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children's wear/ 童装/ (tónɡzhuānɡ)

A: I heard that you are a clothing designer. What kind of clothes do you design? 

听说你是一个服装设计师,你都设计哪类的服装呢？

(tīnɡshuō nǐshì yīɡè fúzhuānɡ shèjìshī, nǐdōu shèjì nǎlèi de fúzhuānɡ ne?)

B: I'm a children's wear designer. I design clothes for kids around 10 years old. 

我是一位童装设计师,我为10岁左右的儿童设计衣服。

(wǒshì yīwèi tónɡzhuānɡ shèjìshī, wǒwéi shísuì zuǒyòu de értónɡ shèjì yīfú.)

A: Then can you tell me something interesting about this profession?

那你能告诉我关于童装设计师这个职业的一些趣事吗？

(nànǐ nénɡ ɡàosùwǒ ɡuānyú tónɡzhuānɡ shèjì shī zhèɡè zhíyè de yīxiē qùshì ma?)

B: Of course. First of all, in order to design clothing for children, you have to understand what children like. From the perspective of the design elements, I often use some quite bright colors and pictures that are full of vivid imagination. 

当然。首先为孩子们设计衣服你得了解孩子们喜欢什么。就设计元素而言,我经常会使用一些鲜艳的颜色,以及充满想象力的图案等。

(dānɡrán.shǒuxiān wéi háizǐ mén shèjì yīfú nǐdé liaojiě háizǐmén xǐhuān shenme.jiù shèjì yuánsù éryán, wǒ jīnɡchánɡ huì shǐyònɡ yīxiē xiānyàn de yánsè, yǐjí chōnɡmǎn xiǎnɡxiànɡ lì de túànděnɡ.)

A:  So what should you pay attention to when designing clothing for children?  

那为儿童设计衣服时应该注意些什么呢？

(nàwéi értónɡ shèjì yīfú shí yīnɡɡāi zhùyì xiē shenme ne?)

B: The most important thing is to avoid using violent images and such. 

最重要的是避免使用暴力等元素。

(zuì zhònɡyàode shì bìmiǎn shǐyònɡ bàolì děnɡ yuánsù.)

Illustrations:Liu Xidan/GT