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come out of the closet/ 出柜/ (chū ɡuì)
A: Do you know about the news that a famous screenwriter publicly came out of the closet recently?
你知道最近有个出名的编剧,他公开出柜了的消息吗？
(nǐ zhīdào zuìjìn yǒuɡè chūmínɡde biānjù, tā ɡōnɡkāi chūɡuì le de xiāoxī ma?)
B: The founder of the "Golden Broom" awards? The one that is the first award in Chinese movie history to award the worst movies of the year?
是金扫帚奖的创始人吗？那个华语电影史上首个为年度最差影片颁发的奖项。
(shì jīnsǎozhǒu jiǎnɡ de chuànɡshǐrén ma？nàɡè huáyǔ diànyǐnɡshǐ shànɡ shǒuɡè wéi niándù zuìchà yǐnɡpiàn bānfāde jiǎnɡxiànɡ.)
A: Yup. He also announced that his boyfriend is 33 years younger than he is. The boyfriend is a 19-year-old college student.
是的。他还公布了男友比自己小33岁, 现在还是一个19岁的大学生。
(shìde.tāhái ɡōnɡbùle nányǒu bǐ zìjǐ xiǎo sanshisan suì, xiànzài háishì yīɡè shijiu suì de dàxuéshēnɡ.)
B: I guess that this news ignited a lot of discussion among netizens online, right?
我猜这个消息一定在网上引发了很多网友的讨论吧？
(wǒcāi zhèɡè xiāoxī yīdìnɡ zài wǎnɡshànɡ yǐnfā le hěnduō wǎnɡyǒu de tǎolùn bā?)
A: Yes. Some showed support, but their was also some controversy, because he once was exposed for sending harassing test messages aimed at using his position in the industry to pressure other men into having sex with him.
是的,有支持,但也有争议,因为他曾经被爆出发骚扰短信,试图潜规则其他男子。
(shìde, yǒu zhīchí,dàn yěyǒu zhēnɡyì, yīnwéi tā cénɡjīnɡ bèi bàochū fā sāorǎo duǎnxìn, shìtú qiánɡuīzé qítā nánzǐ.)
B: Hope it is not true.
希望这不是真的。
(xīwànɡ zhè bùshì zhēnde.)
come out of the closet/ 出柜/ (chū ɡuì)
A: Do you know about the news that a famous screenwriter publicly came out of the closet recently?
你知道最近有个出名的编剧,他公开出柜了的消息吗？
(nǐ zhīdào zuìjìn yǒuɡè chūmínɡde biānjù, tā ɡōnɡkāi chūɡuì le de xiāoxī ma?)
B: The founder of the "Golden Broom" awards? The one that is the first award in Chinese movie history to award the worst movies of the year?
是金扫帚奖的创始人吗？那个华语电影史上首个为年度最差影片颁发的奖项。
(shì jīnsǎozhǒu jiǎnɡ de chuànɡshǐrén ma？nàɡè huáyǔ diànyǐnɡshǐ shànɡ shǒuɡè wéi niándù zuìchà yǐnɡpiàn bānfāde jiǎnɡxiànɡ.)
A: Yup. He also announced that his boyfriend is 33 years younger than he is. The boyfriend is a 19-year-old college student.
是的。他还公布了男友比自己小33岁, 现在还是一个19岁的大学生。
(shìde.tāhái ɡōnɡbùle nányǒu bǐ zìjǐ xiǎo sanshisan suì, xiànzài háishì yīɡè shijiu suì de dàxuéshēnɡ.)
B: I guess that this news ignited a lot of discussion among netizens online, right?
我猜这个消息一定在网上引发了很多网友的讨论吧？
(wǒcāi zhèɡè xiāoxī yīdìnɡ zài wǎnɡshànɡ yǐnfā le hěnduō wǎnɡyǒu de tǎolùn bā?)
A: Yes. Some showed support, but their was also some controversy, because he once was exposed for sending harassing test messages aimed at using his position in the industry to pressure other men into having sex with him.
是的,有支持,但也有争议,因为他曾经被爆出发骚扰短信,试图潜规则其他男子。
(shìde, yǒu zhīchí,dàn yěyǒu zhēnɡyì, yīnwéi tā cénɡjīnɡ bèi bàochū fā sāorǎo duǎnxìn, shìtú qiánɡuīzé qítā nánzǐ.)
B: Hope it is not true.
希望这不是真的。
(xīwànɡ zhè bùshì zhēnde.)
Illustration: Liu Xidan/GT
