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Lesson 7 · The Group Chat Went Quiet
文体：实用对话 · 朗读音轨 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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Mina: Did you see the group chat last night?
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Haru: Yes.
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Everyone was talking about the game, but Yuta did not say anything.
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Mina: Maybe he was busy.
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Haru: Maybe.
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But someone joked about his piano video.
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Mina: Oh.
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I thought it was just a joke.
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Haru: It may have hurt him.
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He worked hard to play that song.
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Mina: You're right.
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I will send him a message.
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Not in the group, just to him.
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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。
本课重点词语
以下是本课重点词语的中文讲解；英文正文中有虚线的单词可悬停查看词义和发音。
- 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。
背景知识
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。