一部精彩到讓人發胖的小說！
Mindy and Ryan are friends. They are chatting at a cafe.
敏蒂和萊恩是朋友。他們正在咖啡廳聊天。
Mindy: Oh my god, guess what? A Taiwanese novel just won a huge international prize!
敏蒂：天啊，你猜怎麼了？一本臺灣小說剛拿到一個國際大獎！
fiction(n.)虛構作品(總稱)novel(n.)長篇小說
Ryan: Seriously? That’s awesome! What prize? You know I’m not really a big book reader.
萊恩：真的假的？太酷了吧！什麼獎？你知道我平時不怎麼看書的。
Mindy: It’s the International Booker Prize! The book is called “Taiwan Travelogue” by Yang Shuang-zi. She’s from Taiwan!
敏蒂：是國際布克獎！書名叫《臺灣漫遊錄》，作者是楊双子。她是臺灣人喔！
travelogue旅行紀錄片、遊記
Ryan: Whoa, seriously? Is this the first time for Taiwan?
萊恩：哇，真的假的！這是臺灣第一次得這個獎嗎？
Mindy: Yeah! It’s the first time a Taiwanese writer and a Taiwanese translator have won this prize. I’m so excited — I love this book!
敏蒂：對啊！這是第一次有臺灣作家和臺灣譯者拿到這個獎！我整個人超嗨——我超愛這本書！
translator(n.)譯者／freelance translator自由接案譯者translate(v.)翻譯translate sth. into+語言:把～翻譯成～語言interpreter(n.)口譯者
Ryan: Okay, you got me curious. What’s the book about?
萊恩：好啦，你讓我好奇了。那本書是在寫什麼？
be curious about…對～好奇be curious to VR想去做～
Mindy: It centers on a Japanese writer, Aoyama Chizuko, on a tour of Taiwan in the 1930s. She travels with her Taiwanese translator, O Chizuru, and falls in love with her.
敏蒂：故事圍繞在一個日本作家青山千鶴子身上，她在1930年代到臺灣旅遊。她和她的臺灣通譯王千鶴一起旅行，而且還愛上了她。
center on以～為中心、圍繞著～fall in love with…愛上～=fall forgrow to like慢慢喜歡上
Ryan: Sounds interesting. But is it just a love story?
萊恩：聽起來很有意思。但它就只是一個愛情故事嗎？
Mindy: Not at all. Through their eyes, the novel looks at deeper things like culture and history. And there’s so much amazing Taiwanese food in the book too!
敏蒂：完全不是。透過她們的視角，這本小說探討了更深層的東西，像是文化、歷史。而且書裡也有很多超棒的台灣美食！
deep(adj.)深的、深刻的、深入的deep love深愛deep sadness深深的悲傷
Ryan: Wow, that’s deep. But wait, didn’t you mention food earlier? You know I’m a total foodie.
萊恩：哇，這很有深度耶。不過等等，你剛剛是不是有提到吃的？你知道我完全是個吃貨。
foodie(n.)美食愛好者glutton(n.)貪吃的人
Mindy: Oh, definitely! They try a ton of delicious Taiwanese food along the way. The author actually said that researching all the food made her gain weight!
敏蒂：喔，當然有！她們沿路吃了超級多臺灣美食。作者還說因為研究那些食物，結果自己變胖了！
along the way在過程中／途中research(v.)(n.)研究do research on…在～做研究research paper研究論文／research findings研究結果
Ryan: Haha, I feel that! I always gain weight when I try new restaurants. Is the book popular now?
萊恩：哈哈，我懂！我每次嘗試新餐廳也都會變胖。那這本書現在很紅嗎？
be popular with…在～中受歡迎be popular in+地方:在某地受歡迎
Mindy: Oh, totally. It’s flying off the shelves now.
敏蒂：喔，超紅。現在賣到翻。
fly off the shelves熱銷、供不應求
Ryan: Nice. Maybe I should actually read it. The food and history parts sound amazing.
萊恩：讚喔。也許我真的該讀一下。食物和歷史的部分聽起來太誘人了。
Mindy: Come on, you have to! It’s super fun, and you’ll love the food descriptions.
敏蒂：拜託，你一定要看！超級有趣，你絕對會愛死那些食物描寫。
description(n.)描寫、敘述、說明describe(v.)敘述
Ryan: Alright, alright, I’ll give it a shot... just for you. Taiwanese literature is cooler than I thought!
萊恩：好啦好啦，我會試試看⋯⋯看在你的份上。臺灣文學比我想的還要酷耶！
have a go嘗試literature(n.)文學
Mindy: Yes! I’m so proud. Let’s grab a drink and talk about it when you finish!
敏蒂：太棒了！我以此為榮。等你讀完我們再約出來一邊喝一邊聊！
Ryan: Deal. I’m buying the e-book right now!
萊恩：說定了。我現在就買電子書！
e-book=electronic book電子書e-reader電子閱讀器