A: The 59th Golden Horse Awards ceremony is coming up this weekend.
B: What are the nominees for Best Narrative Feature?
A: The nominees are “Incantation,” “GAGA,” “Limbo,” “The Sunny Side of the Street” and “Coo-Coo 043.”
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B: Which of them do you recommend?
A: The Hong Kong film “Limbo” has won the most nominations with 14 nods. GAGA, which tells the story of a Taiwanese indigenous family, is also excellent.
A: 第59屆金馬獎頒獎典禮週末要登場了。
B: 今年提名最佳劇情片的電影有哪些啊?
A: 入圍的有︰《咒》、《哈勇家》、《智齒》、《白日青春》、《一家子兒咕咕叫》。
B: 你推薦哪一部?
A: 港片《智齒》入圍十四項,是今年大贏家!《哈勇家》則是原住民家庭的故事,也十分精彩唷。
(By Eddy Chang, Taipei Times/台北時報張聖恩)
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A: As well as Eid al-Fitr, Southeast Asia is celebrating the Water Festival this week. B: And this year, Thailand is expanding the celebration between April 12 and 16 for the event, officially known as the Songkran Festival, expecting to make 24.3 billion Thai baht in tourism revenue. A: Does Taiwan celebrate the Water Festival? B: Some local cities and counties do have similar activities. A: Let’s go experience the festival then. A: 除了「開齋節」外,東南亞「潑水節」本週也盛大登場! B: 泰國今年從4月12日到16日擴大「宋干節」連假,預估觀光收入可高達243億泰銖。 A: 台灣會慶祝「潑水節」嗎? B: 有些縣市會舉辦類似活動。 A: 那我們也去體驗一下吧。 (By Eddy Chang, Taipei Times/台北時報張聖恩)