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wedding dress / 婚纱 / (hūnshā)

A: Congratulations! I heard you are getting married soon. Have you chosen your wedding dress?

恭喜你啊! 听说你快结婚了,你的婚纱挑好了吗？

(ɡōnɡxǐ nǐ ā! tīnɡshuō nǐ kuài jiéhūn le, nǐ de hūnshā tiāohǎo le ma?)

B: Yes, thanks for asking about it. I went to the wedding dress store yesterday. I was originally prepared to choose a suitable wedding dress, but I was very much disappointed about the result. 

是的,谢谢。我昨天去婚纱店,本来准备想选一套合适的婚纱,但结果非常失望。

(shìde, xièxiè.wǒ zuótiān qù hūnshā diàn, běnlái zhǔnbèi xiǎnɡ xuǎn yītào héshìde hūnshā, dàn jiéɡuǒ fēichánɡ shīwànɡ.)

A: What happened? Tell me about it.

是怎么一回事呢？说来听听吧。

(shì zěnme yīhuíshì ne? shuōlái tīnɡtīnɡ bā.)

B: Right now all the styles of wedding dresses for rent are pretty much all the same. 

现在租赁的婚纱款式大同小异。

(xiànzài zūlìn de hūnshā kuǎnshì dàtónɡ xiǎoyì.)

A: Why don't you try and see a Chinese-style wedding dress? I recently read some news, in China more and more young post-1990 people like Chinese delicately made wedding dresses with original styles. 

你为什么不尝试去看看中式结婚礼服呢？我最近读到一则新闻,在中国,有越来越多的90后年轻人开始越来越偏爱风格独特,做工精细的中式结婚礼服了。

(nǐ wéishenme bù chánɡshì qù kànkàn zhōnɡshì jiéhūn lǐfú ne？wǒ zuìjìn dúdào yīzé xīnwén, zài zhōnɡɡuó, yǒu yuèláiyuèduō de 90 hòu niánqīnɡrén kāishǐ yuèláiyuè piānài fēnɡɡé dútè, zuòɡōnɡ jīnɡxì de zhōnɡshì jiéhūn lǐfú le.)

B: Indeed, I really like the Chinese elements in Chinese wedding dresses. I'll surely go and have a look.  

确实,我非常喜欢中式结婚礼服上的传统中国元素。我一定会去看看的。

(quèshí, wǒ fēichánɡ xǐhuān zhōnɡshì jiéhūn lǐfú shànɡ de chuántǒnɡ zhōnɡɡuó yuánsù.wǒ yīdìnɡ huì qù kànkàn de.)

Illustrations: Liu Xidan/GT