Chat attackparasol / 遮阳伞 / (zhēyánɡsǎn)
A: The sun is too bright, so we need a parasol.
阳光太强烈了,我们需要一把遮阳伞。
(yánɡɡuānɡ tài qiánɡliè le, wǒmén xūyào yībǎ zhēyánɡsǎn.)
B: I have an umbrella right here. We can open it up to block the sun.
我这里有一把雨伞,我们可以把它撑开遮阳。
(wǒ zhèlǐ yǒu yībǎ yǔsǎn, wǒmén kěyǐ bǎtā chēnɡkāi zhēyánɡ.)
A: You know an umbrella is different than a parasol.
你知道雨伞跟遮阳伞是不一样的。
(nǐ zhīdào yǔsǎn ɡēn zhēyánɡsǎn shì bùyīyànɡ de.)
B: What's the difference? Can you tell me about it?
它们有什么不一样?你能给我讲讲吗?
(tāmén yǒu shenme bùyīyànɡ? nǐnénɡ ɡěiwǒ jiǎnɡjiǎnɡ ma?)
A: Parasols with high resistance to UV rays can effectively prevent skin damage from UV rays, while umbrellas can't block UV rays.
抗紫外线性能高的遮阳伞能够有效地隔离紫外线对皮肤的损伤,而雨伞不能挡紫外线。
(kànɡ zǐwàixiàn xìnɡnénɡɡāo de zhēyánɡsǎn nénɡɡòu yǒuxiào de ɡélí zǐwàixiàn duì pífūde sǔnshānɡ, ér yǔsǎn bùnénɡ dǎnɡ zǐwàixiàn.)
B: I see. I thought they were the same. It seems that we need a parasol.
原来如此,我还以为它们都是一样的。看来我们还是需要一把遮阳伞。
(yuánlái rúcǐ, wǒ háiyǐwéi tāmén dōushì yīyànɡ de.kànlái wǒmén háishì xūyào yībǎ zhēyánɡsǎn)
Illustration: Xia Qing/Global Times