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@ 41072 Buying Jade
A 先生，想買什麼玉？
xiānsheng, xiǎng mǎi shénme yù?
Would you like to buy some jade, sir?
B 隨便看看。
suíbiàn kànkan.
I'm just browsing.
A 現在經濟那麼差，樓市、股市跌成這樣，倒不如買玉投資。
xiànzài jīngjì nàme chà, lóushì, gǔshì diē chéng zhèyàng, dào bùrú mǎi yù tóuzī.
The economy is so lousy these days. The real estate market and the stock market are so low. You'd really be better off investing in jade.
B 你是賣玉的，當然這麼說嘍。
nǐ shì màiyùde, dāngrán zhème shuō lo.
You sell jade. Of course you'd say that.
A 這可不是我說的。老話不是說嘛，"黃金有價玉無價"。玉是稀有天然資源，買一塊，少一塊。肯定是保值的。
zhè kě bù shì wǒ shuō de. lǎohuà bùshì shuō ma," huángjīn yǒujià yù wújià". yù shì xīyǒu tiānránzīyuán , mǎi yī kuài, shǎo yī kuài. kěndìng shì bǎozhí de.
This isn't just my opinion. Isn't there an old saying that goes ``Gold has a price, but jade is priceless?" Jade is a scarce natural resource. Buy a piece, and there's one less. It will definitely hold its value.
B 你這兒有什麼玉？
nǐ zhèr yǒu shénme yù?
What jade do you have here?
A 和田玉、翡翠、瑪瑙都有。 看你喜歡什麼。
hétiányù, fěicuì, mǎnǎo dōu yǒu. kàn nǐ xǐhuan shénme.
Hotan jade, jadeite, agate. See what you like.
B 奧運金牌上鑲的是哪種玉？
Aòyùn jīnpái shang xiāng de shì nǎ zhǒng yù?
What kind of jade is the inlay on the Olympic gold medal?
A 是新疆的和田玉。這兩年，價錢幾乎翻了一倍。現在做什麼生意能有這種回報？你看這些，都是和田玉，有喜歡的嗎？
shì Xīnjiāng de Hétián yù. zhè liǎng nián, jiàqian jīhū fān le yī bèi. xiànzài zuò shénme shēngyi néng yǒu zhèzhǒng huíbào? nǐ kàn zhèxiē, dōu shì Hétián yù, yǒu xǐhuan de ma?
That's Hotan jade from Xinjiang. It seems like in the last few years, it's doubled in price. These days, what line of business would give you this kind of return? Have a look at these. They're all Hotan jade. Do you like any of them?
B 嗯，這個掛件讓我看看。對、對，就是這個觀音。
ng, zhè ge guàjiàn ràng wǒ kànkan. duì, duì, jiùshì zhè ge guānyīn.
Let me see this amulet. Oh, right -- this is Guanyin.
C 先生，請喝茶。
xiānsheng, qǐng hēchá.
Please, sir, have some tea.
A 你真有眼光。這個掛件不管是玉石本身，還是雕工都絕對一流。
nǐ zhēn yǒu yǎnguāng. zhè ge guàjiàn bùguǎn shì yùshí běnshēn, háishì diāogōng dōu juéduì yīliú.
You have good taste. This is not just a piece of jade. The craftsmanship is also absolutely top-drawer.
B 漂亮是漂亮，不過我一個大男人，戴首飾好像怪怪的。
piàoliang shì piàoliang, bùguò wǒ yī ge dànánrén, dài shǒushì hǎoxiàng guàiguài de.
It is very beautiful. But it would seem sort of strange for a man like me to wear this.
A 男人戴玉是身份、地位的象徵。以前皇帝都戴玉。而且人和玉講緣分，我看你和這塊玉就特別有緣。
nánrén dài yù shì shēnfèn, dìwèi de xiàngzhēng. yǐqián huángdì dōu dài yù. érqiě rén hé yù jiǎng yuánfèn, wǒ kàn nǐ hé zhè kuài yù jiù tèbié yǒuyuán.
For men, wearing jade is a symbol of dignity and status. In the past, emperors would wear jade. And there is a karmic connection between people and jade. I can see that you really have a special connection with this piece.
B 這也講緣分？
zhè yě jiǎng yuánfèn?
Do people really believe in that?
A 當然！每塊玉都有自己的能量，像和田玉，它是軟玉，能夠暖身，幫助你調節體內陰陽平衡。
dāngrán! měi kuài yù dōu yǒu zìjǐ de néngliàng, xiàng Hétián yù, tā shì ruǎnyù, nénggòu nuǎnshēn, bāngzhù nǐ tiáojié tǐnèi yīnyáng pínghéng.
Of course! Each kind of jade has its own capabilities. For example, Hotan jade is soft, and can warm you up. It helps you keep your internal yin and yang in balance.
B 有那麼靈啊？我如果買了，拿去鑑定，不值這個價錢，怎麼辦？
yǒu nàme líng a? wǒ rúguǒ mǎi le, náqù jiàndìng, bùzhí zhè ge jiàqian, zěnme bàn?
Is it really that effective? If I get it appraised after buying it, and it's not worth this price, what can I do?
A 我們這裡絕對不賣假玉，假一罰十。但是老實說，玉石這東西沒有一個固定的價格，還是看你自己覺得值不值。
wǒmen zhèlǐ juéduì bù mài jiǎ yù, jiǎ yī fá shí. dànshì lǎoshi shuō, yùshí zhè dōngxi méiyǒu yī ge gùdìng de jiàgé, hái shì kàn nǐ zìjǐ juéde zhí bù zhí.
We absolutely do not sell fake jade here. We have a thousand percent money-back guarantee if you buy something fake. But, frankly, jade doesn't really have a fixed price. You should see what you think it's worth.
B 這樣啊，那跟做股票一樣有風險。我再想想吧。
zhèyàng a, nà gēn zuò gǔpiào yīyàng yǒu fēngxiǎn. wǒ zài xiǎngxiang ba.
If that's how it is, it's as risky as playing the stock market. I'm going to think about it some more.
Key Vocabulary
保值 bǎozhí
和田玉 hétiányù
翡翠 fěicuì
瑪瑙 mǎnǎo
鑲 xiāng
回報 huíbào
掛件 guàjiàn
眼光 yǎnguāng
雕工 diāogōng
一流 yīliú
緣分 yuánfèn
靈 líng
鑑定 jiàndìng
假一罰十 jiǎ yī fá shí
Supplementary Vocabulary
硬玉 yìngyù
刀工 dāogōng
半貴石 bànguìshí
半寶石 bànbǎoshí
親子鑑定 qīnzǐ jiàndìng
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