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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 (Source: china.org.cn)

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