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manliness/ 男子气概/ (nánzǐ qìɡài)

A: Recently there was a hot topic online about whether men can wear nail polish. What do you think?

最近,网上有个热门话题,关于男孩子是否能涂指甲油,你对此怎么看？

(zuìjìn,wǎnɡshànɡ yǒu ɡè rèmén huàtí, ɡuānyú nánháizǐ shìfǒu nénɡ tú zhǐjiǎyóu, nǐ duìcǐ zěnmekàn?) 

B: I think there is no reason they can't, and I also think men can also pursue cosmetics and beauty like women.  

我觉得没什么不可以的,而且我觉得男人可以跟女人一样有对化妆和爱美的追求。

(wǒ juédé méishenme bùkěyǐ de, érqiě wǒ juédé nánrén kěyǐ ɡēn nǚrén yīyànɡ yǒu duì huàzhuānɡ hé àiměi de zhuīqiú.)

A: Then do you think it takes away from their manliness? 

那你不会觉得这样缺少男子气概吗？

(nànǐ bùhuì juédé zhèyànɡ quēshǎo nánzǐ qìɡài ma?)

B: I don't think all men are very masculine, just like not all women have to be feminine.  

我觉得并不是所有男人都需要非常阳刚,也并不是所有女人都必须要非常女性化。

(wǒ juédé bìnɡ bùshì suǒyǒu nánrén dōu xūyào fēichánɡ yánɡɡānɡ, yě bìnɡ bùshì suǒyǒu nǚrén dōu bìxū yào fēichánɡ nǚxìnɡhuà.)

A: What impacted your thinking?  

你这样的想法是受什么影响呢？

(nǐ zhèyànɡ de xiǎnɡfǎ shì shòu shenme yǐnɡxiǎnɡ ne? )

B: I really like a movie called Laurence Anyways. It talks about how a man who wants to wear women's clothing breaks free from his bonds to pursue his true self. It is a really delicate and beautiful film. 

我非常喜欢一部叫做《双面劳伦斯》的电影。它讲述了一个想穿女装的男人如何挣脱束缚去追求自我。电影很美和细腻。

(wǒ fēichánɡ xǐhuān yībù jiàozuò《shuānɡmiàn láolúnsī》de diànyǐnɡ.tā jiǎnɡshù le yīɡè xiǎnɡ chuān nǚzhuānɡ de nánrén rúhe zhènɡtuō shùfù qù zhuīqiú zìwǒ.diànyǐnɡ hěnměi hé xìnì.)

Illustration: Liu Xidan/GT