藥效持續十三年
Jane is a mother of two. She is chatting with her colleague, Hank, during their lunch break.
珍是兩個孩子的媽。現在是午餐時間，她正在跟同事漢克聊天。
mother of two兩個小孩的媽
Hank: Hey, why the long face? What’s the matter?
漢克：嘿，怎麼哭喪著臉？
the long face難過、憂傷
Jane: My husband and I are going through something. We don’t want to have any more kids, so we’re looking for a birth control method that we can both agree on.
珍：我先生跟我正在經歷一些事情。我們不想再生了所以正在討論我們兩個都可以接受的避孕方法。
go through經歷look for=search for尋找agree on同意
Hank: That’s a big decision to make.
漢克：這是個很重大的決定。
decision(n.)決定
Jane: Yeah, and he wants me to have my tubes tied. I really don’t want to, so we had a falling out.
珍：沒錯，然後他想要我去結紮，但我不想要，我們就大吵一架。
have one′s tubes tied女性結紮、get snipped男性結紮falling out(n.)大吵、fall out(v.)+over sth. or with sb.
Hank: That’s not fair to you at all! Wait, I heard that there’s a new birth control method for men in India. It only requires one shot.
漢克：對你也太不公平。等等，我聽說印度研發了一種新的男性避孕藥。只要打一針就可以。
require(v.)需要shot(n.)一針、一槍
Jane: Really? Is it safe?
珍：真的嗎？那安全嗎？
Hank: They’ve run some experiments on mice and it was proven to be a reliable method. What’s more, there are no side effects. The authorities in India are ready to approve it.
漢克：他們在老鼠上做了一些實驗然後結果證明很可靠。然後，一點副作用都沒有。印度當局已經準備好批准了。
experiment(n.)實驗be proven to be被證明為reliable(adj.)可靠的side effect副作用authority(n.)當局、官方approve(v.)准許
Jane: How long will it remain effective?
珍：但可以藥效持續多久？
remain(v.)保持effective(adj.)有效的
Hank: Up to 13 years.
漢克：可以到十三年。
up to長達、高達
Jane: Wow, that’s good news. I’ll talk to my husband about this then. Thanks a lot!
珍：哇，真是不錯的消息。我會再跟我先生談談。謝謝啦。