Dialogue
八卦讨论
Gossip Discussion
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Dialogue 1
小丽
哎,你们听说了吗?李总和秘书好像在偷偷约会!
āi, nǐmen tīng shuō le ma? lǐ zǒng hé mìshū hǎoxiàng zài tōutōu yuēhuì!
Hey, did you guys hear? Mr. Li and his secretary seem to be dating secretly!
小明
真的假的?李总不是已经结婚了吗?
zhēn de jiǎ de? lǐ zǒng bùshì yǐjīng jiéhūn le ma?
Really? Isn't Mr. Li married?
小红
我也听说了,说是李总的老婆去外地出差了,他们才敢这么明目张胆的。
wǒ yě tīng shuō le, shuō shì lǐ zǒng de lǎopó qù wài dì chūchāi le, tāmen cái gǎn zhème míngmùdǎndǎn de.
I heard it too, it's said that Mr. Li's wife is away on a business trip, so they dare to be so blatant.
小丽
哎呀,这可真是精彩的剧情反转啊!
āiya, zhè kě zhēnshi jīngcǎi de jùqíng fǎn zhuǎn a!
Wow, what a plot twist!
小明
嘘!小声点,别让别人听见了!
xū! xiǎoshēng diǎn, bié ràng biérén tīngjiàn le!
Psst! Keep your voice down, don't let others hear us!
Dialogue 2
小张
你知道吗?隔壁老王家的儿子竟然考上了清华大学!
nǐ zhīdào ma? gébì lǎo wáng jiā de érzi jìngrán kǎoshàng le qīnghuá dàxué!
Do you know? The son of Lao Wang next door actually got into Tsinghua University!
小王
真的假的?他平时学习成绩好像不太好呀!
zhēn de jiǎ de? tā píngshí xuéxí chéngjì hǎoxiàng bù tài hǎo ya!
Really? His academic performance doesn't seem to be very good!
小张
是啊,我也很惊讶!据说他最后三个月突飞猛进,每天学习到深夜。
shì a, wǒ yě hěn jīngyà! jùshuō tā zuìhòu sān gè yuè tūfēi měngjìn, měitiān xuéxí dào shēnyè.
Yeah, I'm surprised too! It is said that he made rapid progress in the last three months, studying late into the night every day.
小王
真是励志的故事啊!看来天道酬勤啊!
zhēnshi lìzhì de gùshì a! kànlái tiāndào chóuqín a!
What an inspiring story! It seems that hard work pays off!
小张
是啊,人不可貌相,海水不可斗量。
shì a, rén kě bù kě màoxiàng, hǎishuǐ kě bù kě dòuliàng.
Yes, you can't judge a book by its cover.