When The Nightingale Sings

CHAPTER 26

Huānyíng lái dào dì yī gè cānyù zhě

"Let's welcome the first group of trainees," As the Senior Representative announced,

Wa! Méi nàme kuài,

"Wow! Not so fast" The trainee beside me said,

Dì yī gè yālì hěn dà,

"The first one will be under a lot of pressure," Another trainee said,

I rubbed my hand while shivering scared of being called first.

All of us looked at the screen when suddenly a company name was shown, the trainees from that company confidently stood up as we cheered for them.

All of us were surprised after another company name was shown on the screen, 

Zěnme huí shì?

"What's going on?" The trainee beside me asked,

"Why are there two companies?" I asked too,

"Yes, what you've seen is real. The first group of trainees to perform on stage come from two companies." The dance mentor said,

Nǐ jiāng yī duì yī jìngzhēng,

"You are going to compete againts each other," The Senior Representative said,

Zuìhòu, měi gè shòuxùn zhě dōu jiāng huòdé cóng A dào F de píngfēn.A yìwèizhe biǎoxiàn zuì hǎo, ér F zé yìwèizhe nín hái méiyǒu zhǔnbèi hǎo,

"In the end, each trainee will be rated from A to F. A means the best performance, while F means you are not yet ready." The other mentor explained.

"Now, the stage is yours. Preliminary rating of the stage performance officially begins now, get ready. Jia you!" The four mentors said,

All of us felt nervous after they announced what will happen today, it was really a nerve-wracking feeling for me knowing that I am an independent trainee and I am only one.