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tangram/ 七巧板/ (qīqiǎobǎn)

A: I heard that you are a toy collector. What toys have you collected?

听说你是一个玩具收藏者,你都收藏了哪些玩具呢？

(tīnɡshuō nǐ shì yīɡè wánjù shōucánɡzhě, nǐ dōu shōucánɡle nǎxiē wánjù ne?)

B: I've collected a lot of model cars, as well as a tangram. 

我收集了很多汽车模型,还有七巧板。

(wǒ shōují le hěnduō qìchē móxínɡ, háiyǒu qīqiǎobǎn.)

A: I've heard of model cars before but what is a tangram?

汽车模型我倒是听说过,但是什么是七巧板呢？

(qìchē móxínɡ wǒ dǎoshì tīnɡshuō ɡuò, dànshì shenme shì qīqiǎobǎn ne?)

B: A tangram is a type of ancient traditional Chinese intelligent toy. It is composed of seven boards that can be pieced together to form different shapes. 

七巧板是一种古老的中国传统智力玩具,由七块板组成的。而这七块板可拼成许多图形。

(qīqiǎobǎn shì yīzhǒnɡ ɡǔlǎo de zhōnɡɡuó chuántǒnɡ zhìlì wánjù, yóu qīkuài bǎn zǔchénɡ de.ér zhè qīkuàibǎn kě pīnchénɡ xǔduō túxínɡ.)

A: That sounds interesting. What kind of shapes can they form? 

听起来很有意思,他们能组成哪些图形呢？

(tīnɡqǐlái hěnyǒu yìsī, tāmén nénɡ zǔchénɡ nǎxiē túxínɡ ne?)

B: A player can piece together all kinds of people, animals, bridges, houses, towers and the like. The toy can expand players' creativity. 

玩家可以把它拼成各种人物、动物、桥、房、塔等等。这种玩具能锻炼玩家的创造力。 

(wánjiā kěyǐ bǎ tā pīnchénɡ ɡèzhǒnɡ rénwù、dònɡwù、qiáo、fánɡ、tǎ děnɡděnɡ. zhèzhǒnɡ wánjù nénɡ duànliàn wánjiāde chuànɡzàolì.)

A: I want to buy one to give it a try. 

我也想买一个来玩玩。

(wǒ yěxiǎnɡ mǎi yīɡè lái wánwán.)

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