He had a soft spot for geishas.

他亦心醉于艺妓。

From his window he could hear the music of the geishas.

窗外有艺妓奏乐的声音。

They do not choose to become geishas. They are chosen.

她们并不是自愿选择当艺伎的，而是命运选择了她们。

Gion is the district of Kyoto most known for geishas, although they are fast disappearing.

祗园是京都地区艺妓最出名的地方，即使她们正在快速地消失。

In fact the two actresses only had six weeks to learn what geishas spend a lifetime perfecting.

事实上，艺伎们一生都在不断完善技艺，而两位女演员只用了六个星期的时间来学习这一切。

The Look of a Geisha ? The most famous geishas were considered to be the supermodels of their time.

探访一位艺伎——最著名的艺伎被认为最能成为当今的超级模特。

Back then there used to be a lot of geishas, entertainers, performers came to this shrine and said their prayers.

以前常常有许多艺伎、艺人、表演者来这座神社并且祈祷。

A lot of "night clubs" for geishas focus on either side of it. Each of them are with special ornaments in front of the door.

这条街的两边集中了许多艺妓们出没的“夜店”。每家的门口都有很别致的装饰。

The powder is then applied to the face and washed off with water. It's the beauty treatment of geishas and Buddhist monks alike.

将这种粉末先敷在脸上，然后用水冲洗干净，这就是日本艺伎以及僧侣和尚们的美容秘法。

Women run the geisha houses, they are teachers, they run the teahouses, they recruit aspiring geisha, and they keep track of geishas' finances.

妇女经营着艺妓屋，训练新的艺妓，经营着茶馆，招募有志艺妓，跟进她们的财务状况。

It's a dizzying reversal of traditional gender roles in a country long known for geishas pampering male clients with conversation, singing and dancing.

对于长期以来以艺妓用交谈、歌舞来哄得男性顾客欢心的国家日本来说，这算是一次令人晕眩的传统性别角色转换。

But geishas have taken to serving beer as the downturn means people are no longer willing to pay hundreds of pounds simply to enjoy tea and conversation, the Daily Telegraph of London reported.

据英国《每日电讯报》报道，由于经济低迷，人们不愿再花数百英镑的费用品茶聊天，艺妓们只好放下架子，提供廉价的啤酒服务。