令人難過的新聞
Claire and Craig are cleaning the yard after typhoon Maria hit.
克萊兒與克雷格在颱風來襲後正在清理庭院。
yard(n.)庭院、院子after(conj.)在…之後typhoon(n.)颱風hit(v.)襲擊
Claire: The wind yesterday was really strong. There are many fallen trees in the street.
克萊兒：昨天風真的很強，街上有許多倒下的樹。
strong(adj.)強勁的fallen(adj.)落在地上的、倒地的
Craig: And there’s a sad news – a man in New Taipei City died because of strong wind gusts.
克雷格：而且有一則令人難過的新聞—新北市的一個男人因為強風死亡了。
news(n.)新聞、消息because of因為、由於gust(n.)一陣狂風、一陣強風
Claire: What? How come?
克萊兒：什麼？怎麼會呢？
how come怎麼會
Craig: He accidentally fell to his death from the second floor while he was checking on the doors and windows.
克雷格：當他在檢查門窗時，意外地從二樓跌落死亡。
accidentally(adv.)偶然地、意外地fall(v.)跌倒、落下death(n.)死亡floor(n.)樓層while(conj.)在…的時候check(v.)檢查check on sth.確認…安全
Claire: But it was only a two-story fall.
克萊兒：但只是兩層樓的跌落耶！
only(adv.)只是、僅僅story(n.)樓層、層fall(n.)跌倒、跌落
Craig: Yes, it was. Unfortunately, he fell to the ground on his head.
克雷格：是啊，很不幸地他是以頭著地。
unfortunately(adv.)不幸地、倒楣地ground(n.)地上
Claire: Oh my God! I’m so sorry to hear that.
克萊兒：我的天呀！聽到這個真遺憾。
Craig: So am I. It’s better to do the checking beforehand, as we’ll never know what will happen next!
克雷格：我也是。最好事先做檢查，因為我們不會知道接下來會發生什麼事！
so(adv.)同樣、像這樣beforehand(adv.)事先as(conj.)因為、由於happen(v.)發生next(adv.)接下來、然後