Netflix新計畫
Alice and Nick are friends. They are chatting.
愛麗絲和尼克是朋友。他們在聊天。
be Ving=現在進行式
Alice: Nick, check this out.
愛麗絲：尼克，你看這新聞。
check sth out=看一看
Nick: You look so excited. What’s it all about?
尼克：你看起來好興奮。新聞跟什麼有關啊？
excited(adj.)興奮的
Alice: The news said that Netflix is planning to turn “Squid Game” into a reality game show.
愛麗絲：新聞說Netflix計畫要把「魷魚遊戲」變成實境遊戲節目。
turn sth into=轉變為
Nick: Do you mean the Korean drama about players getting killed if they can’t pass the game?
尼克：你說那個玩家若是沒通過遊戲會被殺掉的韓劇嗎？
drama(n.)戲劇player(n.)選手;玩家pass(v.)通過
Alice: Don’t worry. It won’t cost you your life to win this game show.
愛麗絲：別擔心。你不需要用性命當代價來贏得這場實境秀。
will VR=未來式cost(v.)以～為代價;花費win(v.)贏得
Nick: Good. What’s the prize then?
尼克：很好，獎賞是什麼？
prize(n.)獎賞
Alice: More than 400 players are going to fight against each other to win a prize of 4.56 million dollars.
愛麗絲：超過400位玩家將彼此對抗好贏得456萬美金的獎賞。
be going to VR=未來式fight against=對抗
Nick: That’s a huge sum of money.
尼克：這可是一大筆錢！
sum(n.)總和
Alice: But you have to become the winner first.
愛麗絲：但你得先成為贏家才行。
become(v.)成為winner(n.)贏家
Nick: Who can join in the game?
尼克：誰能參加比賽？
join(v.)參加
Alice: The news said that players have to be over 21 years old and able to speak English.
愛麗絲：新聞說玩家必須超過二十一歲而且能夠說英語。
be able to=能夠
Nick: Well, I check all the boxes. I’m going to sign up!
尼克：嗯，我全都符合啊。我要去報名。
check all the boxes=符合各項條件sign up=報名