You two went to geisha boot camp?

你们两个都参加了艺伎训练，是吧？

Memoirs of a Geisha, Arthur Golden

《艺妓回忆录》，阿瑟·高顿

How hard was it to learn to be geisha?

成为一名艺伎有多难呢？

Ome, Japan: a geisha before a performance.

日本青梅：上台表演前的艺伎。

In the geisha society, women run everything.

在艺妓的世界里，女性掌控着一切。

A Geisha talks on the phone in the backseat of a car.

一位艺妓正在轿车后座讲电话。

The term geisha literally translates to mean “entertainer.

“艺妓一词从字面上翻译是指“艺人”。

Some girls were bonded to geisha houses (okiya) as children.

有些女孩小时候就被送进艺妓屋(okiya)。

Most geisha were in Kyoto, the old capital city of Japan.

大部分的艺妓都操业在日本古老的首都——京都。

Traditionally, Geisha began their training at a very young age.

一般来讲，艺妓们很小就开始接受训练。

We also wanted people to learn more about maiko and geisha.

我们也想让更多人了解舞伎和艺伎。

Michelle Yeoh: The geisha world is a very mysterious world.

杨紫琼：艺伎的世界神秘莫测。

The ideal geisha showed her skill, while the ideal wife was modest.

他们理想中的艺妓有着精湛的技能，而理想中的妻子有着温良的品性。

There remains some confusion about the nature of the geisha profession.

人们对于艺妓的性质还存在一些疑惑。

The ideal geisha seemed carefree, the ideal wife somber and responsible.

理想中的艺妓无忧无虑，理想中的妻子会为责任而忧郁。

Like all geisha, they are trained in the art of Japanese dance and music.

正如所有的艺妓，她们也要接受日本舞蹈与音乐艺术的训练。

In modern Japan, geisha and maiko are now a rare sight outside hanamachi.

日本现代，在花街之外是很难见到艺妓和舞妓的。

I often get emails from girls telling me they want to become a geisha.

我经常收到其它女孩的电子邮件，她们告诉我想成为一名艺伎。

Then the geisha turned to her patron saying: "All this artist wants is money.

艺妓付了钱，转身对她的贵客说：“ 这个画师只认钱。

After Japan lost the war, geisha dispersed and the profession was in shambles.

日本战败后，艺妓行业分散而混乱。

Women in the geisha society are some of the most successful businesswomen in Japan.

身为艺妓的女性可称之为日本最成功的事业女性。

The gokagai of Kyoto are its five geisha districts, also known as hanamachi ("flower towns").

京都的五花街是五大艺妓聚集区，也已花街闻名。

Modern geisha are not bought from poor families and brought into the geisha house as children.

现代的艺妓并非是从穷人家庭购买并且从小就送入艺妓馆进行培训的。

The white make-up and elaborate kimono and hair of a maiko is the popular image held of geisha.

白色的妆容、精致的和服以及舞姬发型都是对艺妓的主流印象。

A geisha in Kyoto, Japan, applies the blood-red lipstick that completes her traditional makeup.

日本京都，艺伎采用血红色的唇膏来完成她的传统化妆。

Geisha do sometimes marry their clients but they must then retire; there can never be a married geisha.

有的时候也不排除艺妓会嫁给她们的男顾客，但是她们必须得脱离艺妓的生涯，从未有过一个结过婚的艺妓。