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eco jewelry / 环保首饰 / (huánbǎo shǒushì)

A: Your ring looks beautiful. Is that a sapphire?

你的戒指真好看,那是蓝宝石吗？

(nǐde jièzhi zhēn hǎokàn, nàshì lánbǎoshí ma?)

B: Thanks. It looks like a sapphire, but it's just a finely polished piece of glass.

谢谢。它看起来像蓝宝石,但只是一块打磨精细的玻璃。

(xièxiè. tāk ànqǐlái xiànɡ lánbǎoshí, dàn zhīshì yīkuài dǎmó jīnɡxì de bōlí.) 

A: I have to say it looks a lot like a sapphire. Why would you choose a glass ring? 

不得不说它很像蓝宝石。你为什么会戴玻璃戒指呢？

(bùdébùshuō tā hěnxiànɡ lánbǎoshí.nǐ wèishénme huìdài bōlí jièzhi ne?)

B: I support environmental protection and oppose excessive mining of natural gemstones, so I wear a glass ring. I also want to popularize the concept of eco jewelry among my friends. 

我支持环保,并且反对过度开采天然宝石,因此戴上这枚玻璃戒指,想给身边的朋友普及环保首饰这个概念。

(wǒ zhīchí huánbǎo, bìnɡqiě fǎnduì ɡuòdù kāicǎi tiānrán bǎoshí, yīncǐ dàishànɡ zhèméi bōlí jièzhi, xiǎnɡɡěi shēnbiān de pénɡyǒu pǔjí huánbǎo shǒushì zhèɡè ɡàiniàn. )

A: Are there other kinds of eco jewelry?    

还有其他种类的环保首饰吗？

(háiyǒu qítā zhǒnɡlèi de huánbǎo shǒushì ma?)

B: Of course. Some designers also make jewelry from ocean plastic waste or recycled old metal. 

当然。有设计师将海洋塑料垃圾或是回收的旧金属做成首饰。

(dānɡrán. yǒu shèjìshī jiānɡ hǎiyánɡ sùliào lājī huòshì huíshōu de jiùjīnshǔ zuòchénɡ shǒushì.)

A: I think eco jewelry is made of cheap materials, but its intrinsic value is very precious   

我想环保首饰虽然取材廉价,但内在价值却很珍贵。

(wǒxiǎnɡ huánbǎo shǒushì suīrán qǔcái liánjià, dàn nèizài jiàzhí què hěn zhēnɡuì.)