Learning Chinese: zhènɡmínɡ

2018-11-08

Chat attack

legitimize

正名

(zhènɡmínɡ)

A: Did you hear? We won the championship at an esports competition.

A: 你听说了没?我们的电竞比赛获得了世界冠军。

(nǐ tīnɡshuō le méi? wǒmén de diànjìnɡ bǐsài huòdé le shìjiè ɡuànjūn.)

B: Of course. Our dormitory partied the whole night after they won. We drank beer and played games, it was really exciting.

B: 当然,他们夺冠的当晚我们宿舍狂欢了一整夜,喝啤酒打游戏,特别兴奋!

(dānɡrán, tāmén duóɡuàn de dānɡwǎn wǒmén sùshè kuánɡhuān le yì zhěnɡyè,hē píjiǔ dǎ yóuxì,tèbié xīnɡfèn!)

A: This basically legitimizes video games. Through their actions they have told the older generation that being a professional  video game player isn't just messing around.

A: 这回可是给电子游戏正名了,用实际行动告诉上一代人,电竞事业不是不务正业。

(zhèhuí kěshì ɡěi diànzǐ yóuxì zhènɡmínɡ le, yònɡ shíjì xínɡdònɡ ɡàosù shànɡ yídài rén, diànjìnɡ shìyè búshì búwù zhènɡyè.)

B: I feel that this is a great footnote for our generation's youth.

B: 我感觉这是给我们这代人的青春一个很好的注解!

(wǒ ɡǎnjué zhèshì ɡěi wǒmén zhè dàirén de qīnɡchūn yíɡè hěnhǎo de zhùjiě!)

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