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hairstyle / 发型 / (fā xínɡ)

A: I want to get an eye-catching hairstyle for my date tonight. Do you have any suggestions? 

我想为晚上的约会准备一个亮眼的发型,你有什么建议吗?

(wǒ xiǎnɡ wéi wǎnshànɡ de yuēhuì zhǔnbèi yīɡè liànɡyǎn de fāxínɡ, nǐ yǒu shénme jiànyì ma?)

B: I don't know very much about men's hairstyles, but your hair looks very long, so maybe you can think about cutting it shorter. It will make you look more energetic.  

我对男生的发型不太了解,但是你头发看起来很长,也许可以减短一点,显得比较精神。

(wǒ duì nánshēnɡ de fāxínɡ bùtài liáojiě, dànshì nǐ tóufā kànqǐlái hěn chánɡ, yěxǔ kěyǐ jiǎnduǎn yīdiǎn, xiǎndé bǐjiào jīnɡshén.)

A: You're right. Let me think about it more. Speaking of hairstyles, do you know which hairstyles have been popular recently?   

你说的没错,我再想想。但说到发型,你知道最近很火热的发型是什么吗？

(nǐ shuō de méicuò, wǒ zài xiǎnɡxiǎnɡ.dàn shuōdào fāxínɡ, nǐ zhīdào zuìjìn hěn huǒrè de fāxínɡ shì shénme ma?)

B: Nope, what is it?

我不清楚,是什么呢？

(wǒ bù qīnɡchǔ, shì shénme ne?)

A: The mascot for the Beijing 2022 Olympic Winter Games, Bing Dwen Dwen, is very popular online. A lot of parents have had hairdressers cut an image of Bing Dwen Dwen on their kids' heads. It is really cute.

2022年北京冬奥的吉祥物冰墩墩在网上大热。很多家长都带自己的孩子让理发师在他们的头上剪出一个冰墩墩的形象,非常可爱。

(2022 nián běijīnɡ dōnɡào de jíxiánɡwù bīnɡdūndūn zài wǎnɡshànɡ dàrè.hěnduō jiāzhánɡ dōu dài zìjǐ de háizǐ rànɡ lǐfāshī zài tāmén de tóushànɡ jiǎnchū yīɡè bīnɡdūndūn de xínɡxiànɡ, fēichánɡ kěài.)

B: I really like Bing Dwen Dwen. I think this hairstyle is very creative.   

我非常喜欢冰墩墩,我觉得这个发型很有创意。

(wǒ fēichánɡ xǐhuān bīnɡdūndūn, wǒ juédé zhèɡè fāxínɡ hěn yǒu chuànɡyì.)

Illustration:Liu Xidan/GT