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@ 30929 Antiperspirant in China
A: 你在噴香水啊?
nˇı za`i pe¯ n xia¯ ngshuˇı a?
Are you wearing cologne?
B: 不是,是止汗劑。
bu` sh`ı, sh`ı zhˇıha`nj`ı.
No, it’s antiperspirant.
A: 你汗很多嗎?
nˇı ha`n heˇn duo¯ ma?
Do you sweat a lot?
B: 多,不用止汗劑,臭死了。
duo¯ , bu` yo`ng zhˇıha`nj`ı, cho`u sˇı le.
Yes. If I don’t use antiperspirant, I stink.
A: 這個東西有用嗎?
zhe` ge do¯ ngxi yoˇuyo`ng ma?
Does it work?
B: 還可以,但是有點兒貴。
ha´i keˇyˇı, da`nsh`ı yoˇudiaˇnr gu`ı.
It’s not bad, but it is a little pricey.
A: 多少錢?
duo¯ shao qia´n?
How much is it?
B: 一小瓶要幾十塊。
y¯ı xiaˇop´ıng ya`o jˇısh´ı kua`i.
A small one is 30 to 40 RMB.
A: 啊?
aˇ?
Huh?
B: 不過總比身上臭好。
bu`guo` zoˇng bˇı she¯ nsha`ng cho`u haˇo.
Yeah but it’s better than smelling bad.
A: 嗯,我也去買一瓶。我女朋友老說我有汗臭。
ng, woˇ
yeˇ
qu`
maˇi y¯ı p´ıng. woˇ
nuˇ¨ pe´ngyou laˇo shuo¯
woˇ
yoˇu
ha`ncho`u.
Hmm, I’ll have to get some. My girlfriend is always telling me I have B.O.
---Key Vocabulary---
噴 pe¯ n to spray
香水 xia¯ ngshuˇı perfume
止汗劑 zhˇıha`nj`ı antiperspirant
汗 ha`n to sweat
臭 cho`u to stink
有用 yoˇuyo`ng useful
還可以 ha´i keˇyˇı not bad
但是 da`nsh`ı but
貴 gu`ı expensive
比 bˇı in comparison with
老 laˇo always
汗臭 ha`ncho`u body odor
---Supplementary Vocabulary---
除臭劑 chu´cho`uj`ı air freshener
香體劑 xia¯ ngtˇıj`ı deodorant
出汗 chu¯ ha`n to sweat
狐臭 hu´cho`u body odor
氣味 q`ıwe`i smell
液體 ye`tˇı liquid
固體 gu`tˇı solid
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