對話A
(Vivian arrives at Jack’s apartment.)
Vivian: Hello! Jack, are you home?
Jack: Yes, I’m here. Come on in. The door is open.
(Vivian walks in. She is carrying a big bag.)
Vivian: Good morning, Jack. How are you?
Jack: I’m fine.
Vivian: Are you sure? You look lonely.
Jack: No, I’m OK.
（薇薇安到傑克的公寓。）
薇薇安：哈囉！傑克，你在家嗎？
傑克：我在。進來吧，門沒有關。
（薇薇安走進公寓，身上背著一個大袋子。）
薇薇安：早啊，傑克。你好嗎？
傑克：很好。
薇薇安：真的嗎？你看起來很寂寞。
傑克：不會啊，我很好。
2
Vivian: Jack, I can tell that something is wrong. What’s the matter?
Jack: If I tell you, you will laugh at me.
Vivian: I will not. Come on, what is it?
Jack: You won’t laugh?
Vivian: I won’t.
Jack: OK, then I’ll tell you. I really miss my mom!
薇薇安：傑克，我看得出來有什麼事不對勁。怎麼啦？
傑克：如果我跟你說，你會笑我的。
薇薇安：我不會笑你的。說嘛 ，到底什麼事？
傑克：你不會笑我？
薇薇安：不會。
傑克：好吧，那我告訴你。我好想念我媽媽！
3 Vivian: Jack, I miss my mom, too.
Jack: I’m sure you do. Both our mothers live in America.
Vivian: Yes, I haven’t seen my mother for almost a year.
Jack: Really? That’s a long time.
Vivian: I know. I can understand that you miss your mother. But why do you feel so sad today?
Jack: Mother’s Day is coming up.
薇薇安：傑克，我也想念我媽媽。
傑克：我相信你也是。我倆的媽媽都在美國。
薇薇安：是啊，我快一年沒見到我媽了。
傑克：真的嗎？一年很久耶。
薇薇安：我知道。我能了解你想念媽媽的心情。但是為什麼你今天這麼難過？
傑克：母親節快到了。
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Pam: Bob, can you help me in the kitchen, please?
Bob: Mom, I'm on the Internet!
Pam: I need you to wash the dishes, OK?
Bob: I can't. I'm playing a game.
Pam: Well, I'm going to cook dinner. What do you want to eat?
Bob: I'm not hungry. This game is fun and I want to keep on playing!
Pam: The game may be fun, but you also have to eat dinner.
潘：鮑伯，請到廚房來幫我一下好嗎？
鮑伯：媽，我正在上網耶！
潘：我需要你幫忙洗碗盤，可以嗎？
鮑伯：不行，我正在玩遊戲。
潘：好吧，我要做晚餐了。你想吃什麼？
鮑伯：我還不餓。這個遊戲很好玩，我還想繼續玩！
潘：就算遊戲很好玩，你也得吃晚餐啊。
2 [later]
Pam: Bob, come and help me clean the kitchen, please.
Bob: I'm talking to a friend on the computer!
Pam: Your friend will be there after you help me.
Bob: No, he won't. He lives in Taiwan and he needs to go to bed.
Pam: Well, tell him your mother needs you. He'll understand.
Bob: All right. I'll be done in a minute.
（一段時間之後）
潘：鮑伯，請過來幫我清理廚房。
鮑伯：我正和朋友在電腦上聊天呢！
潘：你先來幫我忙，你朋友還是會在那兒的。
鮑伯：不，他不會。他住在台灣，他得上床睡覺了。
潘：這樣啊，告訴他你媽媽需要你，他會了解的。
鮑伯：好吧，我一下就好。
3
[Pam and Bob are talking after dinner.]
Pam: It's late, Bob. You need to go to bed. No more computer games,
OK?
Bob: But I'm having fun.
Pam: You can play in the morning, dear.
Bob: OK. I will play on my computer tomorrow after school.
Pam: OK. Now you need to sleep.
Bob: But then I won't have time to play!
Pam: Don't worry. You will have time, dear.
（晚飯後，潘和鮑伯在說話。）
潘：很晚了，鮑伯，你該上床睡覺了。不要再打電玩遊戲了，好嗎？
鮑伯：但是我玩得正高興呢。
潘：你可以早上再玩，親愛的。
鮑伯：好吧，我明天放學以後再玩電腦。
潘：好。現在你該睡了。
鮑伯：但是這樣我就沒有時間玩了！
潘：別擔心，你會有時間的，親愛的。
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母親節的禮物(二)
(Vivian and Jack are in Jack's apartment.)
Vivian : Yes, Mother's Day will be here soon. That's no reason to feel sad.
Jack : But I didn't send my mother a present.
Vivian : What? Why not?
Jack : I have no money! I forgot Mother's Day was coming and spent it all.
Vivian : Why didn't you tell me?
Jack : I didn't want to.
（薇薇安和傑克在傑克的公寓裡。）
薇薇安 ：是啊，母親節很快就到了。但這沒有理由讓你難過啊。
傑克 ：但是我沒有寄禮物給我媽媽。
薇薇安 ：什麼？為什麼沒送呢？
傑克 ：我沒有錢！我忘了母親節快到了，把錢都花光了。
薇薇安 ：你怎麼沒告訴我？
傑克 ：我不想說。
2
Vivian : I have money, you know.
Jack : I know. But I didn't want to borrow money from you. You're my friend.
Vivian : Well, it's too late to send your mom a gift now.
Jack : You're telling me. That's why I feel sad.
Vivian : Well, maybe I can make you feel better.
Jack : How are you going to do that?
薇薇安 ：我有錢啊，你知道的。
傑克 ：我知道。但是我不想向你借錢。你是我的朋友。
薇薇安 ：嗯，現在要送你媽媽禮物，也來不及了。
傑克 ：那還用說。所以我很難過嘛。
薇薇安 ：呃，也許我可以讓你開心點。
傑克 ：你要怎麼做？
3
Vivian : I'll make you a cup of tea!
Jack : Thanks. I'd like that. (Vivian goes to the kitchen.)
Vivian : So what have you been doing all day?
Jack : Just looking out the window and feeling bad.
Vivian : Oh Jack, that's terrible!
Jack : Well, it's such a rainy day. I didn't want to go outside.
薇薇安 ：我來泡杯茶給你！
傑克 ：謝啦。喝茶不錯。（薇薇安走進廚房。）
薇薇安 ：所以你今天都在做些什麼？
傑克 ：就看著窗外，心情很糟。
薇薇安 ：喔，傑克，真是太糟了。
傑克 ：呃，今天一直下雨，我不想出去。
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Week 2 Pen Pal, Please! 給我筆友，其餘免談！
段對話
Conversation A
(Bob is at Alice’s house.)
Alice : Hey, Bob! Check it out! I got a letter!
Bob : You did? Who mailed it to you?
Alice : My friend in Taiwan, Grace Yang.
Bob : You know someone in Taiwan? Wow.
Alice : Grace Yang is my pen pal. We write letters to each other.
Bob : You never told me that before.
（鮑伯在愛莉絲家中。）
愛莉絲 ：嘿，鮑伯！瞧，你看！我有一封信！
鮑伯 ：你有信？誰寄給你的？
愛莉絲 ：我在台灣的朋友，葛瑞絲楊。
鮑伯 ：你認識台灣人？哇！
愛莉絲 ：葛瑞絲楊是我的筆友。我們互相通信。
鮑伯 ：你以前從沒有告訴我這件事。
Conversation B
Alice : We became pen pals two years ago. I thought you knew that.
Bob : No, I didn’t. Have you ever met Grace in person?
Alice : No, never.
Bob : Then she’s not really your friend.
Alice : Bob, how can you say that? Grace is a very good friend.
Bob : But you just said you’ve never met her.
愛莉絲 ：我們兩年前成為筆友。我以為你知道。
鮑伯 ：我不知道。你曾經見過葛瑞絲本人嗎？
愛莉絲 ：沒有，從沒見過。
鮑伯 ：那她就不能算是你真正的朋友。
愛莉絲 ：鮑伯，你怎麼能夠這樣說？葛瑞絲是我很好的朋友。
鮑伯 ：但是你剛才說你從沒有見過她。
Conversation C
Alice : That doesn’t matter.
Bob : But you’ve never met her. You don’t really know what she’s like.
Alice : I know her favorite color is blue. And her favorite food is pizza.
Bob : Yeah, but...
Alice : I also know that she has a cat named Blackie. And she likes a boy named Jimmy.
Bob : OK, you win.
愛莉絲 ：那又沒關係。
鮑伯 ：但是你沒有見過她。你不知道她到底是怎樣的人。
愛莉絲 ：我知道她最喜歡的顏色是藍色，最愛的食物是披薩。
鮑伯 ：是啊，可是……
愛莉絲 ：我還知道她有隻貓，名字叫小黑。還有，她喜歡一個叫做吉米的男生。
鮑伯 ：好啦，你贏了。
字詞示範
Basic Words 每日3字
1. pen pal [p5n `p1l] (n.) 筆友
My pen pal lives in Canada.
我的筆友住在加拿大。
2. mail [mel] (v.) 郵寄
He mailed Sally a letter last Tuesday.
他上週二寄了封信給莎莉。
3. in person [6n `p-sx] 本人；親自地
Can you come to our office in person?
你可以親自來我們辦公室一趟嗎？
Basic Sentence 每日1句
Check it out!
瞧，你看！
A: Check it out! I got a new CD!
B: Really? Can I listen to it?
A: 瞧，我有張新CD！
B: 真的？我可以聽聽看嗎？
A: This is my new cell phone. Check it out!
B: Wow, it’s cool.
A: 這是我的新手機，你看！
B: 哇！真酷。
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A段對話
Conversation A
(Jack and Vivian are in Chiang Kai-Shek Memorial Hall.)
Jack : This place is so big!
Vivian : Yeah, there’s nothing like this back in New York.
Jack : It’s too bad our friends in America can’t see this.
Vivian : We have to take some pictures! We can send them to our friends!
Jack : Of course! Where’s your camera?
Vivian : It’s in your bag. Take it out!
（傑克和薇薇安在中正紀念堂。）
傑克 ：這個地方好大！
薇薇安 ：是啊，紐約就沒有像這樣的地方。
傑克 ：可惜我們在美國的朋友看不到。
薇薇安 ：我們一定要拍些照片！我們可以把照片寄給朋友。
傑克 ：當然！你的相機呢？
薇薇安 ：在你的袋子裡。拿出來吧！
Conversation B
(Jack takes out Vivian’s camera.)
Jack : Ah, here it is.
Vivian : Are the batteries OK?
Jack : You tell me.
Vivian : I think I put new ones in. I don’t remember.
Jack : This is a very new camera, isn’t it? I don’t know how to turn it on.
Vivian : (laughs) Oh, Jack. Just push the red button!
（傑克拿出薇薇安的相機。）
傑克 ：啊，在這兒。
薇薇安 ：電池還有電嗎？
傑克 ：問你啊。
薇薇安 ：我想我裝了新電池。我不記得了。
傑克 ：這台相機很新，不是嗎？我不知道怎麼打開電源。
薇薇安 ：（笑）喔，傑克。按紅色的鈕就好了！
Conversation C
(Jack turns the camera on.)
Jack : Oh, I see. It’s working now.
Vivian : Good. Does my hair look OK?
Jack : It looks fine. Now, what should we take a picture of?
Vivian : Take a picture of me!
Jack : Yes, but where are you going to stand?
Vivian : Over here.
（傑克打開相機電源。）
傑克 ：喔，我懂了。現在可以用了。
薇薇安 ：好。我的頭髮看起來還可以吧？
傑克 ：看起來很好。現在，我們該拍什麼？
薇薇安 ：拍張我的照片吧！
傑克 ：是啊，但是你要站在哪兒？
薇薇安 ：在這兒。
字詞示範
Basic Words 每日3字
1. camera (n.) 照相機
John took these pictures with his new camera.
約翰用他的新相機拍了這些相片。
2. turn on 打開（電源）
How do you turn on this cell phone?
怎麼打開這支手機？
3. button (n.) 按鈕
Push the red button on the front of the TV.
按下電視機前面的紅色按鈕。
Basic Sentence 每日1句
You tell me.
問你啊。你來告訴我啊。
A: How does this computer work?
B: You tell me. It’s your computer.
A: 這台電腦怎麼用啊？
B: 問你啊，這是你的電腦耶。
A: Which way is the school?
B: You tell me. It’s your school, not mine.
A: 到學校要走哪條路呀？
B: 你來告訴我啊，是你的學校，不是我的。
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A段對話
Conversation A
(Jim is at Katie’s house.)
Jim : Come on, Katie! The movie is starting soon!
Katie : Bad news. I can’t go to the movie today.
Jim : Why not?
Katie : Lucky is sick. I have to take care of him.
Jim : Your brother is sick? He should go to the doctor.
Katie : Jim! You know my brother’s name isn’t Lucky.
（吉姆在凱蒂家。）
吉姆：凱蒂，快點兒。電影馬上要開始了！
凱蒂：壞消息。我今天不能去看電影了。
吉姆：為什麼？
凱蒂：來福生病了。我要照顧牠。
吉姆：你弟弟生病了嗎？他應該去看醫生。
凱蒂：吉姆！你知道我弟弟的名字不是來福。
B段對話 Conversation B
Jim : Oh, that’s right. Lucky is your dog.
Katie : Yes, he is. And he’s very sick. (Lucky walks into the room.)
Jim : He looks fine to me. (He goes to pet Lucky.)
Katie : Watch out! Don’t pet him!
Jim : Why shouldn’t I?
Katie : He has fleas! If you touch him, you’ll have them too!
吉姆 ：喔，沒錯。來福是你家的狗。
凱蒂 ：是的。而且牠病得很嚴重。（來福走進房間。）
吉姆 ：我看牠很好啊。（他走過去摸來福。）
凱蒂 ：小心！不要摸牠！
吉姆 ：為什麼不能摸？
凱蒂 ：牠身上有跳蚤！要是你碰到牠，你也會有跳蚤！
C段對話 Conversation C
Jim : Fleas? Aaah!
Katie : Fleas are too small to see. But he has been scratching all day. He must have fleas.
Jim : Well, what are you going to do?
Katie : There’s only one thing I can do. I have to buy him medicine from the pet shop.
Jim : When are you going there?
Katie : As soon as possible.
吉姆 ：跳蚤？啊～！
凱蒂 ：跳蚤太小了，肉眼看不到。但是牠一整天都在搔癢，一定是長跳蚤了。
吉姆 ：呃，你要怎麼辦？
凱蒂 ：只有一個辦法。我得去寵物店幫牠買藥。
吉姆 ：你什麼時候要去？
凱蒂 ：愈快愈好囉。
字詞示範
☆Basic Words 每日3字 ☆
1. pet (v.) 撫摸 (n. & a.) 寵物（的）
My cat loves to be petted.
我的貓喜歡人摸牠。
When I was a child, I wasn’t allowed to have a pet.
小時候，我不能養寵物。
2. flea (n.) 跳蚤
I think my dog has fleas, so don’t touch him.
我想我的狗身上有跳蚤，快別碰牠。
3. as soon as possible 儘快
Please do this work as soon as possible.
請儘快進行這項工作。
☆Basic Sentence 每日1句 ☆
Watch out!
小心！
A: Watch out! That truck is going to hit you!
B: Thanks for warning me!
A: 小心！那輛卡車快撞到你了！
B: 多謝你警告我！
A: You’re going to hurt yourself! Watch out!
B: Oh, don’t worry. I’ll be fine.
A: 你會傷到自己的！小心點！
B: 哦，別擔心。我會沒事的。
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Alice and Her New Computer 愛莉絲的新電腦
A 段對話 (Bob visits Alice at her house.) Alice : Hey, Bob. Come on in. Bob : Hey, Alice. Wow! What a nice computer! Alice : It's new. My father just bought it. Bob : How cool! Can I play some games on it? Alice : No, Bob. This computer is not for games! Bob : Pleeeaase? 【中文翻譯】 （鮑伯到愛莉絲家找她。） 愛莉絲：嘿，鮑伯。快進來。 鮑伯：嘿，愛莉絲。哇！好棒的電腦。 愛莉絲：是新的。我爸剛買的。 鮑伯：好酷！我可以用它來玩電腦遊戲嗎？ 愛莉絲：不行，鮑伯。這台電腦不是用來玩遊戲的！ 鮑伯：拜託～嘛！ B段對話Alice : Forget it, Bob. Besides, I want to e-mail.
Bob : Who are you sending an e-mail to?
Alice : My pen pal, Grace, in Taiwan. I think the e-mail address is wrong, though.
Bob : Can I help you with it?
Alice : You can try.
Bob : I know all about e-mail.
【中文翻譯】
愛莉絲：算了吧，鮑伯。何況，我想要寄電子郵件。
鮑伯：你要寄給誰？
愛莉絲：我的台灣筆友葛瑞絲。但是，我覺得郵件地址好像弄錯了。
鮑伯：我可以幫忙嗎？
愛莉絲：你可以試試看。
鮑伯：我對電子郵件最在行了。
Alice : I'll read the address to you.
Bob : OK, I'm ready.
Alice : (reads) G-R-A-C-E-Y-A-N-G, at, a, dot, Hotmail.
Bob : The dot should go after Hotmail. You also forgot "c-o-m." What's the "a" for?
Alice : Maybe I wrote @ twice. It looks like the letter "a."
Bob : Let's try. (He types.) graceyang@hotmail.com. OK. All done.
【中文翻譯】
愛莉絲：我把地址念給你。
鮑伯：沒問題，我準備好了。
愛莉絲：（唸出來）葛瑞絲楊、小老鼠、a、一點、Hotmail。
鮑伯：那一點應該加在hotmail後面。還有，你忘了加com。那個a是什麼意思？
愛莉絲：也許我寫了二次小老鼠。這個符號看起來像字母a。
鮑伯：來試試看吧，（打字）graceyang@hotmail.com。沒問題。完成了。
★ Basic Words 每日3字 ★
address (n.) 地址
Do you have the address of your new house?
你有新家的地址嗎？
dot (n.)（小）點
Put a dot at the end of your sentence.
句尾要加一個點。
letter (n.) 字母
There are three letters in this word.
這個字有三個字母。
★ Basic Sentence 每日1句 ★
All done.
好啦，完成了。
A: All done. I finally cleaned my room.
B: Oh, good! It looks great!
A: 好啦，我終於把房間打掃乾淨了。
B: 太好了！看起來很棒！
A: I'm finished with my homework. All done.
B: That's great! Let's watch TV.
A: 我功課做完了。完成了。
B: 太棒了！那就來看電視吧。
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A段對話
(Jack and Vivian are at Jack's house.)
Jack : I feel really bored.
Vivian : Really? I feel hungry. It's almost time for dinner.
Jack : Well, let's just order a pizza.
Vivian : I don't want to eat pizza. I had pizza yesterday.
Jack : OK. Well, what would you like?
Vivian : I'd really like some fried rice.
【中文翻譯】
（傑克和薇薇安在傑克家裡。）
傑克：我覺得好無聊喔。
薇薇安：真的嗎？我覺得好餓喔。差不多是晚餐時間了。
傑克：嗯，來點個披薩吧。
薇薇安：我不想吃披薩。我昨天才吃過披薩。
傑克：好吧。那麼，你想吃什麼？
薇薇安：我好想吃炒飯。
Jack : All right. Let's go to that little restaurant on the corner.
Vivian : No, I don't want to buy fried rice. I want to cook fried rice.
Jack : Cook it? I don't have any rice in the house.
Vivian : Then let's go to the supermarket and buy some.
Jack : It's too hot outside.
Vivian : Come on, Jack.
【中文翻譯】
傑克：好吧。我們去轉角那家小餐廳吧。
薇薇安：不要，我不要買現成的炒飯。我要自己做。
傑克：自己做？我這兒沒有米。
薇薇安：那我們去超市買一些。
傑克：外面太熱了。
薇薇安：走嘛，傑克。
Jack : All right. I'll come along.
Vivian : Great! There's a big new supermarket on FuHsing Road.
Jack : Oh, yeah. But I've never been there before.
Vivian : Neither have I. But I really want to check it out.
Jack : Fine with me. Let's go.
Vivian : OK, just let me get my wallet.
【中文翻譯】
傑克：好吧。我也一起去。
薇薇安：太好了！復興路上有一家新開的大超市。
傑克：喔，對耶。但是我從來沒去過那家。
薇薇安：我也沒去過。但是我很想去看看。
傑克：沒問題，走吧。
薇薇安：好，我拿一下錢包。
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A段對話
(Jim and Katie are in a restaurant.)
Jim : I'm hungry. I think I'll have a chicken sandwich. What will you have?
Katie : Nothing, thanks.
Jim : You're not having anything for lunch?
Katie : I'm not really hungry.
Jim : Katie, I know you love this restaurant. What's up?
Katie : I weighed myself this morning. I gained four pounds.
【中文翻譯】
（吉姆和凱蒂在餐廳裡。）
吉姆：我餓了。我想要點個雞肉三明治。你要什麼？
凱蒂：什麼都不要，謝謝。
吉姆：你中午什麼都不吃嗎？
凱蒂：我不是很餓。
吉姆：凱蒂，我知道你很喜歡這家餐廳的菜。怎麼啦？
凱蒂：今天早上我量了體重。我重了四磅。
Jim : Four pounds isn't very much.
Katie : Yes, it is! I hate gaining weight.
Jim : Katie, you're still growing. Gaining weight is OK. And I think you look great!
Katie : You're just saying that.
Jim : No, I'm not. You really do! And anyway, you have to eat something.
Katie : I'll just have water.
【中文翻譯】
吉姆：四磅不多啊。
凱蒂：才不，很多咧！我討厭變胖。
吉姆：凱蒂，你還在發育。體重增加了又沒有關係。而且我覺得你看起來很棒啊！
凱蒂：你不過是說說而已。
吉姆：我才不是隨便說說。你真的看起來很棒！不管怎麼說，你都得吃點東西。
凱蒂：我只要喝水就好了。
Jim : Your body needs food. Skipping meals isn't healthy.
Katie : I know, I know.
Jim : Well, you should at least order a salad.
Katie : The salads here are pretty good.
Jim : They sure are.
Katie : I guess I'll have a salad, then.
【中文翻譯】
吉姆：你的身體需要食物。不吃飯不健康。
凱蒂：我知道，我知道。
吉姆：這樣吧，你至少應該點份沙拉。
凱蒂：這裡的沙拉很不錯。
吉姆：沒錯。
凱蒂：我想，那我就來份沙拉好了。
★ Basic Words 每日3字 ★
1. weigh (v.) 量體重
I weigh myself every morning before I eat breakfast.
我每天早上吃早餐前都會量體重。
2. gain (v.) 增加
I didn't gain any weight when I was on vacation.
我度假期間完全沒有變胖。
3. pound (n.) 磅
He weighed seven pounds when he was born.
他出生時體重達7磅。
★ Basic Sentence 每日1句 ★
You're just saying that.
你不過是說說而已。
A: You look really great in that shirt.
B: You're just saying that. This shirt is too small.
A: 你穿那件襯衫真好看。
B: 你不過是說說而已。這件襯衫太小了。
A: You are the most beautiful girl here.
B: You're just saying that. Jessica is more beautiful than me.
A: 你是這裡最漂亮的女孩子。
B: 你不過是說說而已。潔西卡比我漂亮。
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(Jack is at Vivian's house. He is holding a helmet.)
Jack : Hey, Vivian. I found this helmet by the door. Is it yours?
Vivian : Oh, no. It's not mine.
Jack : Well, who owns it, then?
Vivian : That helmet? Uh ... I think Tim owns it.
Jack : He does?
Vivian : Yeah, he left it here last week.
【中文翻譯】
（傑克在薇薇安家裡，手上拿著一頂安全帽。）
傑克：嘿，薇薇安。我在門口看到這頂安全帽。這是你的嗎？
薇薇安：喔，不是。不是我的。
傑克：呃，那會是誰的？
薇薇安：那頂安全帽？呃，……我想是提姆的。
傑克：是他的嗎？
薇薇安：是啊，他上個禮拜留在這裡的。
Jack : What a surprise.
Vivian : What do you mean?
Jack : I didn't know Tim owned a pink Hello Kitty helmet.
Vivian : All right! All right! It's not Tim's helmet. It's mine!
Jack : It is? But you don't know how to ride a scooter.
Vivian : Not yet! But Tim's going to teach me.
【中文翻譯】
傑克：真令人驚訝。
薇薇安：什麼意思？
傑克：我不知道提姆有粉紅色凱蒂貓的安全帽。
薇薇安：好啦！好啦！那不是提姆的安全帽，是我的！
傑克：是你的？但是你又不會騎機車。
薇薇安：是還不會！但是提姆要教我。
Jack : Really? That's great! I'm proud of you!
Vivian : You are?
Jack : Of course! It's great to learn new things!
Vivian : I thought you were going to make fun of me.
Jack : No way! Would I do a thing like that?
Vivian : Yes, you would. You always make fun of me.
【中文翻譯】
傑克：真的嗎？太棒了！我以你為榮！
薇薇安：真的嗎？
傑克：當然啦！學習新事物最棒了。
薇薇安：我還以為你會笑我呢。
傑克：才不會！我會做這種事嗎？
薇薇安：會呀，你會。你老是嘲笑我。
★ Basic Words 每日3字 ★
1. helmet (n.) 安全帽
Put your helmet on, or you will get in trouble.
戴上安全帽，不然你就麻煩大了。
2. leave (v.) 遺留，忘記帶走
I think I left my umbrella at your house.
我想我把雨傘忘在你家了。
3. scooter (n.) 機車，小型摩托車
I can't believe you never learned how to ride a scooter.
我真不敢相信你從來沒學過騎機車。
★ Basic Sentence 每日1句 ★
I'm proud of you!
我以你為榮！
A: I'm proud of you! You did well on the test!
B: Thanks a lot, Dad. You were the one who helped me study.
A: 我以你為榮！你這次考試考得不錯！
B: 謝啦，老爸。是你陪我準備的。
A: You wrote a great book! I'm proud of you!
B: Thanks. I spent a lot of time on it.
A: 你寫了一本很棒的書！我以你為榮！
B: 謝謝你。我花了好多時間呢。
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Vivian Learns to Ride
(Later. Vivian and Jack are having coffee.)
Jack : You crashed into Tim? Was he hurt?
Vivian : No. Luckily, he was fine, and so was I.
Jack : Well, I hope you aren't thinking of giving up.
Vivian : No, I'm going to keep trying.
Jack : Good. Soon, you'll be riding your scooter to Yangmingshan.
Vivian : That sounds fun! I can't wait!
【中文翻譯】
（之後，薇薇安和傑克正在喝咖啡。）
傑克：你撞上了提姆？他受傷了嗎？
薇薇安：沒有，還好他沒事，我也是。
傑克：嗯，我希望你不會又想放棄了。
薇薇安：不會，我要繼續努力。
傑克：很好。很快你就可以騎車上陽明山了。
薇薇安：聽起來真好玩！我等不及了！
Vivian Learns to Ride
(A few weeks later. Jack is walking down the street when Vivian rides by.)
Jack : Vivian! Is that you? (Vivian stops her scooter.)
Vivian : Hey, Jack! Where are you going?
Jack : I'm just going to buy some lunch.
Vivian : I can give you a ride. Here's a helmet.
Jack : OK, thanks. (He gets on Vivian's scooter.)
Vivian : Hold on tight!
【中文翻譯】
（過了幾個禮拜，傑克走在街上，薇薇安騎車經過。）
傑克：薇薇安！是你嗎？（薇薇安停下車來。）
薇薇安：嘿，傑克！你要去哪兒？
傑克：我正要去買午餐。
薇薇安：我可以載你一程。安全帽拿去吧。
傑克：好，謝啦。（他坐上薇薇安的機車。）
薇薇安：抓緊囉！
Vivian Learns to Ride
Jack : Wow, you're a good driver. When did you get your license?
Vivian : I got it yesterday.
Jack : You made it! I'm so proud of you! OK, you can let me off here.
Vivian : Don't you want a ride to Yangmingshan?
Jack : (laughs) Maybe some other time!
Vivian : OK. Bye! (She rides off.)
【中文翻譯】
傑克：哇，你現在騎得真好。你什麼時候拿到駕駛執照的？
薇薇安：昨天拿到的。
傑克：你辦到了！我真以你為榮。好了，你可以在這兒放我下來。
薇薇安：你不想要我載你上陽明山嗎？
傑克：（笑）也許改天吧！
薇薇安：好，再見！（騎著機車離開。）
★ Basic Words 每日3字 ★
1. hold on 緊緊抱住、抓住
If you don't hold on, you might fall off.
你要是不抱好，你可能會掉下去。
2. tight (adv.) 緊緊地
He held on tight to his teddy bear.
他緊抱住他的泰迪熊。
3. license (n.) 執照
You can't drive a car unless you have a license.
除非你有駕照，不然你不能開車。
★ Basic Sentence 每日1句 ★
You made it!
你辦到了！你成功了！
A: Yes! I finally finished the book!
B: You made it! Can I read it now?
A: 太好了！我總算看完這本書了！
B: 你辦到了！我現在可以看了嗎？
A: Hey, Mom. I got into college! Isn't that great?
B: It sure is, Bobby. You made it!
A: 媽，我考上大學了！很棒吧？
B: 當然囉，鮑比。你成功了！
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Broken TV
(Vivian calls Jack on his cell phone.)
Vivian : Hey, Jack, this is Vivian.
Jack : Vivian, hi. How's it going?
Vivian : Can you do me a favor?
Jack : I think so. What kind of favor?
Vivian : Something's wrong with my TV. Could you please come over and take a look at it?
Jack : Sure, I'm happy to lend a hand.
【中文翻譯】
（薇薇安打手機給傑克。）
薇薇安：喂，傑克，我是薇薇安。
傑克：嗨，薇薇安，你好嗎？
薇薇安：你可以幫我一個忙嗎？
傑克：應該可以。什麼樣的忙？
薇薇安：我的電視有問題。可以拜託你過來看一下嗎？
傑克：當然，我很樂意幫忙。
Broken TV
Vivian : Thanks a lot. Would you be able to come over tonight?
Jack : Well, I'm pretty busy tonight.
Vivian : Really? What are you doing?
Jack : I have my Chinese class tonight. I will be busy until 10 o'clock.
Vivian : Oh, I see. Well, how about tomorrow?
Jack :Tomorrow is better. I could come over then.
【中文翻譯】
薇薇安：真是太謝謝你了。你今天晚上能夠過來嗎？
傑克：我今天晚上很忙。
薇薇安：真的？什麼事？
傑克：我今天晚上有中文課。我要到十點才有空。
薇薇安：喔，我知道了。嗯，那明天怎麼樣？
傑克：明天比較好，我到時候可以過去。
Broken TV
Vivian : That would be great.
Jack : But Vivian, let me tell you something. I'm not that great at fixing things.
Vivian : Well, you're better than I am. Just give it a try.
Jack : OK, I will. I'll see you at three o'clock tomorrow.
Vivian : Great. I'll see you then. Bye.
Jack : Bye, Vivian.
【中文翻譯】
薇薇安：真是太好了。
傑克：但是薇薇安，讓我告訴你一件事。我對修東西不是很行。
薇薇安：你比我在行多了。試試看嘛。
傑克：好吧，我會試試看的。明天三點見。
薇薇安：好，到時候見。拜拜。
傑克：拜拜，薇薇安。
★ Basic Words 每日3字 ★
1. broken (a.) 故障的
We can't listen to the radio because it's broken.
收音機壞了，我們沒辦法聽。
2. favor (n.) 幫忙
Can you do me a favor? Can you feed my cat this weekend?
你能幫我一個忙嗎？你這個週末可以幫我餵貓嗎？
3. fix (v.) 修理
It will take me two hours to fix this.
修理這個會花掉我兩個小時。
★ Basic Sentence 每日1句 ★
I'm happy to lend a hand.
我很樂意幫忙。
A: Could you help me carry this box?
B: OK. I'm happy to lend a hand.
A:可以幫我搬這個箱子嗎？
B:好的，我很樂意幫忙。
A: Do you need some help? I'm happy to lend a hand.
B: You would? That's great.
A:你需要幫忙嗎？我很樂意幫忙喔。
B:是嗎？太棒了。
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Going to the Doctor
(Jim and Katie have just left math class.)
Jim : Hey, Katie, what's wrong? You look unhappy.
Katie : I feel really sick.
Jim : You do? Then why did you come to school today?
Katie : This morning, I felt OK. But now I feel terrible.
Jim : What's wrong with you? Do you have a headache?
Katie : No, but I have a sore throat.
（吉姆和凱蒂數學課剛下課。）
吉姆：嘿，凱蒂，怎麼啦？你看起來不太高興。
凱蒂：我覺得很不舒服。
吉姆：真的啊？那你今天為什麼還到學校來？
凱蒂：我今天早上覺得還好，但是現在我覺得很糟。
吉姆：你怎麼啦？你覺得頭痛嗎？
凱蒂：不會，但是我喉嚨痛。
Going to the Doctor
(Jim puts his hand on Katie's head.)
Jim : You feel a little warm. Maybe you have a fever.
Katie : I don't think so.
Jim : How about your stomach? Does it feel OK?
Katie : Actually, no. I didn't eat lunch.
Jim :Katie, I think you need to see a doctor.
Katie : You're right. I'm going to the doctor after school today.
（吉姆把手放在凱蒂的頭上。）
吉姆：你摸起來熱熱的。也許你發燒了。
凱蒂：我覺得沒有。
吉姆：你的胃怎麼樣？感覺還好嗎？
凱蒂：事實上，不好。我沒有吃午餐。
吉姆：凱蒂，我想你需要去看醫生了。
凱蒂：你說的對。我今天放學後就要去看醫生。
Going to the Doctor
Jim : Is your mom going to pick you up?
Katie : No, she has to work today. I'm going by myself.
Jim : Oh no, you're not. I'm coming, too!
Katie : Really? Do you feel sick?
Jim : No, I just don't want you to go alone. I'll meet you after English class.
Katie : OK, see you then.
吉姆：你媽媽要來接你嗎？
凱蒂：沒有，她今天要工作。我要自己去。
吉姆：喔不，你不會自己去的。我也要去。
凱蒂：真的？你生病了嗎？
吉姆：沒有，我只是不希望你一個人去。英文課下課後碰面吧。
凱蒂：好，到時候見
★ Basic Words 每日3字 ★
1. headache (n.) 頭痛
I had a headache, but I went to school anyway.
雖然我頭痛，我還是去上學了。
2. fever (n.) 發燒
I feel sick. I think I might have a fever.
我覺得我生病了。我想我可能發燒了。
3. stomach (n.) 胃
Is there something wrong with your stomach?
你的胃不舒服嗎？
★ Basic Sentence 每日1句 ★
I have a sore throat.
我喉嚨痛。
A: What's wrong with you?
B: I have a sore throat. It really hurts.
A:你怎麼啦？
B:我喉嚨痛。真的好疼喔。
A: You don't look well. Are you sick?
B: Yes, I am. I have a sore throat. I think I might have the flu.
A:你看起來不太好，你生病了嗎？
B:是啊，我喉嚨痛，我覺得我可能得了流行性感冒。
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The Lost Earring
(Jack and Vivian are at Vivian's house.)
Jack : Are you almost ready to go, Vivian?
Vivian : Almost. Just give me five more minutes, please.
Jack : We are supposed to be at the party at eight o'clock.
Vivian : I know, I know. You've told me that three times.
Jack : Well, I don't want to be late. It's seven o'clock now.
Vivian : We won't be late. I just need to find one earring.
【中文翻譯】
（傑克和薇薇安在薇薇安的家中。）
傑克：你快要準備好出發了嗎，薇薇安？
薇薇安：快好了。只要再給我五分鐘，拜託。
傑克：我們得要在八點鐘抵達派對。
薇薇安：我知道，我知道。你已經說了三次了。
傑克：嗯，我不想遲到。現在都七點了。
薇薇安：我們不會遲到的。我只要找到那一只耳環就好。
The Lost Earring
Jack : Does it really matter which earrings you wear? Choose a different pair.
Vivian : You don't understand. These earrings are very old.
Jack : Oh, I see.
Vivian : My grandmother gave them to my mother. And my mother gave them to me.
Jack : And if you lose them, you'll be in big trouble. OK, let me help you look for them.
Vivian : Thanks. You can look in the bathroom.
【中文翻譯】
傑克：戴哪一副耳環真的有那麼重要嗎？戴另外一副吧。
薇薇安：你不瞭解，這一副耳環是有歷史的。
傑克：喔，我懂了。
薇薇安：我外婆把這副耳環交給我媽媽，我媽媽又把它們交給了我。
傑克：所以如果你把耳環弄丟了，麻煩就大了。好，讓我來幫你找吧。
薇薇安：謝謝。你可以在浴室找找看。
The Lost Earring
(Jack goes into the bathroom.)
Jack : Did you look behind the toilet?
Vivian : Yes, I did. It isn't there.
Jack : Did you look behind the sink?
Vivian : Oh no, I didn't. Please check around there. (Jack looks behind the sink.)
Jack : I don't see anything around here.
Vivian : Well, just keep looking. I know it's around here somewhere.
【中文翻譯】
（傑克走進浴室。）
傑克：你有在馬桶後面找過嗎？
薇薇安：有，我找過了，不在那兒。
傑克：你有在洗手台後面找過嗎？
薇薇安：喔，我沒找過。請在那附近找找看。（傑克看了洗手台後面。）
傑克：我在這附近什麼都沒看到。
薇薇安：嗯，繼續找。我知道耳環就在這附近的某個地方。
★ Basic Words 每日3字 ★
1. earring (n.) 耳環
Those earrings look great with your necklace.
那副耳環搭配你的項鍊看起來很漂亮。
2. be supposed to （被認為）應該……
You are not supposed to smoke in the classroom.
你不應該在教室裡抽煙。
3. bathroom (n.) 浴室；洗手間
There are some towels to use in the bathroom.
浴室裡有一些毛巾可以用。
★ Basic Sentence 每日1句 ★
Please check around there.
請在那附近找找看。
A: Please check around there. I'll look in here.
B: I hope we find your wallet soon.
A:請在那附近找找看。我會在這兒找一下。
B:希望我們很快會找到你的錢包。
A: I don't think your keys are in the couch.
B: Please check around there. I had them while watching TV.
A:我想你的鑰匙應該不在沙發這邊。
B:請在那附近找找看。我看電視的時候還在那兒。
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