A: We’ve got five days off for the long weekend. Yay!
B: I’ll take my kids to the zoo on Children’s Day on April 4, and then go clean the ancestors’ tombs on Tomb-sweeping Day on April 5.
A: I went tomb-sweeping early, so I can go to a couple of concerts in Kaohsiung during the long weekend.
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B: Are you going to A-mei’s concert at the K-Arena? She is putting on 10 shows there, starting tonight.
A: Yes, and after her show I’ll also go to Mayday’s concert at the Kaohsiung National Stadium. It’ll be a busy long weekend.
A: 這個週末有五天連假,太爽了!
B: 4月4日兒童節我要帶小朋友去動物園玩,4月5日清明節還要去掃墓。
A: 我已經提前掃過墓了,連假期間要去高雄看演唱會唷。
B: 該不會是阿妹在高雄巨蛋的演唱會吧?聽說她從今晚開始將連唱十場。
A: 聽完阿妹之後我還會去五月天在世運主場館的演唱會,這個連假好忙。
(By Eddy Chang, Taipei Times/台北時報張聖恩)
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