A : I am looking for Kelly in the programming department.
B : Kelly has moved. I will connect you with her extension.
A : She moved again? That is the third time this week.
B : There have been a lot of personnel changes in the company lately. I guess you have not gotten the latest list of employee contact info.
A : 我要找程式部的凱莉。
B : 凱莉換位置囉，我幫您轉接她的分機。
A : 又換了？這是本週的第三次了。
B : 最近公司人事異動大，我想你還沒收到最新的員工通訊錄吧。
A: Apart from Taiwanese-language pop diva Jody Chiang’s comeback, South Korean girl group (G)I-dle is also performing in Taiwan this weekend. B: I know. They have concerts at the Taipei Arena on Saturday and Sunday. A: Actually, to meet their fans’ high demand, they’ve added one more show on Friday. B: They’re even adding a show? That shows how popular they are. A: My favorite group member is Taiwan’s Susan Yeh, known by her stage name “Shuhua.” Let’s go cheer her on. A: 本週末除了江蕙復出，南韓熱門女團(G)I-dle也將開唱唷。 B: 我知道，他們本週六、日將在小巨蛋開唱。 A: 應粉絲的要求，他們本週五還會加場。 B: 還加場？不愧是韓流人氣女團。 A: 我最喜歡台灣團員葉舒華！我們快去幫她加油吧。 （By Eddy Chang, Taipei Times／台北時報張聖恩）
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