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silver jewelry/ 银饰 / (yínshì)

A: I heard you like to collect jewelry. What kind of jewelry do you collect? 

听说你有收集首饰的爱好,你都收集哪类的饰品呢？

(tīnɡshuō nǐ yǒu shōují shǒushì de àihǎo, nǐ dōu shōují nǎlèi de shìpǐn ne?)

B: I've collected a lot of silver jewelry, especially a lot of traditional silver jewelry created by people of China's Miao ethnic group. I think they are very special.  

我收集了很多银饰,特别是传统的苗族银制饰品,我觉得十分独特。

(wǒ shōujíle hěnduō yínshì, tèbié shì chuántǒnɡde miáozú yínzhì shìpǐn, wǒ juédé shífēn dútè.)

A: Can you tell me what's special about this type of silver jewelry?   

你能跟我说说苗族银饰有什么特别之处吗？

(nǐ nénɡ ɡēnwǒ shuōshuō miáozú yínshì yǒu shenme tèbié zhīchǔ ma?)

B: Miao silver jewelry can be divided into head accessories, neck accessories, etc. Most of them are carefully made by Miao silversmiths. The silver jewelry is covered with detailed and exquisite designs. It's said that they have a history of a thousand years. 

苗族银饰可分头饰和颈饰等,大多都是由苗族银匠精心打造的。银饰上面布满细腻而优美的花纹,据说已有千年历史了呢。

(miáozú yínshì kěfēn tóushì hé jǐnɡshì děnɡ, dàduō dōushì yóu miáozú yínjiànɡ jīnɡxīn dǎzào de.yínshì shànɡmiàn bùmǎn xìnì ér yōuměi de huāwén, jùshuō yǐyǒu qiānnián lìshǐ le ne.)

A: Really? Then they must be very delicate and beautiful. 

是吗？那它们一定十分精巧和漂亮。

(shìma? nà tāmén yīdìnɡ shífēn jīnɡqiǎo hé piāoliànɡ.)

Illustration:Liu Rui/GT