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quadruplets

四胞胎

(sìbāotāi) 

A: Wasn't there a mother that gave birth to quadruplets during the National Day holiday? It was trending on Sina Weibo.

国庆时不是有个妈妈生了四胞胎嘛？还登上了微博热搜。

(ɡuóqìnɡshí bùshì yǒuɡè māmā shēnɡ le sìbāotāima？háidēnɡshànɡlewēibórèsōu.) 

B: Quadruplets? That's pretty rare. And it happened on National Day.

四胞胎？这很罕见呀。还赶上了国庆。

(sìbāotāi? zhèhěn hǎnjiàn ya. hái ɡǎnshànɡ le ɡuóqìnɡ.)

A: I heard that it was three boys and one girl.

据说是三个男孩,一个女孩。

(jùshuō shì sānɡè nánhái, yīɡè nǚhái.)

B: Where's the mother from?

这妈妈是哪里的呀？

(zhè māmā shì nǎlǐ de ya?)

A: If I remember correctly, she's from Jiangsu. Netizens were excitedly suggesting baby names for them. 

我没记错的话,她好像是江苏的。网友们还热心地给宝宝们的名字提供建议。

(wǒ méijìcuò de huà, tā hǎoxiànɡ shì jiānɡsū de. wǎnɡyǒumén hái rèxīn de ɡěi bǎobǎomén de mínɡzì tíɡònɡ jiànyì.)

B: Aw, that's just adorable. 

哎哟,这听起来可真是好有爱呀。

(āiyōu, zhè tīnɡqǐlái kězhēnshì hǎo yǒuài ya.)

A: Let's check online and see what names they chose. 

让我们上网看看他们取了什么名字吧。

(rànɡ wǒmén shànɡwǎnɡ kànkàn tāmén qǔ le shénme mínɡzì ba.)

Illustration: Xia Qing/GT