Traditional Costumes Are Very Popular 传统服装很走俏（chuán tǒng fú zhuāng hěn zǒu qiào）

对话：

麦克：你今天这件外套很漂亮，很适合你。

Mài kè:Nǐ jīn tiān zhè jiàn wài tào hěn piào liang, hěn shì hé nǐ.

Mike: The overcoat you are wearing today looks very nice. It suits you very much.

丽丽：谢谢。我这身打扮看上去很休闲，是吗？

Lì li: Xiè xie. Wǒ Zhè shēn dǎ ban kàn shàng qù hěn xiū xián, shì ma?

Lili: Thanks. The way I dress today looks very casual, eh?

麦克：是的。我很喜欢休闲装。

Mài kè:Shì de. Wǒ hěn xǐ huān xiū xián zhuāng.

Mike: Indeed. I like casual clothing very much.

丽丽：我觉得你穿西装看上去也很帅。

Lì li: Wǒ jué de nǐ chuān xī zhuāng kàn shàng qù yě hěn shuài.

Lili: I think you look very smart too when you wear a suit and tie (Western clothing).

麦克：我一般不怎么穿西装，除了参加重要活动。

Mài kè:Wǒ yī bān bù zěn me chuān xī zhuāng, chú le cān jiā zhòng yào huó dòng.

Mike: I seldom wear formal dress (Western clothes), only when I participate in important activities.

丽丽：我有很多晚礼服，但穿的机会也不是很多。

Lì li: Wǒ yǒu hěn duō wǎn lǐ fú, dàn chuān de jī huì yě bú shì hěn duō.

Lili:I have many formal evening gowns, but I have few chances to wear them too.

麦克：你有旗袍吗？我觉得旗袍很有中国特色。

Mài kè:Nǐ yǒu qí páo ma? Wǒ jué de qí páo hěn yǒu zhōng guó tè sè.

Mike: Do you have a cheongsam? I think the cheongsam is very characteristically Chinese.

丽丽：有啊。现在中国传统服装非常走俏。

Lì li: Yǒu a. Xiàn zài zhōng guó chuán tǒng fú zhuāng fēi cháng zǒu qiào.

Lili:Yes, I have. Traditional Chinese clothes are very popular nowadays.

麦克：说得对。我正打算给自己买一件唐装呢。

Mai kè:Shuō de duì. Wǒ zhèng dǎ suàn gěi zì jǐ mǎi yí jiàn táng zhuāng ne.

Mike: You are right. I am going to buy a Chinese costume for myself.

丽丽：好啊，你可以顺便再买一件马褂。

Lì li: Hǎo a. Nǐ kě yǐ shùn biàn zài mǎi yí jiàn mǎ guà.

Lili:Good. You could buy a mandarin jacket by the way.

麦克：太有意思了，你能陪我一起去买吗？

Mài kè:Tài yǒu yì si le. Nǐ néng péi wǒ yì qǐ qù mǎi ma?

Mike: That's interesting. Could you go with me to buy it?

丽丽：没问题。

Lì li: Méi wèn tí.

Lili:No problem.

生词

1.传统 chuán tǒng: tradition

2.服装 fú zhuāng: costume, clothing

3.外套 wài tào: coat; overcoast

4.适合 shì hé : suit; suitalbe

5.打扮 dǎ ban:the way someone dresses; dress

6.休闲装 xiū xián zhuāng : leisure clothing

7.西装 xī zhuāng: Western-style clothes

8.晚礼服 wǎn lǐ fú : full evening dress

9.机会 jī huì: chance; opportunity

10.旗袍 qí páo:cheongsam

11.唐装 táng zhuāng:Chinese costume

12.顺便 shùn biàn:by the way

13.马褂 mǎ gu:mandarin jacket