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翻新

(fānxīn) 

A: I recently saw a variety show about restoring an old 1950's home. It was really great.

我最近看了一个翻新五十年代老房子的综艺节目,真的太好看了。

(wǒ zuìjìn kàn le yīɡè fānxīn wǔshí niándài lǎofánɡzi de zōnɡyì jiémù, zhēn de tài hǎokàn le.) 

B: They didn't bring in construction workers? Then they must have saved a lot of money.

不用请施工工人吗？那肯定能省下不少钱吧。

(bùyònɡ qǐnɡ shīɡōnɡ ɡōnɡrén ma? nà kěndìnɡ nénɡ shěnɡxià bùshǎo qián ba.)

A: Yup. They saved around 80 percent on material and worker fees. Also, this house is a two-story in an expensive area, but it only cost 100,00 yuan. Local government is actually encouraging people to buy old homes and renovate them.

是啊。省了八成的建材和人工费。而且,买的这套房子是黄金地段的两层楼,只要10万人民币。当地政府在鼓励人们购买旧房翻新。

(shì a. shěnɡ le bāchénɡ de jiàncái hé rénɡōnɡfèi. érqiě, mǎide zhètào fánɡzi shì huánɡjīn dìduàn de liǎnɡcénɡlóu, zhīyào shíwàn rénmínbì. dānɡdì zhènɡfǔ zài ɡǔlì rénmén ɡòumǎi jiùfánɡ fānxīn.)

B: Speaking of which, maybe my house needs it too.

说起来可能我的家也要翻新一下了。

(shuōqǐlái kěnénɡ wǒ de jiā yěyào fānxīn yīxià le.)

Illustration: Xia Qing/GT