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mushroom blind box / 蘑菇盲盒 / (móɡū mánɡhé ) 

A: I heard that you like to collect blind boxes. Have you heard of the latest trend online "mushroom blind boxes?"

听说你喜欢收集盲盒,你听说过最近网上大热的"蘑菇盲盒"吗？

(tīnɡshuō nǐ xǐhuān shōují mánɡhé, nǐ tīnɡshuōɡuò zuìjìn wǎnɡshànɡ dàrè de "móɡū mánɡhé" ma?)

B: I haven't heard of it, tell me about it. 

我没听说过,快说来听听。

(wǒ méi tīnɡshuō ɡuò, kuài shuōlái tīnɡtīnɡ.)

A: China's Yunnan Province produces large amounts of various mushrooms. Recently, some local produce markets have combined different kinds of mushrooms together into "mushroom blind boxes."

中国的云南省盛产不同种类的菌菇。最近当地的一些菜市场就把不同种类的菌菇组合起来做成"蘑菇盲盒。"

(zhōnɡɡuó de yúnnán shěnɡ shènɡchǎn bùtónɡ zhǒnɡlèi de jūnɡū. zuìjìn dānɡdì de yīxiē càishìchǎnɡ jiùbǎ bùtónɡ zhǒnɡlèi de jūnɡū zǔhé qǐlái zuòchénɡ "móɡū mánɡhé.".)

B: I like this idea. But do consumers like this kind of blind box?

我很喜欢这个想法,但是这样的盲盒能受到消费者喜欢吗？

(wǒ hěnxǐhuān zhèɡè xiǎnɡfǎ, dànshì zhèyànɡ de mánɡhé nénɡ shòudào xiāofèizhě xǐhuān ma?) 

A: Of course. These blind boxes may look random, but the ingredients were carefully chosen by the businesses according to different recipes. 

当然,这些盲盒看起来随意,但其实里面的食材是商家根据不同菜谱精心挑选的。

(dānɡrán, zhèxiē mánɡhé kànqǐlái suíyì, dàn qíshí lǐmiàn de shícái shì shānɡjiā ɡēnjù bùtónɡ càipǔ jīnɡxīn tiāoxuǎn de.)

B: It sounds great. I think I'll buy one if I have the chance.  

这听起来不错,有机会我也去买一个蘑菇盲盒。

(zhè tīnɡqǐlái bùcuò, yǒu jīhuì wǒ yě qù mǎi yīɡè móɡū mánɡhé. )

Illustrations:Liu Xidan/GT