玩具致富
Jason has a teenage daughter called Lisa. They are chatting.
傑森有一個十幾歲的女兒叫莉莎。他們在聊天。
teenage(adj.)青少年的teenager(n.)青少年
Jason: Lisa, have you heard about an Australian girl called Pixie Curtis?
傑森：莉莎，你聽說過一個叫皮克西·柯提斯的澳洲女孩嗎？
hear about聽說Australian(adj.)澳洲的(n.)澳洲人Australia(n.)澳洲
Lisa: Yeah, Dad, I follow her on Instagram! She’s only 12 years old, but she’s already a millionaire through her toy company.
莉莎：有，爸爸，我有追蹤她的IG！她才12歲，但已經透過她的玩具公司成為百萬富翁了。
follow(v.)追隨、跟蹤follower(n.)追隨者;追蹤者instant(adj.)即時的telegram(n.)電報millionaire(n.)百萬富翁
Jason: That’s right! She recently had a big birthday party where she announced she’s going to retire.
傑森：沒錯！她最近舉辦了大型生日派對，她在派對上宣布要退休了。
announce(v.)宣布;公布
Lisa: Retiring at 12? That’s crazy. Why would she do that?
莉莎：12歲退休？太誇張了吧。她為什麼要這麼做？
Jason: She wants to focus on her studies and leave the business world for now. Her company, Pixie Curtis, makes around 133,000 USD per month!
傑森：她想專注在學業，暫時離開商業界。她的同名公司每月收入大約133,000美元呢！
focus on專注於business(n.)商業、生意、事業
Lisa: Wow, that’s a lot of money for a 12-year-old! Her party must have been so cool.
莉莎：哇，對一個12歲的孩子來說，這是一筆不小的錢！她的派對肯定很酷。
must have V.pp對過去事實的猜測
Jason: It was like a fancy ball with loads of gifts and decorations. She looked adorable in her white dress.
傑森：她的生日派對就像一場豪華舞會，有很多禮物和裝飾。她穿著白色禮服，看起來很可愛。
loads of~大量的～decoration(n.)裝飾品decorate(v.)裝飾
Lisa: But won’t she miss being a famous social media star?
莉莎：但她不會想念當網紅的日子嗎？
miss(v.)想念、懷念social media社群媒體
Jason: Maybe, but her parents support her decision. They helped her build the business from selling hair accessories to toys.
傑森：也許會吧，但她的父母支持她的決定。他們幫她創立公司，從賣髮飾一路擴展到玩具。
decision(n.)決定accessory(n.)配件;裝飾品
Lisa: I guess she can always come back later if she wants. It’s pretty amazing to see such young success.
莉莎：我猜她若想當回網紅的話也隨時可以。小小年紀就這麼成功真是厲害了。
if(conj.)如果pretty(adv.)相當地such(adj.)如此的success(n.)成功
Jason: You’re right, Lisa. Age doesn’t matter when it comes to success. Anyway, it’s better for you to focus on your studies and have fun being a kid!
傑森：你說得對，莉莎。成功與年紀無關。不過，你還是專注學業，享受童年的樂趣比較好！
matter(v.)有關係、要緊when it comes to~ 當提到～、說到～
Lisa: Haha, no worries, Dad. I’m not planning to retire anytime soon!
莉莎：哈哈，別擔心，爸爸。我還不打算這麼早退休！