K-pop震撼彈
Becky and Owen are K-pop fans. They’re discussing the surprising news about the K-pop group NewJeans and their agency, ADOR.
貝姬和歐文是韓國流行音樂的粉絲。他們正在討論有關韓流團體NewJeans和他們的經紀公司ADOR的驚人消息。
agency(n.)代理機構travel agency旅行社
Becky: Hey, Owen! Did you hear the news? NewJeans ended their contract with ADOR!
貝姬：嘿，歐文！你有聽說嗎？NewJeans終止了和ADOR的合約！
Owen: No way! Why did they do that?
歐文：真的假的？他們為什麼這麼做？
Becky: They’ve had problems with ADOR for a while. NewJeans wanted the former CEO, Min Hee-jin, to come back. They even went live to ask for her return!
貝姬：他們和ADOR之間的問題已經有一段時間了。NewJeans希望之前的執行長閔熙珍能回來，甚至還開了直播要求讓她回來！
have problems with在…方面遇到問題former(adj.)從前的;前任的go live直播、正式啟用return(n.)返回、回歸
Owen: Wow. What happened after that?
歐文：哇，結果怎麼樣？
Becky: Well, they tried to talk to ADOR, but nothing changed. So, on November 28, they officially announced they were ending the contract.
貝姬：他們嘗試和ADOR談過很多次，但都沒有改變。所以，他們在11月28號，正式宣布終止合約。
officially(adv.)正式地、官方地official(adj.)正式的、官方的(n.)官員announce(v.)宣布、公布
Owen: Oh wow! Are they leaving the group?
歐文：哇，那他們要解散了嗎？
Becky: No, they’re still making music, but without ADOR. They can’t use the NewJeans name for now, but they’re trying to get it back.
貝姬：不會，他們還是會繼續做音樂，只是不會再和ADOR合作了。雖然他們現在暫時不能用NewJeans這個名字，但他們正試著要把這個名字拿回來。
Owen: That’s a big decision. What did ADOR say about all this?
歐文：那真是個重大的決定。那ADOR怎麼說？
decision(n.)決定come to a decision做決定make up one’s mind下定決心decide on決定某事物
Becky: ADOR said the contract is still good and that they haven’t broken any rules. They’re asking NewJeans to talk face to face and try to work things out.
貝姬：ADOR說合約還是有效的，並且他們沒有違反任何條款。他們希望NewJeans 可以面對面談，試著解決問題。
break rules違背原則=disobey rulesfollow rules遵守原則face to face面對面work out解決
Owen: I hope they can fix everything and keep making great music.
歐文：我希望他們能解決問題，繼續創作好音樂。
keep V-ing持續～
Becky: Me too! They’re really talented, so I’m sure they’ll be fine.
貝姬：我也希望！他們真的很有才華，所以我相信他們會沒事的。
talented(adj.)有才華的talent(n.)才華