主要污染源之一
Ken and Judy are in a motorcycle shop. Judy wants to buy a new motorcycle.
肯和茱蒂在機車行裡。茱蒂想買台新摩托車。
scooter(n.)輕型機車
Judy: Wow. It is a lot more expensive than I thought.
茱蒂：哇，這比我想的還要貴好多。
more expensive=比較級
Ken: Yeah, the price of a motorcycle is getting more and more expensive.
肯：是啊，摩托車的價格越來越高。
be V-ing=現在進行式
Judy: But many people need to ride a motorcycle every day.
茱蒂：但很多人每天都要騎摩托車。
ride(v.)騎乘give me a ride=順路載我一程
Ken: That’s why they don’t have to lower the price. People buy it anyway.
肯：所以他們不需要降低價格。反正人們都得要買才行。
lower(v.)使下降
Judy: They can’t do that.
茱蒂：他們不能這樣做。
Ken: Also, the tax is pretty high.
肯：而且，稅也蠻高的。
tax(n.)稅金duty-free(adj.)免稅的
Judy: Why is that?
茱蒂：爲什麼？
How come？=為何會如此？
Ken: The government says that motorcycles are one of the main causes of air pollution. So, there are two different taxes to pay.
肯：政府說摩托車是主要污染理由之一。所以有兩種不同的稅要支付。
main(adj.)主要的cause(n.)原因
Judy: That doesn’t seem fair.
茱蒂：感覺起來並不公平。
fair(adj.)公平的unfair(adj.)不公平的
Ken: Many would agree with you.
肯：很多人會同意你的說法。
agree with=同意
Judy: Well, I don’t think I can afford it now.
茱蒂：嗯，我不認為我現在能負擔得了。
afford(v.)負擔
Ken: Let’s come back to it later then.
肯：那我們之後再來吧。
come back=回來