
貨比三家不吃虧
Kyle and Vera are talking about gyms.
凱爾和薇拉正在聊健身房。
Kyle: I’m thinking about signing up for the gym, but I’m not sure which one to choose.
凱爾:我正在考慮要報名參加健身房,但是我不確定要選哪一間耶!
think(v.)考慮,思考sign(v.)簽署,簽名sign up for…報名sure(adj.)確定的,肯定的
Vera: You should come to my gym. It’s great. I don’t pay much and there’s a lot you can do there.
薇拉:你應該來我的健身房,它很棒哦!我不用付很多錢,並且那裡有很多可以做的運動。
should(aux.)應該
Kyle: Really? Did you have to sign a year’s contract?
凱爾:真的嗎?你需要簽一年的合約嗎?
really(excl.)真的,是嗎have to必須contract(n.)合約,契約
Vera: No, I just pay whenever I want to go. That way, if I don’t have time to go, I don’t have to pay.
薇拉:不,我只要在我要去的時候付費就好。那樣子的話,如果我沒時間去,我就不需要付錢。
just(adv.)只要,僅僅whenever(conj.)每當way(n.)方法,方式if(conj.)如果,假如time(n.)時間
Kyle: That is always better. What do you like to use most?
凱爾:那總是比較好的。妳最喜歡使用什麼?
most(adv.)最
Vera: Well most times I use the machines, you know, like running machines and exercise bikes. What I really love though are the classes. There are lots to choose from and they’re all lots of fun.
薇拉:大部分時候我會用機器,你知道的,像是跑步機或是運動腳踏車。但我真的喜愛的是上課,有許多課程可以選擇,而且它們都很有趣。
most(det.)大部分的time(n.)時候machine(n.)機器like(prep.)像是exercise(n.)運動,鍛鍊really(adv.)非常,很though(adv.)儘管
Kyle: That does sound fun. Do they have a swimming pool as well? I have a bad back so swimming a few lengths would be great.
凱爾:那聽起來很好玩。他們也有游泳池嗎?我的背不好,所以游個一段距離會很棒。
does(aux.)(用於強調主要動詞)sound(v.)聽起來fun(adj.)有趣的pool(n.)游泳池as well也back(n.)背部a few幾個,一些length(n.)長,長度would(aux.)將,會
Vera: Yes, they do, but you have to pay separately for it. It’s NT$180 per visit.
薇拉:是啊,有游泳池,但是你必須另外付費。一次是180元。
separately(adv.)分開地per(prep.)每,每一visit(n.)拜訪,參觀
Kyle: That’s not bad at all!
凱爾:那很不錯哦!
not at all一點也不