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A:
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你在看什么？
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nǐ zài kàn shénme?
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What are you watching?
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B:
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皮影戏。
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píyǐngxì.
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A shadow play.
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A:
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我怎么没见过？
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wǒ zěnme méi jiàn guo?
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How have I not seen this?
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B:
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这是一种中国民间传统艺术。现在看的人不多了。
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zhè shì yī zhǒng Zhōngguó mínjiān chuántǒng yìshù. xiànzài kàn de rén bù duō le.
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It's a traditional Chinese folk art. Nowadays not many people watch it.
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A:
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这是《西游记》的故事吧？
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zhè shì Xīyóujì de gùshi ba?
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This is a story from "Journey to the West", right?
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B:
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是啊，这些人物都是用兽皮或者纸板做的。
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shì a, zhèxiē rénwù dōu shì yòng shòupí huòzhě zhǐbǎn zuò de.
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Yeah. These characters are all made using animal skins or cardboard.
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A:
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那怎么会动呢？
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nà zénme huì dòng ne?
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Then how do they move?
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B:
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有人操纵的。
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yǒurén cāozòng de.
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There are people who control them.
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A:
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真有意思，有没有现场表演啊？
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zhēn yǒuyìsi, yǒu méiyǒu xiànchǎng biǎoyǎn ā?
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That's really interesting. Is there a place I can watch a performance?
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B:
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你下周不是去北京吗？北京有个“什刹海皮影主题酒店”，你可以去那里体验体验。
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nǐ xià zhōu bù shì qù Běijīng ma? Běijīng yǒu gè" Shíchàhǎi píyǐng zhǔtí jiǔdiàn”, nǐ kěyǐ qù nàlǐ tǐyàn tǐyàn.
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Aren't you going to Beijing next week? Beijing has a place called the “Shichahai Shadow Art Performance Hotel". You can go there to experience it.
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A:
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我一定去。不知道能不能学做皮影戏。
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wǒ yīdìng qù. bù zhīdào néng bù néng xué zuò píyǐngxì.
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I'll definitely go. I wonder if I can learn to put on a shadow play.
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B:
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没问题啊，我的一个美国朋友还自己制作了一部皮影戏呢。下次给你们介绍介绍。
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méiwèntí ā, wǒde yī gè Měiguó péngyou hái zìjǐ zhìzuò le yī bù píyǐngxì ne. xiàcì gěi nǐmen jièshào jièshào.
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No problem. My American friend produced his own shadow play. Next time I'll introduce you to him.
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A:
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就这么说定了。
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jiù zhème shuōdìng le.
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Okay, then it's settled.
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