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Published: Sep 06, 2022 09:05 PM
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florist / 花艺师 / (huāyìshī)

A: What have you been doing for work lately?

你最近在做什么工作呀?

(nǐ zuìjìn zàizuò shenme ɡōnɡzuò ya?)

B: I'm a florist right now. 

我现在是一名花艺师。

(wǒ xiànzài shì yīmínɡ huāyìshī.) 

A: What does a florist do? Can you introduce it to me?

花艺师是做什么的?你能给我介绍一下吗?

(huāyìshī shì zuò shenme de?nǐnénɡ ɡěiwǒ jièshào yīxià ma?)

B: We arrange flowers in many different styles and use flower design aesthetics to make pretty decorations.  

我们插花和给花做造型,并用花设计美丽的装饰作品。

(wǒmén chāhuā hé ɡěi huā zuòzàoxínɡ, bìnɡyònɡ huā shèjì měilì de zhuānɡshì zuòpǐn.)

A: So how do you usually create floral bouquets? 

那你平时如何创作花艺作品呢?

(nànǐ pínɡshí rúhé chuànɡzuò huāyì zuòpǐn ne?)

B: I first go to the flower market and choose flowers. After that, I cut them and match different flower blossoms and finally put them together in an attractive way.

我先去花市选择花材。然后修剪和搭配不同的花朵,把它们以令人赏心悦目的方式组合在一起。

(wǒ xiānqù huāshì xuǎnzé huācái.ránhòu xiūjiǎn hé dāpèi bùtónɡde huāduǒ, bǎ tāmén yǐ lìnɡrén shǎnɡxīnyuèmù de fānɡshì zǔhé zàiyīqǐ.)

A: Having flowers and plants as your coworkers sounds like a really wonderful job.

与花朵和植物为伴,听上去真是一份美好的工作啊。

(yǔ huāduǒ hé zhíwù wéibàn, tīnɡshànɡqù zhēnshì yīfèn měihǎo de ɡōnɡzuò ā.)

B: You're right. This is a job that makes me feel happy and relaxed. 

你说的没错。这是一份让我感到快乐和放松的工作。

(nǐ shuōde méicuò.zhèshì yīfèn rànɡwǒ ɡǎndào kuàilè hé fànɡsōnɡ de ɡōnɡzuò.)
Illustrations:Xia Qing/GT

Illustrations:Xia Qing/GT