台灣美國大不同
Samantha and Doug are talking at the MRT station.
莎曼珊和道格在捷運站交談。
MRT=Mass Rapid Transitmass(adj.)大量的rapid(adj.)快速的transit(n.)運輸metro(n.)捷運
Samantha: Why are you still looking at that map, Doug?
莎曼珊：道格，為什麼你還在看那張地圖？
still(adv.)仍然、儘管如此map(n.)地圖
Doug: I don’t understand it. Reading this map is really difficult!
道格：我看不懂。這張地圖真的很難讀！
understand(v.)理解、了解understand each other互相了解
Samantha: Why? There are maps like this at every MRT station.
莎曼珊：為什麼？每個捷運站都有這樣的地圖。
Doug: I know! And they are all difficult to read. Maps in America are different.
道格：我知道！而且它們都很難閱讀。美國的地圖不一樣。
different(adj.)不同的、不一樣的be different from跟～不同difference(n.)不同
Samantha: Really? But I thought all maps are the same.
莎曼珊：真的嗎？但我以為所有地圖都一樣。
the same同樣的、相同的
Doug: No! In America, north is always at the top of the map. Maps here aren’t like that.
道格：不是的！在美國，地圖上北方總是在最上面。這裡的地圖不是這樣的。
north(n.)(adv.)北方、向北east(n.)東方west(n.)西方south(n.)南方top (n.)頂部at the top of在～的上面at the bottom of在～的底部
Samantha: That’s strange! I didn’t know that.
莎曼珊：那真奇怪！我不知道這一點。
Doug: Yeah. I am getting used to these maps in Taiwan, but they are still difficult to read sometimes.
道格：是的。我正在適應台灣的地圖，但有時候它們仍然很難閱讀。
get used to習慣於～be used to習慣於～used to V.以前習慣～