关于剪纸的情景会话

　　Lily: What are you doing, Amy?

　　你在干什么啊，艾米?

　　Amy: I am doing the paper-cutting.

　　我在剪纸。

　　Lily: Paper-cutting? Where did you learn it?

　　剪纸?你从哪学来的啊?

　　Amy: I learned it from my friend. She knows a lot about paper-cutting, and also good at paper-cutting.

　　从我的一个朋友那学来的。她对剪纸十分了解，而且也很擅长剪纸。

　　Lily: So you must know a lot about Chinese paper cutting. What do the paper cuts used for?

　　那你一定知道很多中国剪纸咯!这些剪纸都是用来干什么的呢?

　　Amy: A little. Today, people often use them for decoration, such as ornament windows, doors, walls and so on. Some people also use them as good gifts

　　只知道一点点啦。现在，剪纸大部分是用来装饰的，比如装饰窗户、门、墙等等。也有人将它们当作礼物了

　　Lily: It sounds very interesting.

　　听起来很有意思。

　　Amy: What’s more, those paper cuts are not just some beautiful paper cuts. They also have special meanings. They reflect people’s wish for harvest, property, health, happiness and so on.

　　而且，剪纸可不仅是漂亮的剪纸。它们还有特殊的象征意义。它们反映了人们对丰收，富贵，健康，幸福等的希望。

　　Lily: Wonderful! So what are you going to cut?

　　真棒!你打算剪什么呢?

　　Amy: It is of a boy holding a big fish.

　　一个男孩抱着一条大鱼。