最近好吗？
bodawei
May 19, 2010 at 09:50 AM posted in General DiscussionIn China you are bombarded by several messages a day on your mobile phone - good reading practice. What would you make of this one, received a few minutes ago?
最近好吗? 过两天就要离开这个地方了，有些话一直 想对你说却说不出口，我在语音信箱给你留了言，你拨99999999999按5键听听吧，张！
I'm pretty sure that I don't know 张! (Any 张 I know would leave their name or their name would come up on my phone.)
bodawei
May 20, 2010 at 03:55 AM
We might say that it is 'dubious' - making the call is likely to lead to disappointment! I didn't call but assume that I would hear an advertisement for something I don't need. :)
We would say 'dubious' because anyone selling something worthwhile would make it clear what they are offering.
This message is also 'dubious' because it is kind of threatening in a way - 'I left you messages and you didn't reply'??
xiao_liang
May 19, 2010 at 01:45 PM
Looks like one of those ones where they pretend to be someone you know, then ask you for money to get them out of "trouble"...
suansuanru
May 20, 2010 at 02:10 AMIt is a message kind of 暧昧.
how to say暧昧in English?