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Published: Feb 27, 2022 06:58 PM
Chat attack

groomsman / 伴郎/ (bànlánɡ)

A: I heard that you are getting married. How's the planning of the wedding going?

听说你要结婚了,婚礼筹办得怎么样了呢?

(tīnɡshuō nǐ yào jiéhūn le, hūnlǐ chóubàn dé zěnmeyànɡ le ne?)

B: Not bad. I'm currently getting in touch with the groomsmen and bridesmaids.

还不错,我现在正在联系伴郎和伴娘。

(hái bùcuò, wǒ xiànzài zhènɡzài liánxì bànlánɡ hé bànniánɡ.)

A: Speaking of groomsmen, can I tell you something interesting?

说到伴郎,我给你说一个有趣的新闻吧? 

(shuōdào bànlánɡ, wǒ ɡěinǐ shuō yīɡè yǒu qù de xīnwén bā?)

B: Okay, tell me about it.

好啊,你说来听听。 

(hǎoā, nǐ shuōlái tīnɡtinɡ.)

A: Recently a video called "China's oldest groomsmen" has been very popular online. A 53-year-old uncle was getting married for the first time and he found four groomsmen who were about the same age as him. This led netizens to call them the "grandpa generation" groomsmen.

最近,在网上有一段叫做"中国最大年龄伴郎团"的视频很火,有一位53岁的大叔第一次结婚,他找了四位和他年龄相仿的伴郎,引发网友称他们是"爷爷辈"伴郎。

(zuìjìn, zài wǎnɡshànɡ yǒu yīduàn jiàozuò "zhōnɡɡuó zuìdà niánlínɡ bànlánɡtuán" de shìpín hěn huǒ, yǒu yīwèi 53 suì de dàshū dìyīcì jiéhūn, tā zhǎole sìwèi hé tā niánlínɡ xiānɡfǎnɡ de bànlánɡ, yǐnfā wǎnɡyǒu chēnɡ tā mén shì "yéyébèi" bànlánɡ.)

B: Haha, they must look really cool.

哈哈,他们看起来一定很酷。

(hāhā, tāmén kànqǐlái yīdìnɡ hěn kù.)
Illustration: Liu Xidan/GT

Illustration: Liu Xidan/GT



 
Illustration: Liu Xidan/GT

Illustration: Liu Xidan/GT