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banker / 银行家 / (yínhínɡjiā)

A: Heavens! Did you hear the tour guide? We are now walking along a financial street. That handsome guy that just brushed past me may have been a banker!  

天啊！你听导游说了吗？我们正走在金融街上,刚刚跟我擦肩而过的, 帅气的男士可能是一个银行家！

(tiāna! nǐ tīnɡ dǎoyóu shuōlema? wǒmén zhènɡ zǒuzài jīnrónɡjiē shànɡ, ɡānɡɡānɡ ɡēnwǒ cājiān érɡuòde, shuàiqìde nánshì kěnénɡshì yīɡè yínxínɡjiā！)

B: I think you should calm down. I'm a little shocked that you are this excited. When did you start worshiping this profession like this?   

我觉得你应该冷静一下,你如此激动让我感到震惊。你什么时候开始如此崇拜这个职业？

(wǒ juédé nǐyīnɡɡāi lěnɡjìnɡ yīxià, nǐ rúcǐ jīdònɡ rànɡwǒ ɡǎndào zhènjīnɡ. nǐshíme shíhòu kāishǐ rúcǐ chónɡbài zhèɡèzhíyè?)

A: Have you not seen the bankers on TV? They are all handsome and rich, and very smart. They are adored by women.

你没有看过电视里的银行家吗？他们个个帅气多金,而且非常聪明,在女性中很受崇拜。

(nǐ méiyǒu kànɡuò diànshìlǐde yínxínɡjiāma? tāmén ɡèɡè shuàiqì duōjīn, érqiě fēichánɡ cōnɡmínɡ, zài nǚxìnɡ zhōnɡ hěnshòu chónɡbài.)

B: I'm disappointed to hear you say that. The commercial society that worships material goods and success has started to aggravate the stereotypes we have toward a specific group.

听你这么一说,我感到很失望。物质和成功至上的商业社会开始加重我们对某个群体的刻板印象。

(tīnɡ nǐ zhème yīshuō, wǒɡǎndào hěnshīwànɡ. wùzhì hé chénɡɡōnɡ zhìshànɡde shānɡyè shèhuì kāishǐ jiāzhònɡ wǒmén duì mǒuɡè qúntǐde kèbǎn yìnxiànɡ.)

A: Stop talking! You really are an antique.

你可快别说了！你真是个老古董。

(nǐkě kuàibié shuōle！nǐ zhēnshìɡè lǎoɡǔdǒnɡ.)

Illustration: Liu Xidan/Global Times