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Published: Jan 19, 2021 04:38 PM
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convince someone to give up (e-sports)/ 劝退
/ (quàntuì)

A: This gaming competition organization in Chengdu is really amazing.

成都这家电竞机构真是了不起。

(chénɡdū zhèjiā diànjìn ɡjīɡòu zhēnshì liǎobuqǐ.)

B: What's special about them?

有什么特别之处?

(yǒushénme tèbiézhīchù?)

A: They take the lead in providing services to convince people to give up e-sports, so that many young people will re-define what an e-sports career is like.

他们率先提供电竞劝退业务, 让好多青少年重新认识电竞职业生涯是什么样的。

(tāmen shuàixiān tíɡōnɡ diànjìnɡ quàntuì yèwù, rànɡhǎoduō qīnɡshǎonián chónɡxīn rènshi diànjìnɡ zhíyè shēnɡyá shìshénme yànɡde.)

B: I've heard of this before, what's the result?

这个之前也听说过, 收效怎么样?

(zhèɡe zhīqián yětīnɡshuōɡuò, shōuxiào zěnmeyànɡ?)

A: Totally beyond people's expectations, the business successfully convinced up to 90 percent of young people to give up e-sports.

没想到这个业务成功劝退了多达九成青少年。

(méixiǎnɡdào zhèɡe yèwù chénɡɡōnɡ quàntuìle duōdá jiǔchénɡ qīnɡshǎonián.)

B: How did they achieve such a high ratio?

这么高的比例,他们怎么做到的?

(zhème ɡāodebǐlì, tāmen zěnme zuòdàode?)

A: They focus on short training, and within two or three months they provide an answer to whether the child is suitable for a career in the industry.

他们主要做短训,两三个月内给出结论:这个孩子是否真的适合打职业。

(tāmen zhǔyàozuò duǎnxùn, liǎnɡsānɡèyuènèi ɡěichū jiélùn: zhèɡe háizi shìfǒu zhēnde shìhé dǎzhíyè.)

Illustration: Liu Xidan/GT