澳洲公開賽的賽前訓練
Max and Sam are roommates. They are chatting.
麥克斯和山姆是室友。他們在聊天。
Max: Did you hear that? What’s that sound?
麥克斯：你有聽到嗎？那是什麼聲音啊？
sound(n.)聲響、(v.)聽起來
Sam: It’s like someone is bumping into the wall.
山姆：就像有人在撞牆壁。
bump(v.)撞擊、bump into sb.巧遇某人、bump(n.)突起、凸塊、speed bump減速丘
Max: I think it’s from upstairs. Do you know any of our neighbors on that floor?
麥克斯：我想是從樓上來的。你認識任何樓上的鄰居嗎？
upstairs(adv.)樓上、downstairs樓下
Sam: Oh! It’s Mr. Anderson. Maybe he is practicing tennis?
山姆：哦！是安德森先生，也許他正在練習網球？
practice(v.)練習
Max: Seriously? Playing tennis indoors?
麥克斯：認真嗎？在室內打網球？
indoors(adv.)室內、outdoors(adv.)室外
Sam: What’s the big deal? You know the Australian Open is taking place soon, right?
山姆：有什麼大不了的？你知道澳網即將開打，對吧？
big deal大事take place舉行=be held
Max: Yeah. I know. What about it?
麥克斯：我知道。所以呢？
Sam: All the players must first stay at the hotel for 14 days before the game.
山姆：比賽開始前所有選手都必須先在飯店隔離14天。
Max: They are forced to train inside their rooms?
麥克斯：他們被迫在房間內進行賽前訓練嗎？
Sam: Yes! So, some of them are even using mattresses to practice! The sounds of bumping and hitting are all over the hotel.
山姆：對其中一些選手甚至用床墊來練習！飯店充滿了東西碰撞敲打的聲音。
mattress(n.)床墊all over somewhere到處都是