第一次嚐到糖
Dinah and Frank are having a conversation about their son’s upcoming first birthday party.
黛娜和法蘭克正在談論他們兒子即將到來的週歲生日派對。
upcoming(adj.)即將到來的
Dinah: Hey Frank, did you make a list of people we want to invite for our son’s birthday party?
黛娜：嘿法蘭克，你有列出我們想邀請來參加兒子生日派對的賓客名單了嗎？
make a list of…列出～invite(v.)邀請invite sb. to…(活動或地點)invite sb. for…(目的)
Frank: Yep, I did that last night. I was thinking we should invite our family and close friends.
法蘭克：有，我昨晚就列好了。我想我們應該邀請我們的親朋好友。
close(v.)關閉;(adj.)親近的、密切的
Dinah: I agree. It will be nice to celebrate with the people closest to us. I was also thinking, what about having the party at the park near our house? It’s such a pretty place, and it would be fun for the kids to play.
黛娜：我同意。跟我們最親近的人一起慶祝會很不錯呢。我也在想，要不要在我們家附近的公園舉辦派對？那個地方很美，孩子們在那裡玩耍也會很有趣。
celebrate(v.)慶祝close-closer-closest
Frank: That’s a great idea. We can bring some toys for the children to play with. Plus, we can have a picnic with some snacks and drinks.
法蘭克：那是個好主意。我們可以帶些玩具給孩子們玩。而且，我們也可以準備些零食和飲料在那裡野餐。
toy(n.)玩具picnic(n.)野餐snack(n.)零食
Dinah: Exactly! And we can get a little cake for our son to have his first taste of sugar. Maybe we can also add some cute decorations to make the party look more fun.
黛娜：沒錯！我們可以為兒子買一個小蛋糕，讓他第一次嚐嚐糖的味道。或許我們還可以加一些可愛的裝飾，讓派對看起來更有趣。
taste(v.)嚐;(n.)味道decoration(n.)裝飾
Frank: Sounds good. Hey, any idea about what gift we should get for our son’s birthday?
法蘭克：聽起來很不錯。嘿，有沒有想過我們該為兒子準備什麼生日禮物？
gift(n.)禮物
Dinah: Maybe we can get him a set of building blocks.
黛娜：也許我們可以買一套積木給他。
get sb.(間接受詞) sth.(直接受詞)為某人取得某物、買某物給某人building block積木
Frank: That’s great. Our child will have a really special day.
法蘭克：太好了。我們的孩子將會度過非常特別的一天呢。
special(adj.)特別的