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mineral water / 矿泉水 / (kuànɡquánshuǐ)
A: The weather is really hot. I'm going to buy a box of mineral water to keep in the house just in case I need it.
天气太热了,我准备买一箱矿泉水放在家里, 以备不时之需。
(tiānqì tài rè le, wǒ zhǔnbèi mǎi yīxiānɡ kuànɡquánshuǐ fànɡzài jiālǐ, yǐbèi bùshízhīxū.)
B: You mentioning this reminds me that last week I saw a type of bottled mineral water selling for 15 yuan a bottle in the supermarket. That's just crazy.
你这么一说让我想起来, 上周我在超市看到有一种瓶装的矿泉水居然要15元一瓶,简直太疯狂了。
(nǐ zhème yīshuō rànɡwǒ xiǎnɡqǐlái, shànɡzhōu wǒzài chāoshì kàndào yǒu yīzhǒnɡ pínɡzhuānɡ de kuànɡquánshuǐ jūrán yào shíwǔ yuán yīpínɡ, jiǎnzhí tài fēnɡkuánɡ le.)
A: That certainly is expensive. But did you know that although mineral water is colorless and tasteless, they can still be very different.
这确实有些贵了,但你知道矿泉水虽然都是无色无味,但还是有不同的。
(zhè quèshí yǒuxiē ɡuì le, dàn nǐ zhīdào kuànɡquánshuǐ suīrán dōushì wúsè wúwèi, dàn háishì yǒu bùtónɡ de.)
B: Really? What are the differences?
是吗？有哪些不同呢？
(shìma? yǒu nǎxiē bùtónɡ ne?)
A: For instance, "natural mineral water" is different from "purified water." The former refers to water taken from natural springs, and it is drinking water that has a certain amount of minerals. The latter refers to drinking water that has been purified and sterilized.
例如,"天然矿泉水"就和"纯净水"不同。前者指取用天然水源,水中含有一定矿物质的饮用水。后者指的是经过净化与杀菌的饮用水。
(lìrú, "tiānrán kuànɡquánshuǐ" jiù hé "chúnjìnɡ shuǐ" bùtónɡ。qiánzhě zhǐ qǔyònɡ tiānrán shuǐyuán, shuǐzhōnɡ hányǒu yīdìnɡ kuànɡwùzhì de yǐnyònɡshuǐ。hòuzhě zhǐ de shì jīnɡɡuò jìnɡhuà yǔ shājūn de yǐnyònɡshuǐ.)
mineral water / 矿泉水 / (kuànɡquánshuǐ)
A: The weather is really hot. I'm going to buy a box of mineral water to keep in the house just in case I need it.
天气太热了,我准备买一箱矿泉水放在家里, 以备不时之需。
(tiānqì tài rè le, wǒ zhǔnbèi mǎi yīxiānɡ kuànɡquánshuǐ fànɡzài jiālǐ, yǐbèi bùshízhīxū.)
B: You mentioning this reminds me that last week I saw a type of bottled mineral water selling for 15 yuan a bottle in the supermarket. That's just crazy.
你这么一说让我想起来, 上周我在超市看到有一种瓶装的矿泉水居然要15元一瓶,简直太疯狂了。
(nǐ zhème yīshuō rànɡwǒ xiǎnɡqǐlái, shànɡzhōu wǒzài chāoshì kàndào yǒu yīzhǒnɡ pínɡzhuānɡ de kuànɡquánshuǐ jūrán yào shíwǔ yuán yīpínɡ, jiǎnzhí tài fēnɡkuánɡ le.)
A: That certainly is expensive. But did you know that although mineral water is colorless and tasteless, they can still be very different.
这确实有些贵了,但你知道矿泉水虽然都是无色无味,但还是有不同的。
(zhè quèshí yǒuxiē ɡuì le, dàn nǐ zhīdào kuànɡquánshuǐ suīrán dōushì wúsè wúwèi, dàn háishì yǒu bùtónɡ de.)
B: Really? What are the differences?
是吗？有哪些不同呢？
(shìma? yǒu nǎxiē bùtónɡ ne?)
A: For instance, "natural mineral water" is different from "purified water." The former refers to water taken from natural springs, and it is drinking water that has a certain amount of minerals. The latter refers to drinking water that has been purified and sterilized.
例如,"天然矿泉水"就和"纯净水"不同。前者指取用天然水源,水中含有一定矿物质的饮用水。后者指的是经过净化与杀菌的饮用水。
(lìrú, "tiānrán kuànɡquánshuǐ" jiù hé "chúnjìnɡ shuǐ" bùtónɡ。qiánzhě zhǐ qǔyònɡ tiānrán shuǐyuán, shuǐzhōnɡ hányǒu yīdìnɡ kuànɡwùzhì de yǐnyònɡshuǐ。hòuzhě zhǐ de shì jīnɡɡuò jìnɡhuà yǔ shājūn de yǐnyònɡshuǐ.)
Illustrations:Liu Xidan/GT
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