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annual gala

年会

(niánhuì) 

A: Our company is having an annual gala and all my male coworkers have signed up for dance classes, while my female coworkers have spent tons of money on dressing gowns and getting made up… I haven't prepared anything. I'm under a lot of pressure.   

公司举办年会,我身边男同事纷纷报名参加歌舞培训班,女同事各个花重金购买礼服,做造型……我什么都没准备,压力好大。

(ɡōnɡsī jǔbàn niánhuì, wǒ shēnbiān nántónɡshì fēnfēn bàomínɡ cānjiā ɡēwǔ péixùnbān, nǚtónɡshì ɡèɡè huā zhònɡjīn ɡòumǎi lǐfú, zuòzàoxínɡ...wǒ shénme dōu méi zhǔnbèi, yālì hǎodà.)  

B: It looks like everyone desperately wants to show off.  

看来大家很迫切地想要展现自己嘛。

(kànlái dàjiā hěn pòqiē de xiǎnɡyào zhǎnxiàn zìjǐ ma.)

A: The most desperate is the one designing the program. The person in charge of designing our department's program has thought up five event programs. 

最急迫的是节目策划人。我们部门的策划人已经想了五个活动方案了。

(zuì jípò de shì jiémù cèhuárén. wǒmén bùmén de cèhuárén yǐjīnɡ xiǎnɡ le wǔɡè huódònɡ fānɡ'àn le.)

B: It's all harder than actual work.

这比工作还难。

(zhè bǐ ɡōnɡzuò hái nán.)

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