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underwater/水下/ (shuǐxià)

A: I heard you are a photographer. Do you like your job? 

听说你是一位摄影师,你喜欢你的工作吗？

(tīnɡshuō nǐ shì yīwèi shèyǐnɡshī, nǐ xǐhuān nǐde ɡōnɡzuò ma?)

B: Well, it is more accurate to say that I'm an underwater photographer. 

准确点来说,我是一位水下摄影师。

(zhǔnquèdiǎn lái shuō, wǒ shì yīwèi shuǐxià shèyǐnɡshī.)

A: What kind of underwater photos do you take?

你都拍哪类的水下摄影作品呢？

(nǐ dōu pāi nǎlèi de shuǐxià shèyǐnɡ zuòpǐn ne?)

B: I often take wedding photos for newlyweds. This has already become a trend among a lot of young married couples. 

我经常会为新婚的夫妻拍水下婚礼照,现在这在很多中国年轻夫妻里已成为一种潮流。

(wǒ jīnɡchánɡ huìwéi xīnhūn de fūqī pāi shuǐxià hūnlǐ zhào, xiànzài zhèzài hěnduō zhōnɡɡuó niánqīnɡ fūqī lǐ yǐ chénɡwéi yīzhǒnɡ cháoliú.)

A: Really? I want to give that a try. Is there anything you have to pay attention to when taking this type of underwater photos? 

是吗？我也很想试试。拍此类的水下照片有什么需要注意的地方吗？

(shìma？wǒ yě hěn xiǎnɡ shìshì.pāi cǐlèi de shuǐxià zhàopiàn yǒu shenme xūyào zhùyì de dìfānɡ ma?)

B: The most important thing is safety. The subject of the pictures must first undergo underwater breathing training and the like.  

最重要的就是要保证安全。被拍摄者需要提前接受水下呼吸训练等准备工作。

(zuì zhònɡyào de jiùshì yào bǎozhènɡ ānquán.bèi pāishè zhě xūyào tíqián jiēshòu shuǐxià hūxī xùnliàn děnɡ zhǔnbèi ɡōnɡzuò.)

Illustration:Liu Xidan/GT