從坦尚尼亞到台灣
Fiona and Jasper are university students. They are discussing a viral graduation speech by Nathan, a PhD graduate from Tanzania.
費歐娜與賈斯伯是大學生。他們正討論著一段在網路爆紅的畢業致詞，演講者是來自坦尚尼亞的博士畢業生內森。
graduation(n.)畢業PhD=Doctor of Philosophy博士學位have a PhD in…在某領域的博士學位graduate(n.)畢業生
Jasper: Hey Fiona! You look so happy. What are you watching?
賈斯伯：嘿，費歐娜！你看起來好開心。你在看什麼？
Fiona: Hi Jasper! I’m watching a video of Nathan’s graduation speech at NTU. It is amazing!
費歐娜：嗨，賈斯伯！我正在看內森在台大的畢業致詞影片。真的很棒！
NTU=National Taiwan University台灣大學
Jasper: Oh, I heard about him! He just got his PhD degree, right? He is from Tanzania.
賈斯伯：喔，我有聽說他！他剛取得博士學位，對吧？他來自坦尚尼亞。
PhD degree博士學位bachelor’s degree學士學位master’s degree碩士學位
Fiona: Yes! His story is beautiful. When he was a child, his life was very difficult. His class had 150 students, and he could only go to school three days a week. But he studied hard and always got top grades!
費歐娜：對啊！他的故事很動人。他小時候的生活很艱苦。他的班級有150個學生，他一個星期只能上學三天。但他非常努力讀書，而且成績一直都很優秀！
live a hard life過辛苦的生活=lead a difficult lifestruggle to make ends meet勉強維生grade(n.)成績、分數
Jasper: Wow, that is hard work! But how did he come to Taiwan? Taiwan and Tanzania are so far away.
賈斯伯：哇，那真的很努力！不過他是怎麼來台灣的？台灣和坦尚尼亞距離那麼遠。
miles away很遠in the distance在遠方
Fiona: Because of Dr. Jane Goodall!
費歐娜：因為珍古德博士！
Jasper: The famous chimpanzee scientist?
賈斯伯：是那位研究黑猩猩的著名科學家嗎？
Fiona: Yes, her! She met Nathan in a small African village when he was a little boy. She saw that he loved learning, so she paid for his school. Later, she told him, “Go to Taiwan to study environmental engineering!”
費歐娜：沒錯，就是她！內森還是個小男孩時，她就在非洲的一個小村莊遇到他了。她看到內森很渴望求知，所以資助他上學。後來，她對內森說：「去台灣念環境工程吧！」
village(n.)村莊tuition(n.)學費tuition expenses學費開銷environmental protection環境保護environmental awareness環保意識
Jasper: Really? Why Taiwan?
賈斯伯：真的嗎？為什麼是台灣？
Fiona: Because Dr. Jane Goodall loves Taiwan! She visited Taiwan 18 times in 30 years. She knows that Taiwanese people care a lot about nature and protecting animals.
費歐娜：因為珍古德博士很愛台灣！她在30年內訪問了台灣18次。她知道台灣人非常關心自然和保護動物。
nature(n.)自然be close to nature親近大自然appreciate nature欣賞大自然
Jasper: That is wonderful. So she trusted Taiwan to give Nathan a good education.
賈斯伯：那真棒。所以她信任台灣能給內森良好的教育。
trust(v.)信任、相信get／receive an education接受教育quality education優質教育
Fiona: Exactly! And Nathan did great here. He even started an “African Students Association” to help other students feel at home.
費歐娜：沒錯！而且內森在這裡表現得很好。他甚至創辦了「非洲同學會」，幫助其他留學生感覺像在家一樣溫暖。
association(n.)協會、組織an association of...由……組成的協會in association with與……合作
Jasper: I love this story. It makes me feel proud to study in Taiwan, too.
賈斯伯：我很喜歡這個故事。這也讓我為在台灣讀書感到驕傲。
Fiona: Me too! It shows that kindness can connect people from all over the world. Come on, let’s watch the speech together!
費歐娜：我也是！這證明了善良可以把世界各地的人連結在一起。來吧，我們一起看這段演講！
from all over the world來自世界各地