
沒有一個是局外人
Kim and Sam are neighbors.
金和山姆是鄰居。
neighbor(n.)鄰居
Kim: Morning Sam. Why are you wearing that funny mask? Are you feeling under the weather?
金:早安啊山姆。你為什麼戴著那個滑稽的面罩?你不舒服嗎?
mask(n.)面具,面罩under the weather身體不舒服
Sam: No, I’m not feeling sick. It’s just the air pollution. It is really bad today. Haven’t you seen?
山姆:不,我沒有不舒服,只是空氣污染。今天空氣真的很糟,妳沒看到嗎?
sick(adj.)生病的,不舒服的just(adv.)只是,僅僅air(n.)空氣pollution(n.)污染
Kim: That’s pollution? I thought it was just foggy. When did our city become so dirty?
金:那是污染嘛?我以為只是起霧。我們的城市何時變得這麼髒了?
foggy(adj.)有霧的become(n.)變成,變得,成為dirty(adj.)髒的,骯髒的
Sam: I think it was when everyone started driving cars. Traffic is getting really bad. I get stuck in a jam almost every day.
山姆:我想是當每個人都開始開車的時候。交通變得很糟,我幾乎每天都被堵在車陣中。
when(conj.)當…時traffic(n.)交通get(v.)變得,變成get(v.)處於(某種狀態)stuck(adj.)動不了的,卡住的jam(n.)交通堵塞almost(adv.)幾乎
Kim: Me too. What can we do to treat our city better?
金:我也是。我們能怎麼做才會對城市好一點?
treat(v.)對待
Sam: Well first, we should stop driving around in cars and start using public transport more often. I also think we could be doing more to keep the streets clean.
山姆:首先,我們應該停止開車並開始多多使用大眾運輸。我也認為我們能多做一些來保持街道的乾淨。
around(adv.)到處,四處public(adj.)民眾的,公共的transport(n.)運輸,交通工具keep(v.)保持
Kim: Yes, littering is a real problem right now. People just drop their rubbish on the ground. It’s sad.
金:是啊,亂丟垃圾現在也真是個問題。人們只把垃圾丟在路上,這真令人不開心。
litter(v.)到處亂丟real(adj.)真的,真正的just(adv.)就是drop(v.)落下,丟下rubbish(n.)垃圾ground(n.)地,地面sad(adj.)令人不快的
Sam: Well why don’t we plan a clean-up around the neighborhood? It would set a good example.
山姆:我們何不在鄰近區域計畫一個打掃活動?這將會建立一個好榜樣耶!
plan(v.)計畫,打算clean-up(n.)打掃,清理around(prep.)四處,周圍neighborhood(n.)鄰近地區set(v.)建立,設立example(n.)榜樣,典範
Kim: That sounds like a great idea. We could all do a little more to look after our environment.
金:聽起來是很棒的主意,我們都可以再多做一點,來照顧我們的環境。
sound(v.)聽起來like(prep.)像idea(n.)意見,想法,主意could(aux.)可以,能a little稍微地