和同事分享人生轉變
Kevin and Alice are sitting in the office. Kevin is staring at his reflection in a dark computer screen, sighing and touching his hair. Alice notices his worried face.
凱文和愛麗絲正坐在辦公室。凱文盯著黑色電腦螢幕上自己的倒影，嘆著氣並摸了摸頭髮。愛麗絲注意到了他擔憂的表情。
reflection(n.)倒影、反射sigh(v.)(n.)嘆氣a sigh of relief鬆一口氣／let out a sigh發出嘆息notice(v.)注意notice sth.注意某事物／notice+V-ing注意某事正在發生
Alice: Kevin, are you okay? You have been staring at your hair for five minutes.
愛麗絲：凱文，你還好嗎？你已經盯著你的頭髮看五分鐘了。
have／has been V-ing現在完成進行式stare at盯著、發呆、空看
Kevin: To be honest, Alice, I am having a midlife crisis. I am turning forty soon, and I feel so old.
凱文：老實說，愛麗絲，我正在經歷中年危機。我快要四十歲了，而且我覺得自己好老。
turn+年齡:變成～歲
Alice: Don’t be so dramatic! Forty is the new thirty. You are in great shape.
愛麗絲：別這麼誇張啦！四十歲是新的三十歲。你的體態保持得很好啊。
dramatic(adj.)誇張的、戲劇化的shape(n.)體態、健康狀況in good shape體態好／out of shape體態差
Kevin: Thanks, but it’s not just my hair. I look at my life and wonder, “Is this it?” I want to shake things up.
凱文：謝謝，但這不只是頭髮的問題。我看著我的人生，然後想著：「就這樣了嗎？」我想做點改變。
wonder(v.)想知道、納悶shake things up改變現狀、打破常規、帶來新氣象
Alice: Oh boy. Please tell me you are not going to buy a sports car or quit your job.
愛麗絲：噢天啊。請告訴我你沒有打算去買一輛跑車，或是把工作辭掉。
be going to(未來)計畫要做～quit(v.)辭職
Kevin: No, but I bought a very expensive electric guitar yesterday. I want to start a rock band.
凱文：沒有，但我昨天買了一把非常昂貴的電吉他。我想組一個搖滾樂團。
electric(adj.)電的、電動的electric fan電風扇／electric lights電燈electrical(adj.)與電有關的electrical problem電力問題electronic(adj.)電子的electronic devices電子產品
Alice: Wow! That is a big change. Can you even play the guitar?
愛麗絲：哇！那可真是個大轉變。你真的會彈吉他嗎？
make a change做出改變
Kevin: Not yet, but I am taking my first lesson tonight. It is time to live my dream!
凱文：還不會，但我今天晚上要上第一堂課。是時候實現我的夢想了！
take a lesson／course上課live one’s dream實現夢想=make one’s dream come true
Alice: Well, good for you! It is better to try something new than just worry about getting older.
愛麗絲：哈哈，那很好啊！嘗試新事物總比只擔心變老還要好。
try sth. new嘗試新事物step out of comfort zone走出舒適圈
Kevin: Exactly. Do you want to come to my first concert next year?
凱文：沒錯。你明年想來我的第一場演唱會嗎？
concert(n.)演唱會、音樂會
Alice: Only if I get a free ticket!
愛麗絲：只有在拿到免費門票的情況下我才去！
only if只有在……的情況下才會發生