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Joshes! Let’s Fight!

為喬許而戰

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Joshes! Let’s Fight!
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Peter and Tina used to study at the same high school. They are chatting.
彼得和蒂娜曾經在同一所中學讀書。他們在聊天。
used to do sth.以前習慣
Tina: Are you in touch with Josh? How has he been?
蒂娜:你有跟喬許保持聯絡嗎?他過得好嗎?
be in touch with sb. or stay in touch保持聯繫
Peter: He’s fine. He went to the “Josh Fight” this year.
彼得:他很好。他今年還去參加了「喬許之戰。」
Tina: What is that? A fight only for Joshes?
蒂娜:那是什麼?只有喬許能參加的戰鬥嗎?
Peter: Yes! The story begins with a Josh in Arizona, who wanted to challenge other Joshes for this name because his name was so common that he couldn’t use it to register on many websites.
彼得:是的! 故事要說到一位住在亞歷桑那州的喬許,他想以這個名字為賭注來挑戰其他喬許,因為他的名字太普遍了,導致於他常常無法在網站上用自己的名字註冊。
begin with開始於challenge(v.)挑戰common(adj.)尋常的、rare(adj.)罕見的register(v.)註冊website(n.)網站
Tina: That is a problem I often run into as well.
蒂娜:這也是我經常遇到的問題。
run into遇到
Peter: So, he invited all the Joshes he could find to fight for the name.
彼得:所以他邀請了他能找到所有喬許來為這個名字一戰。
invite(v.)邀請
Tina: That sounds so interesting. Our Josh was there as well?
蒂娜:聽起來真有趣。我們的喬希也有參加嗎?
interesting(adj.)有趣的
Peter: Yes. Around 50 people with the same name showed up at the fight. The Josh in Arizona even helped raise money for a local food bank.
彼得:對啊。那天現場大約有50位喬許。主辦的喬許甚至還利用活動來為當地的食物銀行做公益募物資。
show up現身、出席raise(v.)募集、舉手、上升、養育food bank食物銀行
Tina: That is so nice of this Josh! Did our Josh win?
蒂娜:這個喬許人太好了!那我們的喬希有贏嗎?
win(v.)勝利
Peter: No. What a pity!
彼得:沒有,非常可惜。
What a pity真是可惜、遺憾

📚 重點單字片語

fight(v.)
鬥爭、吵架、戰鬥
used to do sth.
以前習慣
be in touch with sb. or stay in touch
保持聯繫
begin with
開始於
challenge(v.)
挑戰
common(adj.)
尋常的、rare(adj.)罕見的
register(v.)
註冊
website(n.)
網站
run into
遇到
invite(v.)
邀請
interesting(adj.)
有趣的
show up
現身、出席
raise(v.)
募集、舉手、上升、養育
food bank
食物銀行
win(v.)
勝利
What a pity
真是可惜、遺憾
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