
從關燈做起
Martha and Jay live together. They are talking about going green at home.
瑪莎和傑一起生活。他們正在討論如何在家裡做環保。
together(adv.)一起talk about談論
Jay: Martha, how do you think we can go green at home?
傑:瑪莎,你覺得我們可以如何在家裡做環保?
how far多遠how much多少how+adj.詢問程度
Martha: Well, we can start by turning off the lights when we leave a room.
瑪莎:嗯,我們可以從離開房間時關燈做起。
turn off=switch off關閉電源switch off不再關注turn on打開(電源)
Jay: Yeah, that’s a good idea. I sometimes don’t do that.
傑:是的,那是個好主意。我有時候不會關燈。
sometimes(adv.)有時候=occasionally
Martha: Me too. But it will be good if we start.
瑪莎:我也是。但如果我們開始這樣做,會很好。
Jay: Yes, I think so too. We can also take shorter showers so we don’t use a lot of water.
傑:是的,我也這麼認為。我們也可以縮短淋浴的時間,這樣就不會使用太多水。
shower(n.)淋浴、陣雨thundery shower雷陣雨take a bath泡澡lot of =lots of=much很多、大量
Martha: Oh, that’s also a good way to be green. That will help the Earth!
瑪莎:喔,那也是一個做環保很好的方法。會幫助到地球!
way(n.)方法
Jay: Yep! Let’s start with these and see if we think of more ways later.
傑:對!讓我們從這些事情做起,再看看我們是否能想到更多的方法。
start with~從~開始著手think of想起later(adv.)以後