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A: Where do you get your news from usually?

你平时都是从哪里看新闻的？

(nǐ pínɡshí dōushì cónɡ nǎlǐ kàn xīnwén de?) 

B: When I was a kid, I would read the newspaper my parents subscribed to. Now I got my news from the internet.

我小时候会看家里订阅的报纸,现在我从网上看新闻。

(wǒ xiǎoshíhòu huì kàn jiālǐ dìnɡyuè de bàozhǐ, xiànzài wǒ cónɡ wǎnɡshànɡ kàn xīnwén.) 

A: A lot of  news groups on WeChat can be subscribed too. Have you kept up your old habits?               

现在微信上许多公众号也有订阅功能了,你还保持着你的旧习惯吗？

(xiànzài wēixìn shànɡ xǔduō ɡōnɡzhònɡhào yěyǒu dìnɡyuè ɡōnɡnénɡ le, nǐ hái bǎochí zhe nǐ de jiù xíɡuàn ma?)   

B: Nope. If you subscribe to those public groups you will be constantly recommended advertisements.

没有,如果订阅了那些公众号的话你就会被不停地推送广告。

(méiyǒu rúɡuǒ dìnɡyuè le nàxiē ɡōnɡzhònɡhào de huà nǐjiù huì bèi bùtínɡ de tuīsònɡ ɡuǎnɡɡào.)   

A: Really? Then I should unsubscribe from those group.

真的吗？那我还是赶紧退订吧。

(zhēndema? nà wǒ háishì ɡǎnjǐn tuìdìnɡ ba.)

Illustration: Xia Qing/GT