Ridiculously Small Clothing!
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ID: 4020
Upper Intermediate
Have you ever been shopping and felt that all the clothing is designed for stick-thin models who are size zero!? A brother and sister discuss the changing tastes of aesthetics throughout the ages, from the "plump" beauties of the Tang Dynasty to the "A4-waisted" girls of today's social media.
For a related lesson click here: Do you Have an A4 Waist.
Constance Fang,Fiona Tian
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| SIMPLIFIED | PINYIN | ENGLISH | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 零码 | língmǎ | one size | |
| 闹 | nào | to make a big fuss; to stage | |
| 排骨精 | páigǔjīng | skin and bones (of a woman) | |
| 活路 | huólù | a way out |
这衣服都设计成零码身材是闹哪样啊现在是怎样啊除了排骨精是不给其他人活路啦
zhè 这yīfu 衣服dōu 都shèjì 设计chéng 成língmǎ 零码shēncái 身材shì 是nào 闹nǎ 哪yàng 样ā 啊xiànzài 现在shì 是zěnyàng 怎样ā 啊chúle 除了páigǔjīng 排骨精shì 是bù 不gěi 给qítā rén 其他人huólù 活路la 啦
What is this clothing all designed for size zero all about? What's up with that? Who else can wear it except for stick figure girls?
姐姐姐姐您消消气咱别和这身衣服置气啊不值当不值当
jiějie 姐姐jiějie 姐姐nín 您xiāoxiao qì 消消气zá 咱bié 别hé 和zhè 这shēn 身yīfu 衣服zhìqì 置气ā 啊bùzhídāng 不值当bùzhídāng 不值当
Girl, don't get so worked up, let's not get annoyed at an outfit. It's not worth it, it's not worth it.
哼咱中国四大美人儿里面大家首先想到的不就是杨贵妃瞧那丰腴的身段银盘儿似的饱满脸庞试问人世间还有比这更美好的吗
hèng 哼zá 咱Zhōngguó 中国sì 四dà 大měirénr 美人儿lǐmiàn 里面dàjiā 大家shǒuxiān 首先xiǎngdào 想到de 的bù 不jiùshì 就是Yáng Guìfēi 杨贵妃qiáo 瞧nà 那fēngyú 丰腴de 的shēnduàn 身段yínpánr 银盘儿shìde 似的bǎomǎn 饱满liǎnpáng 脸庞shìwèn 试问rénshìjiān 人世间háiyǒu 还有bǐ 比zhè 这gèng 更měihǎo 美好de 的ma 吗
Hmmph, among the four legendary Chinese beauties, doesn't everyone always think of Yang Guifei. Looking at her full-bodied figure, and her full face like a silver plate, one might well ask, is there anyone more beautiful in the mortal world?
对对对你就像那唐朝贵妃可是真真儿的美人儿呢现在这都是什么审美啊什么A4腰啊苹果4腿的再这么折腾下去干脆饿死得了一了百了
duìduìduì 对对对nǐ 你jiù 就xiàng 像nà 那Tángcháo 唐朝guìfēi 贵妃kěshì 可是zhēn 真zhēnr 真儿de 的měirénr 美人儿ne 呢xiànzài 现在zhè 这dōu 都shì 是shénme 什么shěnměi 审美ā 啊shénme 什么À A4yāo 腰ā 啊píngguǒ 苹果4 4tuǐ 腿de 的zài 再zhème 这么zhēteng 折腾xiàqu 下去gāncuì 干脆è sǐ 饿死dé le 得了yīliǎobǎiliǎo 一了百了
Yes, yes. You're like a Tang Dynasty imperial concubine, a real beauty. What kind of aesthetic is there around nowadays? With the waist only as wide as an A4 sheet of paper, and legs as thin as the iPhone 4. If we keep on torturing each other like this, we may as well just starve to death and be done with it.
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