They had no Chinese brands, only Cartier, Citizen, Seiko, Rolex. Desperately, I finally bought a Gucci for which I paid 20 yuan, bargained down from 168 yuan. It still works after 14 years.

　　他們那并沒有中國的品牌，只有卡地亞，西鐵城，精工以及勞力士。失望的我最終只好選擇了一款古琦手表，價錢則由最初的168元砍到20元。14年之后，這塊手表仍舊好用。

　　Two years ago, a family member needed an inexpensive watch with a blue plastic wristband for a special occasion, "something that looks nice on a little girl," she said, adding "a local, not-famous brand".

　　兩年前，我的一位家人為了參加一個特定場合，需要佩戴一塊藍色塑料腕帶的平價手表。她說：“要那種適合小女孩的款式。”她還補充到：“要當地的沒有名氣的牌子。”

　　Hong Qiao was the market for children's watches. Having refused several ming pai copies, I was leaving without buying when I saw a blue plastic one.

　　虹橋市場有許多兒童手表出售。拒絕了幾款仿名牌之后，我正打算空手而歸，這時我看到了一款藍色塑料手表。

　　"Diesel, what a strange name for a watch," I thought. Wasn't diesel something that went into a gas tank? The transaction went quickly; I offered 35 yuan and left with the watch.

　　我心想：“‘柴油機’，這手表的名字還真是奇怪啊！”難道那不是該呆在油箱里的東西嗎？交易過程很快，我付了35元錢后就拿著表離開了。