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veteran actor / 资深演员 / (zīshēn yǎnyuán)

A: I heard you really like Chinese-made TV dramas, why is that?

听说你非常喜欢中国电视剧,你能说说为什么吗？

(tīnɡshuō nǐ fēichánɡ xǐhuān zhōnɡɡuó diànshìjù, nǐnénɡ shuōshuō wéishenme ma?)  

B: That is because many Chinese-made TV dramas have veteran actors. 

这是因为很多国产电视剧由资深演员出演。

(zhèshì yīnwéi hěnduō ɡuóchǎn diànshìjù yóu zīshēn yǎnyuán chūyǎn.)   

A: Speaking of veteran actors, have you seen the same-name TV adaptation of one of China's four classics Romance of the Three Kingdoms? There are many outstanding actors in that.  

说到资深演员,你看过由中国四大名著之一《三国演义》改编的同名电视剧吗？那里面有很多演技优秀的演员。

(shuōdào zīshēn yǎnyuán, nǐ kànɡuò yóu zhōnɡɡuó sìdà mínɡzhù zhīyī sānɡuó yǎnyì ɡǎibiān de tónɡmínɡ diànshìjù ma？nà lǐmiàn yǒu hěnduō yǎnjì yōuxiù de yǎnyuán.)  

B: Although this series came out in the 1990s, it still made a strong impression on me, especially the character of Guan Yu.  

虽然这部电视剧上映于90年代,但是我对它印象很深刻,特别是里面关羽的那个角色。

(suīrán zhèbù diànshìjù shànɡyìnɡ yú jiushiniándài, dànshì wǒ duì tā yìnxiànɡ hěn shēnkè, tèbié shì lǐmiàn ɡuānyǔ de nàɡè jiǎosè.) 

A: The character of Guan Yu was played by veteran actor Lu Shuming. This actor died recently from an illness.

关羽是由资深男演员陆树铭扮演的,这位演员最近因病去世了。

(ɡuānyǔ shì yóu zīshēn nán yǎnyuán lù shùmínɡ bànyǎn de, zhèwèi yǎnyuán zuìjìn yīnbìnɡ qùshì le.)

B: That is a really bad news. I think he really was a great actor.

这真是一个令人遗憾的消息。我觉得他是一个非常优秀的演员。

(zhè zhēnshì yīɡè lìnɡrén yíhàn de xiāoxī.wǒ juédé tāshì yīɡè fēichánɡ yōuxiù de yǎnyuán.)

A: I bet he was liked by many audiences, I'm one of them.

很多观众都非常喜欢他呢, 我也是其中之一。

(hěnduō ɡuānzhònɡ dōu fēichánɡ xǐhuān tā ne.wǒ yěshì qízhōnɡ zhīyī)

Illustrations:Liu Xidan/GT