LIFE / CULTURE
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Published: Dec 20, 2021 08:03 PM
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divorce announcement/ 离婚通告 / (líhūn tōnɡɡào)

A: Have you seen the news that rocked entertainment circles recently? A famous star couple issued a divorce announcement. 

你看最近轰动娱乐圈的新闻了吗?有一对明星夫妻发了离婚通告。

(nǐkàn zuìjìn hōnɡdònɡ yúlèquān de xīnwén le ma?yǒu yīduì mínɡxīnɡ fūqī fāle líhūn tōnɡɡào.)

B:  Okay. We haven't seen each other for awhile, but you still like to gossip.  

好吧,这么久不见,你还是这么爱聊八卦。

(hǎobā, zhèmejiǔ bùjiàn, nǐ háishì zhème ài liáo bāɡuà.)

A: Yeah, I pay close attention to it, because the male star that brought up the divorce was once my idol. So it is hard for me not to gossip about it.  

是的,我很关注。因为提出离婚的男明星曾经是我的偶像。我很难不八卦。

(shìde, wǒ hěn ɡuānzhù.yīnwéi tíchū líhūn de nán mínɡxīnɡ cénɡjīnɡ shì wǒde ǒuxiànɡ.wǒ hěn nán bù bāɡuà.)

B: I think that no matter if it is a star or an ordinary person, the public shouldn't spend too much time talking about rumors, because this is someone's personal privacy. 

我觉得不论是明星还是普通人,公众都不该过度讨论这类事件,因为这是他人的隐私。

(wǒ juédé bùlùn shì mínɡxīnɡ háishì pǔtōnɡrén, ɡōnɡzhònɡ dōu bùɡāi ɡuòdù tǎolùn zhèlèi shìjiàn, yīnwéi zhèshì tārén de yǐnsī.)

A: However, as a star, he did do something that breaks moral standards, so it there is little chance it wouldn't have brought about public criticism.  

但是,他作为明星确实做了一些违反道德伦理的事情,很难不引起大众的指责。

(dànshì, tā zuòwéi mínɡxīnɡ quèshí zuòle yīxiē wéifǎn dàodé lúnlǐ de shìqínɡ, hěnnán bù yǐnqǐ dàzhònɡ de zhǐzé.)

B: You're right. 

你这样说确实没错。

(nǐ zhèyànɡ shuō quèshí méicuò.)
Illustration: Liu Xidan/GT

Illustration: Liu Xidan/GT