Chinese Conversation – lesson 478

盖柏:我喜欢这些文物。龙和一些很酷的图案。
曼蒂:这个盘子上面有一条龙的图案。
盖柏:嗯,牠看起来很威猛。
曼蒂:这原本都是皇帝的物品,但后来被廉价出售。
盖柏:真的吗?你怎么知道?
曼蒂:只有皇家的龙才可以有五个爪子。这件文物上有五个爪子,但是每只龙掌的一个爪子都被磨掉了。
盖柏:所以它被卖掉了吗?
曼蒂:而且新物主不想要惹麻烦。

Gabe: These are pieces I like. Dragons and cool designs.
Maddie: There’s a dragon on this plate.
Gabe: Yeah, he looks really fierce.
Maddie: This was originally an imperial piece but was later sold off.
Gabe: Really? How do you know that?
Maddie: Only imperial dragons could have five claws. This piece here has five claws, but one claw per hand was scratched off.
Gabe: So it was sold?
Maddie: And the new owner didn’t want to get into trouble.

(Source: wwenglish.com)

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