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creative sculpture / 创意雕塑/ (chuànɡyì diāosù)
A: I've heard that you are a sculptor. What are you working on right now?
听说你是一个雕塑艺术家,你正在做什么作品呢？
(tīnɡshuō nǐshì yīɡè diāosù yìshùjiā, nǐ zhènɡzài zuò shenme zuòpǐn ne?)
B: I'm currently designing a creative scuplture that is related to China's 12 zodiac animals.
我正在设计一个创意雕塑,它和中国的十二生肖有关。
(wǒ zhènɡzài shèjì yīɡè chuànɡyì diāosù, tāhé zhōnɡɡuó de shíèr shēnɡxiāo yǒuɡuān.)
A: Hearing you say this reminds me of a recent creative sculpture in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province. The sculpture is also related to China's 12 zodiac animals.
听你这么一说,我想起最近在杭州的一座创意雕塑,它也和中国的十二生肖有关。
(tīnɡnǐ zhème yīshuō, wǒxiǎnɡ qǐ zuìjìn zài hánɡzhōude yīzuò chuànɡyì diāosù, tāyě hé zhōnɡɡuó de shíèr shēnɡxiāo yǒuɡuān.)
B: Tell me about it.
说来听听。
(shuōlái tīnɡtīnɡ.)
A: The zodiac animal of 2023 is the rabbit, so this statue is a big rabbit that is more than 4 meters tall.
2023年对应的中国生肖是兔,因此这座雕塑是一只大兔子,它有超过4米高。
(erlingersannián duìyīnɡde zhōnɡɡuó shēnɡxiāo shì tù, yīncǐ zhèzuò diāosù shì yīzhī dàtùzǐ, tāyǒu chāoɡuò simǐɡāo.)
B: I guess that this is a public statue right?
我猜它应该是一件公共雕塑作品吧？
(wǒcāi tā yīnɡɡāishì yījiàn ɡōnɡɡònɡ diāosù zuòpǐn bā?)
A: That's right. This rabbit-shaped creative sculpture is on a street in Hangzhou and has attracted a lot of city residents to look at it.
没错,这件兔形创意雕塑被放在了杭州街头,引发了很多市民的围观。
(méicuò, zhèjiàn tùxínɡ chuànɡyì diāosù bèi fànɡzàile hánɡzhōu jiētóu, yǐnfāle hěnduō shìmín de wéiɡuān.)
B: This work has inspired me a lot, I also hope that my creative sculptures can be seen by more people.
这件作品对我很有启发,我也希望自己的创意雕塑作品能被更多人看到。
(zhèjiàn zuòpǐn duìwǒ hěnyǒu qǐfā,wǒyě xīwànɡ zìjǐ de chuànɡyì diāosù zuòpǐn nénɡbèi ɡènɡduōrén kàndào.)
creative sculpture / 创意雕塑/ (chuànɡyì diāosù)
A: I've heard that you are a sculptor. What are you working on right now?
听说你是一个雕塑艺术家,你正在做什么作品呢？
(tīnɡshuō nǐshì yīɡè diāosù yìshùjiā, nǐ zhènɡzài zuò shenme zuòpǐn ne?)
B: I'm currently designing a creative scuplture that is related to China's 12 zodiac animals.
我正在设计一个创意雕塑,它和中国的十二生肖有关。
(wǒ zhènɡzài shèjì yīɡè chuànɡyì diāosù, tāhé zhōnɡɡuó de shíèr shēnɡxiāo yǒuɡuān.)
A: Hearing you say this reminds me of a recent creative sculpture in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province. The sculpture is also related to China's 12 zodiac animals.
听你这么一说,我想起最近在杭州的一座创意雕塑,它也和中国的十二生肖有关。
(tīnɡnǐ zhème yīshuō, wǒxiǎnɡ qǐ zuìjìn zài hánɡzhōude yīzuò chuànɡyì diāosù, tāyě hé zhōnɡɡuó de shíèr shēnɡxiāo yǒuɡuān.)
B: Tell me about it.
说来听听。
(shuōlái tīnɡtīnɡ.)
A: The zodiac animal of 2023 is the rabbit, so this statue is a big rabbit that is more than 4 meters tall.
2023年对应的中国生肖是兔,因此这座雕塑是一只大兔子,它有超过4米高。
(erlingersannián duìyīnɡde zhōnɡɡuó shēnɡxiāo shì tù, yīncǐ zhèzuò diāosù shì yīzhī dàtùzǐ, tāyǒu chāoɡuò simǐɡāo.)
B: I guess that this is a public statue right?
我猜它应该是一件公共雕塑作品吧？
(wǒcāi tā yīnɡɡāishì yījiàn ɡōnɡɡònɡ diāosù zuòpǐn bā?)
A: That's right. This rabbit-shaped creative sculpture is on a street in Hangzhou and has attracted a lot of city residents to look at it.
没错,这件兔形创意雕塑被放在了杭州街头,引发了很多市民的围观。
(méicuò, zhèjiàn tùxínɡ chuànɡyì diāosù bèi fànɡzàile hánɡzhōu jiētóu, yǐnfāle hěnduō shìmín de wéiɡuān.)
B: This work has inspired me a lot, I also hope that my creative sculptures can be seen by more people.
这件作品对我很有启发,我也希望自己的创意雕塑作品能被更多人看到。
(zhèjiàn zuòpǐn duìwǒ hěnyǒu qǐfā,wǒyě xīwànɡ zìjǐ de chuànɡyì diāosù zuòpǐn nénɡbèi ɡènɡduōrén kàndào.)
Illustrations:Chen Xia/GT
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