
在家動手做樂趣多!
Edward is Anne’s little brother. Today, they are at home and want to put together a new table.
愛德華是安妮的弟弟。今天,他們在家裡,想要組裝一張新桌子。
Edward: Anne, look what I got — a new table for my room.
愛德華:安妮!看我買了什麼——我房間的新桌子。
table(n.)桌子set the table擺餐具clear the table收拾桌子
Anne: Wow, it looks nice! Can you put it together by yourself?
安妮:哇,看起來不錯!你自己可以組裝嗎?
by yourself獨自、靠自己
Edward: Yeah! I have all the tools and the steps. Wanna help me?
愛德華:可以啊!我有所有工具和步驟。你想幫我嗎?
tool(n.)工具step(n.)步驟step by step一步一步地
Anne: Umm… I’m not very good at this. I’ll probably mess it up.
安妮:嗯⋯⋯我不太擅長。我可能會弄錯。
be good at擅長probably(adv.)很有可能地mess up弄錯、搞砸
Edward: Don’t worry! It’s easy. First, we need the screws and the legs.
愛德華:別擔心!很簡單。先把螺絲和桌腳找出來。
screw(n.)螺絲
Anne: Okay… got the screws. What’s next?
安妮:好…螺絲找到了。下一步呢?
Edward: Now we put the legs on the table top. Here, use this screwdriver.
愛德華:現在把桌腳裝到桌面上。來,用這個螺絲起子。
top(n.)上面、頂部
Anne: Done! Look, I did it!
安妮:完成了!看,我做到了!
Edward: Nice job! Now let’s flip it over. The table’s ready.
愛德華:做得好!現在把桌子翻過來。桌子可以用了。
flip over翻過來、翻轉
Anne: Yay! Our table looks great. DIY is actually fun!
安妮:耶!我們的桌子看起來很棒。自己動手組裝其實很好玩!
DIY=Do It Yourself自己動手做actually(adv.)其實、反而
Edward: Haha, see? Next time, we can put together a chair too.
愛德華:哈哈,看吧?下次我們也可以一起組裝椅子。