
智慧型鬧鐘
Luke and Lucy are at a shopping center.
路克與露西正在一間購物中心。
center(n.)中心
Luke: Have you got everything on the list?
路克:妳拿了清單上所有東西了嗎?
everything(pron.)所有事物list(n.)清單
Lucy: Almost there. I’m still looking for an alarm clock. I hope I can find one that wakes you up without disturbing me.
露西:快了;我還在找一種鬧鐘。我希望能找到一種只會叫醒你但不會打擾到我的鬧鐘。
almost(adv.)幾乎、差不多still(adv.)還是、依然hope(v.)希望without(prep.)沒有、無disturb(v.)打斷、干擾
Luke: You’re in luck! A start-up company has just released a “smart” alarm clock that wakes people up without disturbing the other person in bed.
路克:妳真幸運!一間新創公司推出一個智慧型鬧鐘,它能不干擾到枕邊人把人們叫醒。
luck(n.)運氣、機會start-up(n.)新興小型企業company(n.)公司just(adv.)剛剛、剛才release(v.)發行、發布
Lucy: Really? Tell me more about it.
露西:真的嗎?你再多說一些。
really(excl.)真的、是嗎
Luke: It can detect where you lie and wake you up with a focused beam of light just like a ray of sunlight. It also uses sounds from nature to allow you to feel that you’re out in nature.
路克:它可以偵測到妳躺的地方,用就像陽光的聚焦光叫醒妳;它也使用大自然的聲音讓妳感覺身在外面大自然裡。
detect(v.)偵測lie(v.)躺、躺臥focused(adj.)集中的、聚焦的beam(n.)光束、光線light(n.)光、光線just(adv.)正好、恰恰ray(n.)光線、光束sunlight(n.)陽光、日光sound(v.)聲音、聲響nature(n.)大自然allow(v.)允許、准許
Lucy: That sounds brilliant! Let me search online to see where I can get one.
露西:聽起來真棒!讓我上網找找哪裡可以買到。
sound(v.)聽起來brilliant(adj.)非常好的、聰穎的let(v.)讓search(v.)搜尋online(adv.)在網路上、從網路上
Luke: An alarm clock that helps you fall asleep is available as well! People with sleeping problems can get rid of their sleeping pills!
路克:也有幫助妳入眠的鬧鐘呢!有失眠問題的人們可以丟棄安眠藥了!
fall(v.)變成asleep(adj.)睡著的available(adj.)可獲得的、可用的get rid of擺脫、丟棄pill(n.)藥丸
Lucy: Sweet! Sleeping well is just what people under a lot of pressure need.
露西:真好!睡得好正是壓力很大的人所需要的。
sweet(excl.)很好what(pron.)…的pressure(n.)壓力