
如果是你
John and Katy are talking about money.
約翰和凱蒂正在聊錢。
talk about談論
Katy: John, have you heard? Sam from the sales department won the lottery!
凱蒂:約翰,你有聽說嗎?銷售部門的山姆贏得樂透彩耶!
hear(v.)聽說sales(n.)銷售部門department(n.)部門win(v.)贏得lottery(n.)抽彩、彩券
John: Really? Did he win a lot of money?
約翰:真的嗎?他贏了很多錢嗎?
really(excl.)真的、是嗎a lot of很多
Katy: Yes. He won US$1,000 (NT$30,600) a week, for life.
凱蒂:是啊,他贏得了終生一星期一千元美金(30,600元台幣)的獎金。
week(n.)星期、週
John: Wow, imagine what you could do with that money. What would you do if you had US$1,000 to spend every week?
約翰:哇!想像有那些錢妳能做些什麼?如果妳每週有一千美元可以花,妳會做什麼呢?
imagine(v.)想像could(aux.)可以、能would(aux.)將、會if(conj.)如果spend(v.)花費every(det.)每個
Katy: Oh that’s easy. I would study abroad. I’ve always wanted to go to Paris and learn French.
凱蒂:噢,那簡單。我會出國讀書;我一直很想要去巴黎和學法文。
easy(adj.)簡單的、容易的study(v.)讀書abroad(adv.)去國外、在國外always(adv.)一直、總是learn(v.)學習French(n.)法文
John: That’s a clever way to use the money. Me, I would buy a nice camera. I want to take better photos, but the equipment is all so expensive.
約翰:使用這些錢那是個聰明的方法。我嘛,我想要買一台好的相機;我想要拍更好的照片,但設備全部都好貴!
clever(adj.)聰明的way(v.)方法、方式use(v.)使用buy(v.)買nice(adj.)好的camera(n.)相機take(v.)(意思視名詞而定)photo(n.)照片equipment(n.)器材、設備all(pron.)全部、所有so(adv.)很、非常expensive(adj.)昂貴的
Katy: That’s a good idea too. I think the most important thing is to use the money on something that will help you chase your dreams.
凱蒂:那也是個好主意。我想最重要的事是把錢用在能幫助你追求夢想的事情上。
idea(n.)想法、主意think(v.)覺得、認為most(adv.)最important(adj.)重要的thing(n.)事情something(pron.)某事物help(v.)幫助chase(v.)追逐、努力爭取dream(n.)夢想、願望
John: Yes, I agree.
約翰:是啊,我同意!
agree(v.)同意