A : Something’s come up — I can’t go to tonight’s Beijing opera performance.
B : Oh, but this is the last performance of their tour for this year. If you don’t see it, you won’t have another chance.
A : I think it’s a pity, too, but something has come up at home and I have to go and help out.
B : OK, then. Since something’s come up, it can’t be helped. I’ll tell you all about the show after watching it.
A : 今天晚上的京劇表演我臨時有事沒辦法去了。
B : 是喔,可是這是他們今年巡迴的最後一場表演,不看就沒機會了耶。
A : 我也覺得很可惜,但我家裡有點事,必須回去幫忙。
B : 好吧,既然臨時有事也沒辦法。我看完之後會再跟你轉述表演內容。
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