A: Sorry, we’re going to order our lunch boxes from another company. Anyone who wants one, hurry over here and write your name down.
B: That place was really good. Why change all of a sudden?
A: Can’t be helped. The one we wanted said they won’t take the order, so we’ll have to change.
B: They’re doing good business. They know what they’re doing.
A:不好意思,我們午餐便當要改訂別家囉!有需要的同事請趕快來登記!
B:訂得好好的怎麼突然要換別家?
A:沒辦法,原本要訂的那家說不接,只好臨時更換囉。
B:生意上門還不做,這店家也真夠妙的。
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A: The 62nd Golden Horse Awards ceremony is set for next weekend. So what are the nominees for Best Narrative Feature? B: The nominees are: A Foggy Tale, The Waves Will Carry Us, Left-Handed Girl, Queerpanorama and Mother Bhumi. A: What about the nominees for Best Leading ActorActress? B: Richie Koh, Will Or, Joseph Chang, Chang Chen and Lan Wei-hua are nominated for Best Leading Actor. Caitlin Fang, Rene Liu, Ariel Lin, Alexia Kao and Fan Bingbing are nominated for Best Leading Actress. A: It’s a shame that many of those movies haven’t even been released yet. Meanwhile, some blockbusters won zero nominations this
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