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persona/ 人设/ (rénshè)

A: I heard that you are a fan of celebrities. What kind of idols in the entertainment industry do you like?

听说你是个追星族,你最喜欢娱乐圈里的哪类偶像呢？

(tīnɡshuō nǐ shìɡè zhuīxīnɡzú, nǐ zuì xǐhuān yúlèquān lǐ de nǎlèi ǒuxiànɡ ne?)

B: It's hard to narrow down, but I don't like entertainers who purposefully establish a specific persona. 

这很难定义,但是我非常不喜欢故意立某种人设的艺人。

(zhè hěnnán dìnɡyì, dànshì wǒ fēichánɡ bù xǐhuān ɡùyì lì mǒuzhǒnɡ rénshè de yìrén.)

A: That's rather abstract. Can you explain yourself?

这听起来很抽象,你能解释一下吗？

(zhè tīnɡqǐlái hěn chōuxiànɡ, nǐnénɡ jiěshì yīxià ma?)

B: For instance, an entertainer that is nice and polite in front of the public, but in daily life is very rude. His nice image is a persona. 

比如,一个在公众面前温和有礼貌的艺人,平日生活可能很粗鲁,那么他温和的形象就是一个人设。

(bǐrú, yīɡè zài ɡōnɡzhònɡ miànqián wēnhé yǒulǐmào de yìrén, pínɡrì shēnɡhuó kěnénɡ hěn cūlǔ, nàme tā wēnhé de xínɡxiànɡ jiùshì yīɡè rénshè.)

A: Putting it that way, I get it. I feel that this type of persona creation could confuse fans. 

你这么一说我就清楚了。我觉得这种可以塑造人设的行为有可能会迷惑粉丝。

(nǐ zhème yīshuō wǒ jiù qīnɡchǔ le.wǒ juédé zhèzhǒnɡ kěyǐ sùzào rénshè de xínɡwéi yǒu kěnénɡ huì míhuò fěnsī.)

B: You're right. So an idol should be the same inside and out. 

你说的没错,所以做一个偶像应该要表里如一。

(nǐ shuōde méicuò, suǒyǐ zuò yīɡè ǒuxiànɡ yīnɡɡāi yàobiǎolǐrúyī.)

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