花錢買婚？
Peter and Trista are at a café in Taoyuan, discussing a viral story about a local man named Nick.
彼得和翠絲塔在桃園的一家咖啡廳，討論一位名叫尼克的在地男子的爆紅故事。
viral(adj.)爆紅的go viral爆紅
Trista: Hey Peter, did you hear about Nick? The guy who made headlines for marrying an 18-year-old from Vietnam?
翠絲塔：嘿彼得，你有聽說過尼克嗎？就是那位因為娶了18歲的越南姑娘，而上了頭條的那個人？
marry(v.)娶、嫁某人married(adj.)已婚的
Peter: Yeah, it’s all over social media. What a story.
彼得：有啊，社交媒體上到處都在傳。真是個轟動的故事。
be all over到處都是
Trista: Right? He said he spent NT$700,000 on the whole thing, and people are losing it.
翠絲塔：可不是嗎？他說他花了70萬結婚，大家都在瘋狂討論。
Peter: Why is everyone so worked up about it?
彼得：大家為什麼這麼激動？
be worked up about sth.對～感到生氣或激動
Trista: People are saying he basically bought a bride. He also mentioned something about Taiwanese women not wanting kids.
翠絲塔：有人說他基本上買了個新娘。他還提到台灣女生不太想要小孩。
bride(n.)新娘groom(n.)新郎bridal gown新娘禮服bridesmaid(n.)伴娘
Peter: I read that! But Nick said the money covered travel and wedding costs, not just a dowry.
彼得：我有讀到！但尼克說這筆錢包括旅行和婚禮費用，不只是聘金。
dowry(n.)嫁妝
Trista: And the bride said her family wasn’t poor and didn’t sell her.
翠絲塔：然後新娘說她家並不窮，沒有把她賣掉。
poor(adj.)貧窮的、可憐的the poor窮人們=poor people
Peter: What a drama! So, what’s Nick’s deal? He just wanted kids and found someone he thought was a good fit?
彼得：真是場鬧劇！那麼尼克到底是怎麼想的？他只是想要孩子，然後找到一個他認為合適的人？
fit(n.)適合have(throw) a fit勃然大怒，大發脾氣
Trista: Yes. He said they didn’t really date and just jumped into marriage.
翠絲塔：對呀。他說他們沒真正約會過，就直接結婚了。
jump into sth.不假思索地採取行動
Peter: That’s bold! He mentioned not wanting a big age gap with his kids. I guess that makes some sense.
彼得：那麽大膽！他還提到不想和孩子有太大的年齡差距。我想這還有點道理。
gap(n.)差距、隔閡make sense合乎邏輯、可以理解
Trista: Maybe. But saying younger women fall for looks quickly? Ouch!
翠絲塔：或許吧。但說年輕女孩容易因為長相而喜歡上人，有點刺耳啊！
fall for sth.(sb.)被某人或某事吸引
Peter: Sounds harsh. But hey, he knows what he wants. Just not sure if this is the best way.
彼得：太刻薄了。不過，他知道自己想要什麼。只是不知道這是不是最好的方式。
Trista: Haha, exactly! At least he’s clear about wanting a family. Just hope he knows love isn’t something you can plan.
翠絲塔：哈哈，沒錯！至少他很清楚自己想要家庭。只是希望他知道愛情是無法規劃的。
Peter: That’s true. Good luck to him.
彼得：確實如此。祝他好運。
Trista: Yeah, he’ll need it.
翠絲塔：對，他很需要。