Level 2 · Reading series
Lesson 7 · The Group Chat Went Quiet
Audio track 07
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Mina: Did you see the group chat last night?
Haru: Yes. Everyone was talking about the game, but Yuta did not say anything.
Mina: Maybe he was busy.
Haru: Maybe. But someone joked about his piano video.
Mina: Oh. I thought it was just a joke.
Haru: It may have hurt him. He worked hard to play that song.
Mina: You're right. I will send him a message. Not in the group, just to him.
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Chinese translation
美奈：你看昨晚的群聊了吗？
春：看了。大家都在聊那场比赛，可悠太一句话也没说。
美奈：也许他在忙吧。
春：也许。不过有人拿他的钢琴视频开玩笑。
美奈：噢，我还以为那只是个玩笑。
春：那可能伤到他了。他为了弹好那首曲子练了很久。
美奈：你说得对。我会给他发条消息。私下发，不在群里说。
Key words and expressions
Key terms have Chinese explanations. Hover over dotted words in the English passage for word help and pronunciation when available.
- group chat
- 群聊；多人在同一个对话中发消息。
- went quiet
- 安静下来；这里指某人在群聊中不再发言。
- say anything
- 说任何话；did not say anything 是‘什么也没说’。
- joke about
- 拿……开玩笑；文中对象是钢琴视频。
- piano video
- 钢琴演奏视频；指悠太分享的演奏录像。
- just a joke
- 只是个玩笑；说话者原先认为无伤大雅。
- may have hurt
- 可能伤到了；may have 表示对过去情况的推测。
- work hard to do
- 努力做……；文中指努力练习弹奏。
- send A a message
- 给某人发消息；send him a message。
- not A, just B
- 不是 A，而只是 B；文中强调私下发给本人。
Background notes (Chinese)
同一句玩笑，在群聊里被许多人看到时，给当事人的压力可能比私下谈话更大。美奈决定单独联系悠太，是想了解他的感受，而不是让他在群里解释自己。