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box of tissues / 抽纸 / (chōuzhǐ)
A: A store near our house is having a sale, do you want to go and buy something?
离我们家很近的商场在打折,你想去买点什么吗？
(lí wǒménjiā hěnjìn de shānɡchǎnɡ zài dǎzhé, nǐ xiǎnɡqù mǎidiǎn shenme ma?)
B: I want to go and buy some boxes of tissues since the ones at home are almost used up. However, I have some reservations.
我想去买一些抽纸,家里的快用完了,但是我却有些迟疑。
(wǒ xiǎnɡqù mǎi yīxiē chōuzhǐ, jiālǐ de kuài yònɡwán le, dànshì wǒ què yǒuxiē chíyí.)
A: Why? A box of tissue paper is a must for any family.
这是为什么呢？抽纸几乎是每个家庭的必备品呢。
(zhèshì wéishenme ne?chōuzhǐ jǐhū shì měiɡè jiātínɡ de bìbèipǐn ne.)
B: I recently saw a news report about a consumer who counted every tissue in the box of tissues and discovered that the box of tissues she bought had 20 tissues fewer than what the store advertized.
我最近看到一则新闻,有一位消费者数了数她买的抽纸的张数,她发现买到的抽纸和商家宣传的整整少了20张。
(wǒ zuìjìn kàndào yīzé xīnwén, yǒu yīwèi xiāofèizhě shùleshù tā mǎide chōuzhǐ de zhānɡshù, tā fāxiàn mǎidào de chōuzhǐ hé shānɡjiā xuānchuán de zhěnɡzhěnɡ shǎole 20 zhānɡ.)
A: This sounds like they are deceiving consumers. Although a box of tissue isn't expensive, this woman should go and talk to the seller and protect her consumer rights.
这听起来像是一个欺骗消费者的行为。虽然抽纸也不贵,但是这位女士应该去和商家协商,保护自己的消费者权益。
(zhè tīnɡqǐlái xiànɡshì yīɡè qīpiàn xiāofèizhě de xínɡwéi.suīrán chōuzhǐ yě bùɡuì, dànshì zhèwèi nǚshì yīnɡɡāi qù hé shānɡjiā xiéshānɡ, bǎohù zìjǐ de xiāofèizhě quányì.)
B:You're right, not only this lady, but many netizens also posted that they also found that the tissue numbers were wrong
你说的没错,不仅是这位女士,有好多网友也跟帖说他们也发现曾使用过的抽纸张数不对。
(nǐ shuōde méicuò, bùjǐn shì zhèwèi nǚshì, yǒu hǎoduō wǎnɡyǒu yěɡēn tiē shuō tāmén yě fāxiàn cénɡ shǐyònɡɡuò de chōuzhǐ zhānɡshù bùduì.)
box of tissues / 抽纸 / (chōuzhǐ)
A: A store near our house is having a sale, do you want to go and buy something?
离我们家很近的商场在打折,你想去买点什么吗？
(lí wǒménjiā hěnjìn de shānɡchǎnɡ zài dǎzhé, nǐ xiǎnɡqù mǎidiǎn shenme ma?)
B: I want to go and buy some boxes of tissues since the ones at home are almost used up. However, I have some reservations.
我想去买一些抽纸,家里的快用完了,但是我却有些迟疑。
(wǒ xiǎnɡqù mǎi yīxiē chōuzhǐ, jiālǐ de kuài yònɡwán le, dànshì wǒ què yǒuxiē chíyí.)
A: Why? A box of tissue paper is a must for any family.
这是为什么呢？抽纸几乎是每个家庭的必备品呢。
(zhèshì wéishenme ne?chōuzhǐ jǐhū shì měiɡè jiātínɡ de bìbèipǐn ne.)
B: I recently saw a news report about a consumer who counted every tissue in the box of tissues and discovered that the box of tissues she bought had 20 tissues fewer than what the store advertized.
我最近看到一则新闻,有一位消费者数了数她买的抽纸的张数,她发现买到的抽纸和商家宣传的整整少了20张。
(wǒ zuìjìn kàndào yīzé xīnwén, yǒu yīwèi xiāofèizhě shùleshù tā mǎide chōuzhǐ de zhānɡshù, tā fāxiàn mǎidào de chōuzhǐ hé shānɡjiā xuānchuán de zhěnɡzhěnɡ shǎole 20 zhānɡ.)
A: This sounds like they are deceiving consumers. Although a box of tissue isn't expensive, this woman should go and talk to the seller and protect her consumer rights.
这听起来像是一个欺骗消费者的行为。虽然抽纸也不贵,但是这位女士应该去和商家协商,保护自己的消费者权益。
(zhè tīnɡqǐlái xiànɡshì yīɡè qīpiàn xiāofèizhě de xínɡwéi.suīrán chōuzhǐ yě bùɡuì, dànshì zhèwèi nǚshì yīnɡɡāi qù hé shānɡjiā xiéshānɡ, bǎohù zìjǐ de xiāofèizhě quányì.)
B:You're right, not only this lady, but many netizens also posted that they also found that the tissue numbers were wrong
你说的没错,不仅是这位女士,有好多网友也跟帖说他们也发现曾使用过的抽纸张数不对。
(nǐ shuōde méicuò, bùjǐn shì zhèwèi nǚshì, yǒu hǎoduō wǎnɡyǒu yěɡēn tiē shuō tāmén yě fāxiàn cénɡ shǐyònɡɡuò de chōuzhǐ zhānɡshù bùduì.)
Illustration: Liu Xidan/Global Times
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