Chat attack

stay positive / 保持乐观 / (bǎochí lèɡuān)

A: This is horrible. I accidently spilled some oil on my clothes while eating just now.   

我刚吃饭不小心把油滴在了衣服上,真是太糟糕了。

(wǒ ɡānɡ chīfàn bùxiǎoxīn bǎ yóu dīzài le yīfú shànɡ, zhēnshì tài zāoɡāo le.)

B: Relax. I think that oil stain looks like a spoon. It is really interesting. 

放轻松,我倒是觉得你衣服上的油渍看起来很像一把勺子,挺有意思的。

(fànɡ qīnɡsōnɡ, wǒ dǎoshì juédé nǐ yīfú shànɡ de yóuzì kànqǐlái hěn xiànɡ yībǎ sháozǐ, tǐnɡyǒu yìsī de.)

A: Haha. But wouldn't you worry about an oil stain on your clothes?     

哈哈,但你不会因为身上粘上油渍而困扰吗？

(hāhā, dàn nǐ bùhuì yīnwéi shēnshànɡ zhānshànɡ yóuzì ér kùnrǎo ma?)

B: No, I wouldn't. Because I have recently seen a lot of netizens post pictures of their accidental spills on Weibo to show other netizens what they look like. 

我不会,因为我最近看有好多网友开始把自己不小心蹭到的油渍发到微博上,让其他网友们看看它们像什么。

(wǒ bùhuì, yīnwéi wǒ zuìjìn kàn yǒu hǎoduō wǎnɡyǒu kāishǐ bǎ zìjǐ bùxiǎoxīn cènɡdào de yóuzì fādào wēibó shànɡ, rànɡ qítā wǎnɡyǒumén kànkàn tāmén xiànɡshenme.) 

A: I bet a lot of netizens' minds were opened after seeing that, right?  

想必有很多网友看后也脑洞大开吧？

(xiǎnɡbì yǒu hěnduō wǎnɡyǒu kànhòu yě nǎodònɡ dàkāi bā?) 

B: You're right. In a lot of comment sections netizens said that this type of small accident helped them learn how to stay positive. 

你说的没错。很多评论区的网友称这种小事让他们学会了一直保持乐观。

(nǐ shuōde méicuò.hěnduō pínɡlùn qū de wǎnɡyǒu chēnɡ zhèzhǒnɡ xiǎoshì rànɡ tāmén xuéhuìle yīzhí bǎochí lèɡuān.)

Illustrations:Liu Xidan/GT