A: Don’t forget, the class selection period begins tomorrow.
B: Wow, thanks for reminding me. I had completely forgotten!
A: Are you brain dead after the Lunar New Year?
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B: You bet. My head is full of nothing but good food and computer games.
A: We have a whole week for the class selection, but the popular classes will fill up very quickly, so we should get a shift on.
A: 加退選的時間從明天開始喔,不要忘記了!
B: 哇,謝謝你提醒。我都忘得一乾二淨了!
A: 過個年腦袋都空掉了,是吧?
B: 對呀,我現在滿腦子只有美食和電玩。
A: 雖然加退選的時間有一個禮拜,可是熱門的課名額很快就滿了,我們手腳還是要快一點。
(Translated by Paul Cooper, Taipei Times/台北時報林俐凱)
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