
不再被手機綁架
Peter is playing a game on his cellphone. He sees James walking out of his room.
彼得正在打手遊,他看到詹姆士走出他自己的房間。
cellphone(n.)手機
Peter: Where are you going?
彼得:你要去哪裡?
where are you going=where are you off to?
James: I am going to the bookstore.
詹姆士:我要去書局。
go to...去某個地方
Peter: That’s weird. Since when did you start to buy books?
彼得:真是怪了,你什麼時候開始買書的?
weird(adj.)奇怪的;不尋常的since when從什麼時候起start to do sth.=start doing sth.開始做某事
James: Since I watched a video on YouTube last night. It’s about why we should read every day.
詹姆士:從昨晚在YouTube上看了一支在講「為什麼我們要每天閱讀」的影片之後。
watch-watched觀看watch televisionwatch a movieshould 原Vevery day每天
Peter: You do know reading is good for you, don’t you?
彼得:你應該知道閱讀對你有好處吧?
be good for...對~有好處Eating well is good for health.
James: Of course, I just feel more certain about it now.
詹姆士:當然,我只是現在才更加地肯定這件事。
certain(adj.)肯定的;有把握的be certain about sth.肯定某事
Peter: Really? I wonder what the YouTuber said.
彼得:真的嗎?我倒想知道那位YouTuber說了什麼。
wonder(v.)好奇;想知道
James: The YouTuber says that losing yourself in a good book can help you relax, sleep better and become healthier.
詹姆士:那位YouTuber說閱讀一本好書有助於讓你放鬆、改善睡眠以及變得更健康。
lose oneself in...專注做某事lose yourself in gardeningrelax(v.)放鬆healthy(adj.)健康的(healthy-healthier-healthiest)
Peter: Wow. I never thought about it that way. I guess we all spend too much time on our cellphones. We never truly relax.
彼得:哇,我從沒這麼想過。我想我們都花太多時間在手機上了,根本沒有真正地放鬆過。
think-thoughtguess(v.)猜;猜想spend(v.)花費時間或金錢spend...on...把~花在...spend time on doing homework
James: So do you feel like going to the bookstore with me and maybe choose a book to read?
詹姆士:所以你想不想跟我一起去書店,然後挑一本書來看?
feel like V-ing想做某事maybe(adv.)可能;或許choose(v.)挑選
Peter: Sure! But just let me finish this game first.
彼得:好啊!但先等我打完這一場手遊再說。
finish(v.)結束;完成做某事