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farewell party

饯行

(jiànxínɡ) 

A: Remember to leave some time open this Friday. 

周五记得把时间空出来呀。

(zhōuwǔ jìdé bǎ shíjiān kònɡ chūlái ya.) 

B: What's up?

怎么了？

(zěnme le?)

A: Aren't we going to have a farewell party for Li Ming? We are going to eat together. It's our way of saying goodbye.

不是要给李明饯行吗？大家一起吃个饭。算是送别了。

(bùshì yào ɡěi lǐmínɡ jiànxínɡ ma? dàjiā yīqǐ chīɡèfàn. suànshì sònɡbié le.)

B: Oh yeah, right. It's this Friday. I've always prepared a gift for him.

啊,对。是这周五。我还给他准备了小礼物。

(ā, duì. shì zhè zhōuwǔ. wǒ hái ɡěi tā zhǔnbèi le xiǎolǐwù.)

A: I've also bought something for Li Ming as a memento. Such a great coworker, no one wants to say goodbye. 

我也给李明买了个小东西作纪念。这么好的同事,大家都很舍不得他。

(wǒ yě ɡěi lǐmínɡ mǎi le ɡè xiǎo dōnɡxī zuòjìniàn. zhème hǎo de tónɡshì, dàjiā dōu hěn shěbùdé tā.)

B: Don't worry too much. We'll meet again someday for sure. 

没关系。大家有缘还会再见到的。

(méi ɡuānxì. dàjiā yǒuyuán háihuì zài jiàndào de.)

Illustration: Xia Qing/GT