女兒是神隊友
Leo and Mila are friends. They are talking about the news.
雷歐和蜜拉是朋友。他們正在討論新聞。
Mila: Hey, I’m thinking about writing a novel. What do you think?
蜜拉：嘿，我在想要不要寫小說。你覺得呢？
novel(n.)小說(adj.)新穎的、新奇的
Leo: Hold up, have you heard about a lawyer in the US who spent 14 years writing a book, but it didn’t sell well?
雷歐：等一下，你有聽說過美國有位律師花了14年寫書，但銷量一直都不佳嗎？
hold(v.)等待hold up=hold on=wait up等一下spend(v.)花（錢、時間等）lawyer(n.)律師
Mila: Yeah, Lloyd Devereux Richards. But he actually inspired me to write my own book.
蜜拉：對啊，勞埃德·德弗魯·理查茲。但他其實是激勵我寫書的人。
inspire(v.)激勵、鼓舞inspired(adj.)卓越的、有靈感的inspiring(adj.)鼓舞人心的、有啟發性的
Leo: Well, his daughter’s 16-second TikTok video made his book a hit. Too bad you don’t have a daughter to make a video for you.
雷歐：嗯，他女兒的16秒抖音影片讓他的書大受歡迎。可惜你沒有女兒可以給你拍影片。
hit(n.)非常成功或受歡迎的人或事(v.)擊、打、打擊craze(n.)風行一時的東西、熱潮
Mila: Oh, come on, I have you! Besides, good things come to those who wait.
蜜拉：噢，別這樣啦，我有你嘛！再說，好事總會降臨到願意等待的人身上。
besides(adv.)(prep.)而且、再說了、除…之外
Leo: Alright, but you might want to read his book, “Stone Maidens,” first.
雷歐：行啊，但你應該先讀一下他的書《石中少女》。
maiden(n.)女孩、少女maid(n.)女孩、少女、年輕女子、女傭、女僕maiden name娘家姓
Mila: Definitely. By the way, his daughter’s video made the book a bestseller in the “Serial Killers” category on Amazon.
蜜拉：當然。順帶一提，他女兒的影片讓那本書成為了亞馬遜「連環殺手驚悚小說」的暢銷書。
definitely(adv.)肯定、當然、毫無疑問series(n.)一連串、一系列、影集serial(adj.)連環的、連續的cereal(n.)麥片、喜瑞爾
Leo: TikTok is really blowing up now. It’s a good way to get attention.
雷歐：抖音現在真的很紅。這是一個吸引關注的好方式。
blow up變得很紅、很熱門、紅起來blow it搞砸、錯失
Mila: For sure. Creators use the hashtag “#BookTok” to advertise books on the platform. Even Richards’ daughter used it in her video.
蜜拉：確實，創作者經常使用「#BookTok」標籤在平台上宣傳書。理查茲的女兒也在她的影片中加上了這個標籤。
create(v.)創建、創作、發明creator(n.)創建者、創作者the Creator(n.)上帝、造物主advertise(v.)打廣告、宣傳
Leo: You should try that too. I heard that Richards even cried after reading the message on TikTok.
雷歐：你也應該試試。我聽說理查茲在讀了抖音上的留言後甚至哭了。
message(n.)訊息、消息(v.)發文字訊息
Mila: Yeah, his daughter said, “My father didn’t even know what TikTok was before that.” It was so sweet!
蜜拉：是啊，他女兒說：「我父親之前甚至不知道什麼是抖音。」太可愛了！
even(adv.)甚至、連、即使