Intermediate - Wedding Photo Shoot (C2240)

A: 哎,亲爱的,那边有一家“巴黎新娘”!
āi, qīn ài de, nàbiān yǒu yī jiā" Bālí xīnniáng”!
Hey, dear, there's a "Paris Bride" over there!
B: “巴黎新娘”怎么了?
" Bālí xīnniáng” zěnmele?
What's so great about "Paris Bride"?
A: 我同学说这家影楼拍婚纱照特好。我们去看看吧?
wǒ tóngxué shuō zhè jiā yǐnglóu pāi hūnshāzhào tè hǎo. wǒmen qù kàn kan ba?
My classmate says that this bridal picture place is especially good. How about we go check it out?
B: 好。
hǎo.
Okay.
C: 先生小姐,这些是客户留下的样片,你们可以先看看。
xiānsheng xiǎojie, zhèxiē shì kèhù liúxià de yàngpiàn, nǐmen kěyǐ xiān kàn kan.
Sir, Miss, these are sample pictures from previous customers. You can take a look at them first.
A: 哇,真漂亮!
wā, zhēn piàoliang!
Wow, so beautiful!
B: 都是化妆和PS过的,太假了。拍得都不像自己了。
dōu shì huàzhuāng hé PS guo de, tài jiǎ le. pāi de dōu bù xiàng zìjǐ le.
They've all been covered in make-up and photoshopped. It's so fake. If you take photos like this, you don't look anything like yourself.
C: 化妆才会更好看嘛!你看,我们的服装也很多,除了婚纱,还有古装和礼服,英国的法国的都有。
huàzhuāng cái huì gèng hǎokàn ma! nǐ kàn, wǒmen de fúzhuāng yě hěn duō, chúle hūnshā, háiyǒu gǔzhuāng hé lǐfú, Yīngguó de Fǎguó de dōu yǒu.
Make-up makes you look better! See, we also have many different outfits. Besides wedding dresses, we also have traditional clothing and formal attire. British, French - we've got it all.
B: 这些衣服都太傻了。穿起来很奇怪。
zhèxiē yīfu dōu tài shǎ le. chuānqǐlai hěn qíguài.
This clothing is so ridiculous. Wearing it is just weird.
A: 我觉得挺好看的。
wǒ juéde tǐng hǎokàn de.
I think it looks really nice.
B: 这些男人的表情都很呆,肯定是不想拍。
zhèxiē nánrén de biǎoqíng dōu hěn dāi, kěndìng shì bù xiǎng pāi.
These guys all have a blank look on their faces. They definitely don't want to take these pictures.
C: 男人无所谓,都这样的。
nánrén wúsuǒwèi, dōu zhèyàng de.
The guys don't matter. They're all like this.
A: 张鹏!
Zhāng Péng!
Zhang Peng!

Key Vocabulary

巴黎 Bālí Paris
新娘 xīnniáng bride
影楼 yǐnglóu photography studio
pāi to take (a picture)
婚纱照 hūnshāzhào bridal pictures
客户 kèhù client
留下 liúxià to remain
样片 yàngpiàn sample photo
化妆 huàzhuāng make-up, cosmetics
PS PS photoshop
不像 bùxiàng not like
cái only then
gèng more
服装 fúzhuāng clothing
除了 chúle except for
婚纱 hūnshā wedding dress
古装 gǔzhuāng old-fashioned costume
礼服 lǐfú formal dress
shǎ foolish
表情 biǎoqíng expression
dāi to stare blankly
无所谓 wúsuǒwèi to be indifferent

Supplementary Vocabulary

摄影 shèyǐng photography
拍照 pāizhào to take a photo
照片 zhàopiàn photograph
效果 xiàoguǒ result
夸张 kuāzhāng to exaggerate
只有......才...... zhǐyǒu ... cái ... as long as... only then...
样子 yàngzi appearance
新郎 xīnláng groom

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