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Lesson
Dì wŭ shí sān kè chuán tǒng fú zhuāng hěn zǒu qiào
第五十三课
传统服装很走俏
Lesson Fifty-three Traditional costumes are very popular

Costumes have maintained an important place in Chinese culture for more than three thousand years. Moreover, Chinese costumes are magnificent and colorful. Many dynasties throughout China's history each had its own unique style of costumes, with styles changing or disappearing as the dynasty changed, declined, or was replaced.

Mài kè: Nǐ jīn tiān zhè jiàn wài tào hěn piào liang, hěn shì hé nǐ.
麦克: 你今天这件外套很漂亮,很适合你。
Mike:

The overcoat you are wearing today looks very nice. It suits you very much.

Lì li: Xiè xie. Wǒ Zhè shēn dǎ ban kàn shàng qù hěn xiū xián, shì ma?
丽丽: 谢谢。我这身打扮看上去很休闲,是吗?
Lili: Thanks. The way I dress today looks very casual, eh?
Mài kè: Shì de. Wǒ hěn xǐ huān xiū xián zhuāng.
麦克: 是的。我很喜欢休闲装。
Mike: Indeed. I like casual clothing very much.
Lì li: Wǒ jué de nǐ chuān xī zhuāng kàn shàng qù yě hěn shuài.
丽丽: 我觉得你穿西装看上去也很帅。
Lili: I think you look very smart too when you wear a suit and tie (Western clothing).
Mài kè: Wǒ yī bān bù zěn me chuān xī zhuāng, chú le cān jiā zhòng yào huó dòng.
麦克: 我一般不怎么穿西装,除了参加重要活动。
Mike: I seldom wear formal dress (Western clothes), only when I participate in important activities.
Lì li: Wǒ yǒu hěn duō wǎn lǐ fú, dàn chuān de jī huì yě bú shì hěn duō.
丽丽: 我有很多晚礼服,但穿的机会也不是很多。
Lili: I have many formal evening gowns, but I have few chances to wear them too.
Mài kè: Nǐ yǒu qí páo ma? Wǒ jué de qí páo hěn yǒu zhōng guó tè sè.
麦克: 你有旗袍吗?我觉得旗袍很有中国特色。
Mike: Do you have a cheongsam? I think the cheongsam is very characteristically Chinese.
Lì li: Yǒu a. Xiàn zài zhōng guó chuán tǒng fú zhuāng fēi cháng zǒu qiào.
丽丽: 有啊。现在中国传统服装非常走俏。
Lili: Yes, I have. Traditional Chinese clothes are very popular nowadays.
Mai kè: Shuō de duì. Wǒ zhèng dǎ suàn gěi zì jǐ mǎi yí jiàn táng zhuāng ne.
麦克: 说得对。我正打算给自己买一件唐装呢。
Mike: You are right. I am going to buy a Chinese costume for myself.
Lì li: Hǎo a. Nǐ kě yǐ shùn biàn zài mǎi yí jiàn mǎ guà.
丽丽: 好啊,你可以顺便再买一件马褂。
Lili: Good. You could buy a mandarin jacket by the way.
Mài kè: Tài yǒu yì si le. Nǐ néng péi wǒ yì qǐ qù mǎi ma?
麦克: 太有意思了,你能陪我一起去买吗?
Mike: That's interesting. Could you go with me to buy it?
Lì li: Méi wèn tí. Zhè gè zhōu mò wǒ men yì qǐ qù guàng xiù shuǐ jiē ba.
丽丽: 没问题。这个周末我们一起去逛秀水街吧。
Lili: No problem. Let's go shopping along Xiushui Street this weekend.
传统 chuán tǒng: tradition 服装 fú zhuāng: costume, clothing
外套 wài tào: coat; overcoast 适合 shì hé : suit; suitalbe
打扮 dǎ ban:the way someone dresses; dress 休闲装 xiū xián zhuāng : leisure clothing
西装 xī zhuāng: Western-style clothes 晚礼服 wǎn lǐ fú : full evening dress
机会 jī huì: chance; opportunity 旗袍 qí páo:cheongsam
唐装 táng zhuāng:Chinese costume 顺便 shùn biàn:by the way
马褂 mǎ gu:mandarin jacket 秀水街 xiù shuǐ jiē:Xiushui Street
páo
páo shì cóng mǎn lǎo de zhuāng yǎn biàn ér lái
de . Qīng cháo ( gōng yuán liù nián zhì gōng yuán
jiǔ nián ) tǒng le zhōng guó , tǒng
le quán guó shì , nán rén chuān cháng páo guà ,
穿
rén chuān páo . Suī rán xīn hài mìng tuī fān le qīng
穿
cháo tǒng zhì , dàn páo què xìng miǎn zhè chǎng zhèng zhì
biàn , bìng duàn bèi gǎi jìn , jīng chéng wéi zhōng
guó xìng de chuán tǒng zhuāng .
èr shí shì sān shí nián dài , páo
chéng le zhōng guó de biāo zhǔn zhuāng . Mín jiān
, xué shēng , gōng rén , guān xiǎn guì de tài tai,
太,
chuān zhuó . páo shèn zhì chéng le jiāo chǎng
穿
wài jiāo huó dòng de . Hòu lái , páo hái
chuán zhì guó wài , wéi guó xiào fǎng chuān zhuó .
仿 穿
èr shí shì shí nián dài hòu , shòu guó nèi wài
xīn shì shì xīn cháo de chōng , páo yóu kuān xiù
biàn zhǎi xiù , zhí tǒng biàn jǐn shēn tiē yāo , tún lüè
, xià bǎi huí shōu , cháng huái , zhú jiàn xíng chéng
jīn tiān men kàn dào de yàng jiǎng jiu cǎi
zhuāng shì rén xiàn tiáo měi de páo yàng shì .
线
Zhōng guó zhī suǒ ài páo de zhǔ yào yuán
yīn shì , páo de zào xíng zhōng guó de
tài xiāng shì , xiàn tiáo jiǎn biàn , yōu měi fāng .
线 便
Ér qiě , páo shì lǎo shào chuān , xiāng yí,
穿 宜,
gòng shǎng .
Gēn jié de biàn huà chuān zhuó zhě de tóng
穿
yào ài hào , páo cháng duǎn ; zuò dān
páo , jiá páo ; zuò chèn róng duǎn páo ,
mián páo . Bìng qiě , suí zhe xuǎn liào tóng ,
zhǎn xiàn chū tóng fēng .
Xuǎn yòng suì huā , , tiáo chóu zhì zuò ,
xiǎn shì chu wēn , wěn zhòng de fēng yùn ; xuǎn yòng
jǐn duàn lèi liào zhì zuò , dāng yíng bīn , yàn
de huá gui yǎn shi .
páo nóng de mín fēng , xiàn le zhōng
huá mín chuán tǒng de shì měi . jǐn chéng wéi
zhōng guó zhuāng de dài biǎo , tóng shí chéng wéi dōng fāng
chuán tǒng zhuāng de xiàng zhēng .
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To quench one's thirst by looking up at plums – to console oneself with false hopes; to feed on fancies

Yáng cháng bì duǎn

【扬长避短】

Avoid one's weaknesses while exploiting one's strengths; make the best use of advantages and fight shy of disadvantages

Yáng méi tǔ qì

【扬眉吐气】

Hold one's head high; feel happy and proud

Zhēn dāo zhēn qiāng

【真刀真枪】

Real swords and spears – the real thing; working in real earnest

Zhēn cái shíi xué

【真才实学】

Real ability and learning; genuine knowledge or competence

Zì yǐ wéi shì

【自以为是】

Consider oneself always in the right; be cocksure and impervious to criticism

Zì xún fán nǎo

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