文化差異
Joseph, who is from the United States, and Linda are taking a trip to Taitung with two other friends. They are sharing a big hotel room tonight.
來自美國的喬瑟夫和琳達正和另外兩個朋友一起去臺東旅行，他們今晚一起住在一間大旅館房間。
take a trip=go on a trip去旅行，take a business trip出差share(v.)分享、共有
Linda: This room looks amazing. It is the best hotel room that I have ever seen.
琳達：這房間看起來超棒的，這是我見過最好的旅館房間。
amazing(adj.)很棒的see-saw-seen看見
Joseph: My friend Eddie, who works at this hotel, got some juice and gave me a discount.
喬瑟夫：我朋友艾迪在這家旅館工作，他有些影響力，所以給我折扣。
關係子句的非限定用法have(get) juice有影響力、地位discount(n.)折扣
Linda: How nice of him! Hey, what is this piece of long and narrow cloth?
琳達：他人真好！嘿，這塊又長又窄的布是什麼東西？
narrow(adj.)狹窄的cloth(n.)布料的總稱，不可數名詞，a piece of cloth一塊布
Joseph: It is called a “bed runner.”
喬瑟夫：它叫床尾巾。
a bed runner床尾巾
Linda: I’ve never heard of it. What is it used for?
琳達：我從來沒聽過，它有什麼用途？
hear-heard-heard聽見、得知use(v.)使用
Joseph: The purpose of the bed runner is to protect the bed sheets. So when you lie on the bed with your shoes on, they won’t make the sheets dirty.
喬瑟夫：床尾巾的用途是保護床單，所以當你穿著鞋子躺在床上時，鞋子不會弄髒床單。
purpose(n.)用途、目的protect(v.)保護，protect sb. from N(V-ing)保護某人免於⋯sheet(n.)床單lie(v.)躺、臥，lie-lay-lain
Linda: What? You don’t take off your shoes when you lie on the bed?
琳達：什麼？你躺在床上時不脫鞋？
take off脫去衣物
Joseph: Nah, why bother?
喬瑟夫：不，何必麻煩呢？
bother(v.)麻煩、費心，Why bother?何必呢？
Linda: This is what I call a cultural difference. It would never happen in my family.
琳達：這就是我所說的文化差異，這種事情絕不會發生在我家裡。
cultural difference文化差異happen(v.)發生