溯溪和打鼓課
Jenny and Frank are friends. They are in a coffee shop.
珍妮和法蘭克是朋友，他們在咖啡店。
coffee shop咖啡店
Jenny: Hi, Frank. I haven’t seen you in ages. What have you been up to?
珍妮：嗨，法蘭克，我好久沒看到你了，最近在忙什麼？
現在完成式=have(has)+過去分詞，表某動作或狀態持續到現在see-saw-seen看見age(n.)很長的時間been=be動詞的過去分詞
Frank: Not much. It’s been so hot.
法蘭克：沒什麼事，最近好熱。
hot(adj.)炎熱的
Jenny: I know. My family and I are going to Hualien this weekend for river tracing. Have you done river tracing before?
珍妮：是啊，這週末我和家人要去花蓮溯溪，你曾溯溪過嗎？
do-did-done做現在完成式可表經驗
Frank: No, I haven’t. What’s that?
法蘭克：不，我不曾，那是什麼？
Jenny: It’s a popular outdoor activity in Japan and Taiwan, and it includes the skills of hiking, rock climbing, and river crossing.
珍妮：它是在日本和臺灣很流行的戶外活動，包含健行、攀岩和穿越河流的技能。
popular(adj.)受歡迎的outdoor(adj.)戶外的include(v.)包含cross(v.)越過、渡過
Frank: You have been a nature lover since we were in high school.
法蘭克：從我們中學開始，你就是大自然的愛好者。
nature(n.)自然since(conj)自⋯開始主詞+have(has)+過去分詞+since+過去時間點(過去式子句
Jenny: And I still am!.
珍妮：而我現在還是呢！
still(adv.)還是
Frank: Oh, I actually have something to share. I just took up drumming.
法蘭克：噢，其實我有事情要分享，我剛開始學打鼓。
take up開始學⋯
Jenny: That’s new. How long has it been since you started drumming?
珍妮：那可新奇了，你開始打鼓有多久了？
how long有多久
Frank: I have taken drumming lessons for two months. It’s a great way to let off steam.
法蘭克：我已經上了兩個月的打鼓課，它是宣洩情緒的好方法。
take-took-taken上課主詞+have(has)+過去分詞+for+一段時間let off steam宣洩情緒、消耗精力