小班教學受歡迎
Alice and Stanley are a Taiwanese couple. They have two children.
艾莉絲和史丹利是台灣夫妻。他們有兩個小孩。
Alice: Hey, Stanley! Did you see the news about the cram schools? There are more of them than convenience stores now!
艾莉絲：嘿，史丹利！你有看到有關補習班的新聞嗎？現在補習班比便利商店還多耶！
Stanley: Really? I thought they were closing down because there are fewer kids.
史丹利：真的嗎？我還以為因為孩子變少，補習班都關門了呢。
close down關閉(門)few很少／a few一些(修飾可數名詞)
Alice: I know, right? But it turns out the smaller classes are popular. Parents want their kids to learn more!
艾莉絲：我也覺得很奇怪！但聽說小班教學變得很受歡迎，父母都希望孩子學習更多東西！
turn out結果popular(adj.)受歡迎的be popular with在～受歡迎
Stanley: That makes sense. I want our children to have good English skills too.
史丹利：這樣說來也是。我希望我們的孩子也能有好的英語能力。
make sense有道理、說得通skill(n.)技能、技巧
Alice: Same here! The Education Minister said parents have high hopes for their kids these days.
艾莉絲：我也是！教育部長還說，現在的父母對孩子的期望都很高。
receive an education ／get an education接受教育minister(n.)部長、大臣foreign minister外交部長health minister衛生部長have high hopes for…對～有很高的期望
Stanley: Yeah, we should definitely help them with their homework. We can practice at home!
史丹利：我們一定要幫助他們做功課，可以在家一起練習！
definitely(adv.)一定、肯定help sb. with sth.幫助某人某事
Alice: Great idea! Let’s make it fun with games and activities.
艾莉絲：好主意！我們可以用遊戲和活動來讓學習變得有趣。
activity(n.)(娛樂)活動
Stanley: Exactly! If we learn together, it will make studying easier.
史丹利：沒錯！如果我們一起學習，會讓學習變得更輕鬆。
Alice: Yeah! That way, learning won’t be so boring!
艾莉絲：對啊！這樣學習就不會那麼無聊了！
boring(adj.)無聊的、無趣的bore(v.)使無聊、厭煩