淡水繪本之旅
Alex and Joanne are planning their vacation in the living room.
艾力克斯和喬安在客廳計畫著他們的假期。
plan(v.)準備、計劃(n.)計劃、行程on vacation渡假holiday(n.)國定假日break(n.)休息、短假
Joanne: It’s been a while since we had our last vacation. Let’s go somewhere that we don’t go so often.
喬安：我們好一陣子沒放假了，去一些我們不常去的地方吧。
often(adv.)經常
Alex: Sure thing. What do you have in mind?
艾力克斯：當然好啊。你有什麼想法嗎？
Joanne: I’m thinking about Tamsui. We can take a walk on the old street and check out some of the traditional snacks and knick-knacks.
喬安：我在考慮淡水。我們可以到老街走走，然後看看傳統的零食跟小裝飾品。
take a walk, take a stroll(v.)走走、散步check out(v.)看看browse(v.)瀏覽sightsee(v.)逛街souvenir(n.)紀念品
Alex: Sounds like a good place to take our time and relax.
艾力克斯：聽起來很適合悠閒地放鬆呢。
take one’s time慢慢來
Joanne: Yeah, and there are some new tourist attractions like the Danhai light rail transit.
喬安：是呀，而且那裡也有些新的景點像是淡海輕軌。
tourist attractions, tourist spots(n.)觀光景點tourist(n.)遊客visitor(n.)訪客backpacker(n.)背包客globetrotter(n.)環遊世界的人scenery(n.)風景
Alex: I heard about it on the news a few days ago. The illustrator Jimmy is working on it for the second time to add several theme trains.
艾力克斯：前幾天我有在新聞上看到。淡海輕軌跟插畫家幾米二度合作，加入幾輛主題列車。
hear about得知消息illustrator(n.)插畫家painter(n.)畫家graphic artist(n.)插畫藝術家theme park(n.)主題樂園
Joanne: I didn’t even know about the first time. Jimmy is my favorite illustrator!
喬安：我連他們第一次合作都不知道。幾米是我最喜歡的插畫家耶！
favorite(a.)最喜歡的
Alex: Then you’ll love these new features. The first time they worked together they put up life-size statues of Jimmy’s characters, as well as picture book-themed decorations in the light rail stations. Now, you can also enjoy them in the theme trains. It’s just like you’re taking a train with the characters.
艾力克斯：那你一定會喜歡這次的新特色。第一次合作他們在輕軌車站放很多幾米角色的真人大小雕像和繪本主題裝飾。但現在主題列車裡面就有了，就好像你在跟繪本角色一起搭車一樣。
features(n.)特色(v.)特別合作statues(n.)雕像characters(n.)角色picture book(n.)繪本decorations(n.) 裝飾
Joanne: That sounds great!
喬安：聽起來很棒！
Alex: Yeah, it’s perfect for taking pictures. And if you want to learn more about the places around the Danhai light rail route or about Jimmy’s work, there’s also a digital tour guide to give you more information.
艾力克斯：對呀，很適合拍照。如果你想多知道一些關於輕軌附近的地方或幾米作品的事，車上也有數位導覽可以給你更多相關資訊。
learn(v.)得知digital(adj.)數位的tour guide(n.)導遊、導覽
Joanne: That’s even better! Tamsui it is!
喬安：那更棒了！就決定去淡水了。