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。

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During this period of time, the Geisha trainee must help with the chores and the running of the house, learn customs and social skills, and take music and dance lessons.

这段受训时间为期五到六年，在此期间，艺伎学徒必须帮忙料理杂事和操持家务，学习风俗习惯和社交技巧，还要参加唱歌和舞蹈的课程。

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Very loosely descended from the geisha house tradition, hostess bars hire out women by the hour to act as companions for customers.

大体源自艺妓屋传统的舞女酒吧按小时雇佣妇女作为客人的陪侍。

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In 1929, a country girl, Chiyo, is sold into bondage at a Kyoto training house for geishas, a house ruled by the foul-tempered Mother (Kaori Momoi) and a nasty top geisha, Hatsumomo (Gong Li) the equivalents of a wicked step-mother and stepsister.

NEWYORKER: Memoirs of a Geisha