宜蘭度假行館
A heavy typhoon hits Yilan, Taiwan. Amy and Bruno see news about a resort that stays completely dry. They are amazed and curious about how it works.
強颱重創了宜蘭。艾咪和布魯諾看到一間度假行館的新聞，發現行館完全沒淹水。他們感到驚訝並很好奇這是怎麼做到的。
powerful／strong typhoon強颱completely(adv.)完全地=totallybe curious about…對～好奇
Amy: Wow! Look at the water outside! The road is like a river.
艾咪：哇！你看外面的水！馬路像河流一樣。
Bruno: And inside, it’s completely dry. How is this possible?
布魯諾：裡面完全乾爽。這怎麼可能？
possible(adj.)可能的if possible如果可能的話make it possible使～成為可能
Amy: I heard they have a special flood barrier.
艾咪：我聽說他們有特別的防水閘門。
Bruno: Really? How does it work?
布魯諾：真的嗎？它怎麼運作？
Amy: It’s made of panels. In ten minutes, they can set it up and block all the water.
艾咪：它是用防水板做的。十分鐘就可以架好，把水全部擋住。
be made of…由～做成be made from…由～做成(看不出原本材質、材料)be made with…由～製成(多用於食材)panel(n.)面板、壁板、控制板set up安裝、架設
Bruno: Amazing! So even if the water is more than half a person tall, it won’t come inside?
布魯諾：太厲害了！就算水高過半個人，也不會進來嗎？
even if即使、就算even though雖然
Amy: Yes! And the lights and the garden inside make it look so peaceful, like a quiet island in the flood.
艾咪：對！裡面的燈光和花園讓這裡看起來好平靜，就像淹水中的小島。
peaceful(adj.)平靜的、安寧的peace(n.)和平、寧靜／peace of mind心安
Bruno: Wow, I just saw more photos online. The flood barrier really works!
布魯諾： 哇，我剛在網路上看到更多照片。防水閘門真的有效！
work(v.)使有效、有用
Amy: Totally! It must feel strange staying there during a flood.
艾咪：對啊！在淹水期間住在那裡一定很奇妙。
Bruno: I’m so impressed. I want to show these photos to my friends!
布魯諾：我真的很佩服。我想把這些照片給朋友看！
impressed(adj.)感到敬佩、佩服的be impressed by…對～感到敬佩
Amy: Me too. It’s amazing how the house was not touched by the flood at all.
艾咪：我也是。那房子居然一點都沒被洪水淹到，真的很厲害！
not at all一點也不