台東浸水營古道意外
Chris and Jennie are high school teachers in Taiwan. They are having a conversation.
克里斯和珍妮是台灣的高中老師。他們正在交談。
Chris: Hey Jennie, did you hear about what happened in Taitung?
克里斯：嘿，珍妮，你聽說台東那邊發生了什麼事嗎？
Jennie: No, what’s going on?
珍妮：沒有，發生了什麼事？
Chris: A man in his 40s died after getting attacked by hornets while he was guiding students on a hike.
克里斯：一名40多歲的男子在帶學生遠足時被虎頭蜂襲擊，結果去世了。
attack(v.)(n.)攻擊go on the attack進行攻擊性的行動guide(v.)引導、操控，駕駛(n.)指南、手冊hotel guide旅館指南travel guides旅行手冊
Jennie: Oh no, that’s awful. Was it a field trip?
珍妮：喔，不，真可怕。那是校外教學嗎？
Chris: Yeah, he was with a group of high school and university students on the Jinshuiying Old Trail.
克里斯：是的，他帶一群高中生及大學生去浸水營古道。
trail(n.)小徑
Jennie: Did any of the students get hurt?
珍妮：有學生受傷嗎？
Chris: Two of them got stung, but they’re okay. The man tried to help them and got stung a lot.
克里斯：有兩個被蜇了，不過他們沒事。男子試圖幫助他們，結果被蜇了很多下。
sting(v.)蜇、叮(三態:sting, stung, stung)
Jennie: That’s really tragic. We should make sure our students know how to stay safe on our trip.
珍妮：真是悲劇。我們應該確保學生知道如何在旅途中保持安全。
tragedy(n.)悲劇
Chris: Definitely. We should remind them to wear dull colors and not to swat at bees.
克里斯：沒錯。我們應該提醒他們不要穿鮮豔的衣物，而且不要揮打蜜蜂。
remind sb. to do sth. 提醒某人做某事dull(adj.)暗淡的swat at sth.拍打或揮打某物
Jennie: Good idea. They should also keep their food covered and avoid wearing perfumes.
珍妮：好主意。他們也應該把食物蓋好，還有避免擦香水。
keep O. adj.維持～的狀態
Chris: Exactly. And if they spot a nest, they should calmly walk away and not get too close.
克里斯：沒錯。如果他們看到蜂巢，應該冷靜離開，不要靠得太近。
spot(v.)發現nest(n.)巢
Jennie: Yeah, and it’s best to avoid areas where bees nest, especially during their nesting seasons.
珍妮： 對，而且最好避免去蜜蜂築巢的地方，尤其是在牠們的築巢季節。