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Chat attack

public order 

公共秩序

(ɡōnɡɡònɡ zhìxù)

A: Last week several dozen men dressed like Spartans from the film 300 were walking around the streets, causing crowds to form as people watched them.

A：上周有几十个人穿着《斯巴达300勇士》的衣服在街上晃,引来好多人围观。

(shànɡzhōu yǒu jǐshíɡèrén chuānzhe sībādá sānbǎi yǒnɡshì de yīfu zàijiēshànɡhuànɡ, yǐnlái hǎoduōrén wéiɡuān.)

B: I heard about that. The police took them away later on. Something about disrupting the pubic order.

B：我听说了,然后他们被警察带走了。好像是扰乱了公共秩序吧。

(wǒtīnɡshuōle, ránhòu tāmenbèi jǐnɡchá dàizǒule. hǎoxiànɡshì rǎoluànle ɡōnɡɡònɡ zhìxù ba.)

A: They were only wearing little shorts. It was quite a sight to see them marching along the streets.

A：他们都只穿了小短裤,浩浩荡荡地上街也是挺壮观的。

(tāmendōu zhīchuānle xiǎoduǎnkù, hàohào dànɡdànɡ de shànɡjiē yěshì tǐnɡzhuànɡɡuān de.)