單車環島計畫
Zoe and Brett are friends. They are in the second year of junior high school.
柔伊和布萊特是朋友，他們念國中二年級。
Zoe: Hey, Brett. What are you going to do for the next summer vacation?
柔伊：嘿，布萊特，明年暑假你要做什麼？
vacation(n.)假期，summer vacation暑假
Brett: Next summer vacation? That’s still one year away!
布萊特：明年暑假？還有一年耶。
時間+away=(離現在)⋯長的時間
Zoe: I always plan ahead. Listen, I want to take a trip around the island by bicycle. Do you want to join me?
柔伊：我總是事先作計畫呀。聽著，我想要騎單車環島，要不要加入我呢？
plan ahead提早計畫take a trip去旅行island(n.)島嶼by bicycle騎單車
Brett: You mean around Taiwan? That sounds like a lot of work. How many days does it take you to finish the whole trip?
布萊特：你是說環島臺灣？聽起來很累耶，完成整個旅程要花幾天的時間？
take(v.)花費時間whole(adj.)整個的
Zoe: Depending on my strength, it could be 10 to 15 days, I guess. By the way, I am going to buy a sturdier bike for this trip.
柔伊：取決於我的體力，大概要10到15天吧。順便一提，我要為這次的旅行買一台更堅固的單車。
depend on取決於strength(n.)體力、力氣sturdy(adj.)堅固的
Brett: How much does it cost?
布萊特：要花多少錢？
cost(v.)花費金錢
Zoe: Around NT $6000. Maybe more. I have to do more research.
柔伊：大約6000元，或是更多，我還要再研究一下。
research(n.)研究
Brett: Wow. That’s pretty expensive.
布萊特：哇，那可不便宜耶。
pretty(adv.)相當、頗expensive(adj.)昂貴的
Zoe: I know. I’d better save money from now on if I am going to pay for it with my pocket money. Come on. Don’t be such a couch potato. Consider it as a graduation gift for yourself.
柔伊：我知道，如果要用我的零用錢買的話，我最好從現在開始存錢。來嘛，不要老是當沙發馬鈴薯，可以把這趟旅行當作你的畢業禮物啊。
from now on從現在開始pocket(n.)口袋，pocket money零用錢couch potato老坐在電視機前的人(沙發馬鈴薯)consider(v.)把⋯當作
Brett: Hmm…I’ll think about it.
布萊特：嗯⋯我考慮看看。
think about考慮