炎炎夏日
It’s 37 degrees Celsius today. Tina and her younger brother, Peter, are making shaved ice.
今天氣溫攝氏37度。蒂娜和她的弟弟彼得要做刨冰。
degree(n.)(程)度;學位Celsius(n.)攝氏a degree in psychology心理學的學位
Tina: Hey Peter, do you feel how hot it is today?
蒂娜：嘿，彼得，你有感受到今天有多熱嗎？
Peter: Oh yeah, it’s scorching! How can we cool down?
彼得：喔，對啊，真的好熱啊！怎麼樣可以涼一點啊？
scorching(adj.)炎熱的、灼熱的scorch(v.)燒焦cool down降溫、冷卻、冷靜
Tina: I got an idea! Let’s make some shaved ice. It’s easy. We just need ice and syrup.
蒂娜：我有個點子！我們來做些刨冰吧。很簡單，我們只需要冰和糖漿。
let(v.)使、讓
Peter: Sounds cool! How do we start?
彼得：聽起來很酷！我們要怎麼開始呢？
sound(v.)聽起來taste(v.)嚐起來look(v.)看起來
Tina: I’ll take care of crushing the ice in the blender, and you can help out by pouring it into bowls.
蒂娜：我會負責用攪拌機把冰弄碎，你就幫忙把它倒進碗裡。
crush(v.)壓碎、搗碎blender(n.)攪拌機blend(v.)攪拌pour(v.)倒、注pour...into...把～倒入～
Peter: Got it! And then?
彼得：知道了！然後呢？
Tina: Next comes the fun part! Pick your favorite syrup flavor — we have strawberry, blueberry, and lemon.
蒂娜：接下來就是有趣的部分了！挑選你最喜歡的糖漿口味——有草莓、藍莓和檸檬。
pick(v.)挑選、選擇=chooseflavor(n.)口味、味道
Peter: Hmm, strawberry all the way! Can I pour it on the ice now?
彼得：嗯，當然是草莓啦！我現在可以把它淋在冰上了嗎？
all the way完全地;自始自終地
Tina: Of course. Drizzle that syrup over the ice in the bowls.
蒂娜：當然可以。把糖漿淋在碗裡的冰上。
drizzle(v.)淋
Peter: Woohoo! This looks awesome! Let’s dig in!
彼得：喔耶！看起來超棒的！我們開動吧！
awesome(adj.)很棒的dig in大口吃、大快朵頤
Tina: Enjoy your shaved ice, Peter! It’s the best way to chill on a hot day like this.
蒂娜：享受你的刨冰，彼得！天氣這麼熱，吃刨冰就是最好的降溫方式。
chill(v.)變冷;冷卻