療癒系生物
Mia and Leo are teachers at a junior high school in Taiwan. They are having a conversation.
米婭和里奧是台灣一所國中的老師。他們正在對話。
junior(adj.)初級的、資歷淺的senior high school高中senior(adj.)資深的
Mia: Hey Leo, do you know Chiikawa?
米婭：嗨，里奧，你知道吉伊卡哇嗎？
Leo: Yes, I know! A lot of kids in my class love it! It is really popular in Taiwan, right?
里奧：知道啊！我班上很多孩子都喜歡！牠在台灣真的很受歡迎吧？
popular(adj.)受歡迎的、熱門的be popular with…深受～的歡迎
Mia: Yes! Chiikawa is a cute little white animal. The artist draws it because she wants a simple and happy life.
米婭：對啊！吉伊卡哇是一隻可愛的小白動物。畫家畫牠是因為她想要過簡單而快樂的生活。
artist(n.)畫家、藝術家simple(adj.)簡單的
Leo: That is so sweet! Are there other roles too?
里奧：真可愛！還有其他角色嗎？
role(n.)角色play a role扮演角色
Mia: Of course! Chiikawa has many friends. There is Hachiware. It has a funny marking on its head and loves to talk. It’s very cute!
米婭：當然有！吉伊卡哇有很多朋友。有一隻名叫八角的角色。頭上有一個有趣的花紋，喜歡說話。很可愛！
marking(n.)花紋、標記
Leo: I also hear there is a sea otter and a playful flying squirrel!
里奧：我還聽說有一隻海獺和一隻頑皮的飛鼠！
playful(adj.)有趣的、頑皮的
Mia: Yes, that is right! They are all super cute and make everyone smile.
米婭：對啊！牠們都超可愛，大家看到都會微笑。
smile(v.)微笑smile at sb.對～微笑
Leo: But I hear that Chiikawa’s world is not always easy. They have to work hard and fight monsters!
里奧：不過我聽說吉伊卡哇的世界不總是那麼簡單。牠們必須努力工作，甚至打怪物！
not always並非總是have to必須work hard努力工作hard(adv.)辛苦地fight(v.)奮鬥、對抗fight for…為～而戰
Mia: Yes, the manga shows some problems in real life, like working hard but not always getting something back.
米婭：沒錯，這部漫畫反映了現實生活中的一些問題，比如努力工作卻不總是有回報。
real(adj.)真實的get sth. back獲得回報、把～拿回
Leo: That is what makes it special. It is cute, but it is also real.
里奧：這就是牠特別的地方。雖然可愛，但也很真實。
special(adj.)特別的
Mia: Exactly! That is why many people love it.
米婭：完全正確！這就是為什麼很多人喜歡牠。
Leo: Now I understand why Chiikawa is so famous.
里奧：現在我知道為什麼吉伊卡哇這麼有名了。
be famous for…以～聞名