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Dialogue Two   At an Arts and Crafts Store

在工艺品商店
  Alice: The goods are dazzling.
A: 这些商品令人眼花缭乱。
Miss Chen: These are typical Chinese things: Chinese paintings, kites, face painting of Beijing Opera, patch work, embroideries…
Ch: 这些都是典型的中国货:国画,风筝,京剧脸谱,织补品以及刺绣等。
A: Very good, I like them. They’re fresh to me. They reflect another kind of culture and tradition, which is quite different from ours.
A: 太好啦,我喜欢这些东西。对我来说,它们太新奇了。它们反映了一种文化和传统,和我们的很不同。
Ch: Yes, what you said is quite correct.
C: 是的,你说的极其正确。
A: Are these table wares made of jade?
A: 这些餐具是玉做的吗?
Ch: Yes, but usually they are just for ornaments, not for daily use.
C: 是的,不过它们通常只作装饰物,日常并不使用。
A: Chopsticks, so many kinds. And there is a pair made of silver. It’s very cheap. I’ll buy some. They are neither for ornaments nor for ornaments nor for daily use, they are just souvenirs.
A: 筷子,种类这么多!还有一双银筷子,非常便宜,我想买。这既不是装饰物也不是日常用品,只是纪念品。
Ch: You can use them, I think, when you have Chinese dinners. They function very well.
C: 我认为,你吃中餐时可以用筷子,非常好用。