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A: Have you seen the news? Because the COVID-19 has hit the US, they have postponed the screening of the Disney Mulan movie originally scheduled for March 27. 

你看新闻了吗？ 因为美国新冠肺炎的爆发,原定于3月27日北美上映的迪士尼电影《木兰》最近宣布全球撤档了。

(nǐkàn xīnwénlema?  yīnwéi měiɡuó xīnɡuàn fèiyánde bàofā, yuándìnɡyú sānyuèèrshíqīrì běiměi shànɡyìnɡde díshìní diànyǐnɡ mùlán zuìjìn xuānbùquánqiú chèdànɡle.) 

B: I saw it. It's too bad. I wanted to see the reviews about this film from overseas netizens. 

看到了,真是可惜,我本来还想看看外国网友对这部影片的评价呢。

(kàndàole, zhēnshìkěxī, wǒběnlái háixiǎnɡkànkàn wàiɡuó wǎnɡyǒu duì zhèbùyǐnɡpiànde pínɡjiàne.)

A: But I saw a comment that said this movie got good feedback after its premiere in North America.

不过我看评论说这部电影在北美首映礼上的反馈不错。

(bùɡuò wǒkànpínɡlùnshuō zhèbùdiànyǐnɡ zàiběiměishǒuyìnɡlǐshànɡde fǎnkuì bùcuò.)

B: Really? I can't wait to go to the cinema to see this movie.

真的吗？我已经迫不及待地想去电影院看这部电影了。

(zhēndema? wǒyǐjīnɡ pòbùjídàide xiǎnɡqù diànyǐnɡyuàn kànzhèbùdiànyǐnɡle.)

Illustration: Xia Qing/GT