What's the date today?
A:What's the date today?
今天是几号?
B:It's August 8th.
八月八号 。
A:Oh,it's a good day. No wonder I see a lot of wedding cars on the road.
不错的日子。怪不得我在路上看到许多婚车呢。
B:Why do you say that? It's cloudy outside.
为什么这么说?外面还是阴天呢。
A:You misunderstand me. I'm not saying the weather but the date. In China, eight is a lucky number. It means wealth.
你误会了。我没有说天气,我是说这个日子。在中国,八是个很吉利的数字,代表着富有。
B:I see. That's why new couples choose today as their wedding day.
我明白了,这就是人们选择今天结婚的原因。