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收藏

(shōucánɡ) 

A: How do you manage to change shoes every day? Are you collecting them?

你怎么每天换一双鞋？是在收藏鞋吗？

(nǐ zěnme měitiān huàn yīshuānɡxié? shìzài shōucánɡ xié ma?) 

B: In a way. I started collecting sneakers a few years ago. Some limited edition ones are very expensive and cost me a pretty penny.

算是吧。我从几年前开始收藏球鞋。有些限量款很贵的,花了我很多钱。

(suànshì ba. wǒ cónɡ jǐniánqián kāishǐ shōucánɡ qiúxié. yǒuxiē xiànliànɡkuǎn hěnɡuì de, huā le wǒ hěnduōqián.)

A: I have a collection too, but it was far cheaper than yours. I like to collect stamps.

我也有收藏,但是比你的便宜多了。我喜欢收藏邮票。

(wǒ yěyǒu shōucánɡ, dànshì bǐnǐ de piányí duō le. wǒ xǐhuān shōucánɡ yóupiào.)

B: Yeah? My neighbor likes to collect stamps too. 

是吗？我邻居也喜欢收藏邮票。

(shìma? wǒ línjū yě xǐhuān shōucánɡ yóupiào.)  

A: Can you give me his contact information? I think we could get to know one another.

你可以给我他的联系方式吗？我觉得我们可以交流一下。

(nǐ kěyǐ ɡěiwǒ tā de liánxì fānɡshì ma? wǒ juédé wǒmén kěyǐ jiāoliú yīxià.)

Illustration: Xia Qing/GT