáizhì bìnɡbù fánɡshuǐ.)

B: Hearing you say this, I find it rather hard to believe. Why is this umbrella so expensive?

听你这么说,我觉得难以置信。这把雨伞为什么会如此昂贵呢?

(tīnɡnǐ zhème shuō, wǒ juédé nányǐ zhìxìn.zhèbǎ yǔsǎn wéishénme huì rúcǐ ánɡɡuì ne?)

A: It is a joint product from an Italian luxury brand and another international luxury brand. The entire umbrella is covered with these two brands' logos. 

它是某个意大利奢侈品牌和另一个国际知名品牌推出的联名款雨伞,伞身上都是这两个品牌的标识。

(tāshì mǒuɡè yìdàlì shēchǐ pǐnpái hé lìnɡyīɡè ɡuójì zhīmínɡ pǐnpái tuīchū de liánmínɡkuǎn yǔsǎn, sǎnshēn shànɡ dōushì zhè liǎnɡɡè pǐnpái de biāoshí.)

B: It looks like this umbrella is a luxury product. It isn't really meant to be used in regular life but a lot of people might collect it.  

这样看来,这把雨伞是一把奢侈品。它可能已经不再适合日常生活使用,很多人也许会收藏它。

(zhèyànɡ kànlái, zhèbǎ yǔsǎn shì yībǎ shēchǐpǐn.tā kěnénɡ yǐjīnɡ bùzài shìhé rìchánɡ shēnɡhuó shǐyònɡ, hěnduōrén yěxǔ huì shōucánɡ tā.)

A: You could put it that way, but it is still a little bit ridiculous. 

你可以这么理解,但是这多少有些荒谬。

(nǐ kěyǐ zhème lǐjiě, dànshì zhè duōshǎo yǒuxiē huānɡmiù.)



Illustration:Liu Xidan/GT

Illustration:Liu Xidan/GT