
越來越少的人潮
Sam and Peggy are chatting in their apartment.
山姆和佩姬在住處聊天。
apartment(n.)公寓
Sam: Hey, I’m starving! I need to go grab a bite. Care to join me?
山姆:嘿,我好餓,得去吃點東西,你要一起來嗎?
starving(adj.)非常餓的grab a bite吃點東西care to RV?要不要~?
Peggy: Sure! Why don’t we have some snacks at the McDonald’s near Tianmu Circle? I heard that it’s closing down at the end of June.
佩姬:好啊!我們要不要去那間天母圓環附近的麥當勞?我聽說他們六月底就要停止營業了。
Why don’t we RV?我們何不~?snack(n.)點心
Sam: Really? That McDonald’s has been running for at least 20 years. It must be shocking news for the neighborhood.
山姆:真的嗎?那間麥當勞已經開了至少20年了,這對附近的人來說一定是個令人震驚的消息。
have V-pp Ving現在完成進行式run(v.)經營、營業must RV一定是shocking(adj.)令人驚訝的neighborhood(n.)鄰近地區、社區
Peggy: Well, it’s not the first time a big brand store shuts down. The Häagen-Dazs ice cream store and the Starbucks shop in Tianmu have already closed their doors.
佩姬:不過,這倒不是第一次有知名品牌店倒閉了,哈根達斯和星巴克天母店也已經停止營業了。
brand(n.)品牌already(adv.)已經
Sam: I guess it’s because the rent is too high.
山姆:我猜是因為店租太貴。
rent(n.)租金
Peggy: And fewer and fewer people are coming to visit this area.
佩姬:還有這裡的人潮越來越少。
fewer(adj.)較少的area(n.)地區
Sam: No wonder the weekend flea market at Tianmu Circle has been so popular for so many years. The rent must be pretty low.
山姆:難怪天母圓環的假日二手市集好幾年都這麼受歡迎。租金一定很便宜。
no wonder難怪flea market跳蚤市場popular(adj.)有名的pretty(adv.)=really相當、頗
Peggy: Speaking of the flea market, we can go check it out after we finish eating.
佩姬:說到二手市集,我們吃完東西後可以去看看。
speak of說到check it out看一看
Sam: Great idea!
山姆:好主意!