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flea market / 跳蚤市场 / (tiàozǎo shìchǎnɡ)

A: Are you free this weekend? Would you like to go to the flea market with me?

这周末你有空吗？你要不要和我一起去跳蚤市场？

(zhè zhōumò nǐ yǒu kōnɡ ma？nǐ yàobùyào hé wǒ yīqǐ qù tiàozǎo shìchǎnɡ?)

B: Thank you for your invitation, but what do you mean by a flea market? 

谢谢你的邀请,但你说的跳蚤市场里有什么呢？ 

(xièxiè nǐ de yāoqǐnɡ, dàn nǐ shuōde tiàozǎo shìchǎnɡ lǐ yǒu shenme ne?)

A: In flea markets, people usually find different kinds of second-hand goods. Although these products are not new, many of them are unique.

在跳蚤市场里,人们一般会找到一些不同种类的二手商品。这些商品虽然不是全新的,但很多都独一无二。

(zài tiàozǎo shìchǎnɡ lǐ, rénmén yībān huì zhǎodào yīxiē bùtónɡ zhǒnɡlèi de èrshǒu shānɡpǐn.zhèxiē shānɡpǐn suīrán bùshì quánxīn de, dàn hěnduō dōu dúyīwúèr.)

B: That sounds very interesting. Where did you find this flea market?

这听起来很有趣。你从哪里找到这个跳蚤市场的呢？

(zhè tīnɡqǐlái hěn yǒuqù.nǐ cónɡ nǎiǐ zhǎodào zhèɡè tiàozǎo shìchǎnɡ de ne?)

A: Information about the flea market is not too difficult to find. Actually, it has even become a very popular way to shop, since many people are beginning to realize that recycling second-hand goods help protect environment.

关于跳蚤市场的信息并不难找到。事实上,它甚至已经变成了一种人们推崇的消费方式,因为有更多的人开始意识到循环利用二手商品有助于环保。

(ɡuānyú tiàozǎo shìchǎnɡ de xìnxī bìnɡ bùnán zhǎodào.shìshí shànɡ, tā shènzhì yǐjīnɡ biànchénɡ le yīzhǒnɡ rénmén tuīchónɡ de xiāofèi fānɡshì, yīnwéi yǒu ɡènɡduōde rén kāishǐ yìshí dào xúnhuán lìyònɡ èrshǒu shānɡpǐn yǒuzhùyú huánbǎo.)

Illustration:Liu Xidan/GT