
台灣贏得27面金牌
Rachael and Johnny are friends. They are chatting.
瑞秋和強尼是朋友,他們正在聊天。
Rachael: Hey Johnny, have you heard about the World Genius Convention in Tokyo? Taiwan won 27 gold medals there!
瑞秋:嘿強尼,你有聽說在東京舉辦的創新天才國際發明展嗎?台灣在那裡贏得了27面金牌!
medal (n.) 獎牌silver medal 銀牌bronze medal 銅牌metal (n.)金屬
Johnny: No way. That’s incredible! What did they invent to win so many medals?
強尼:真假,太厲害了!他們發明了什麼才能贏得這麼多獎牌呢?
invent (v.)發明
Rachael: One of the inventions is called “Cat Feeder.” It’s a device made by two sisters from Taipei City, Chen Si-ying and Chen Ji-rong. They go to JianAn Elementary School.
瑞秋:有一個發明叫做「貓抓餵食器」。這是由來自台北市的陳思穎和陳紀蓉兩姐妹製作的裝置。他們就讀於建安國小。
invention (n.)發明feed (v.)餵食feeder (n.)餵食器device (n.)裝置an electronic device 電子裝置
Johnny: Oh, that’s interesting! But what exactly does the “Cat Feeder” do?
強尼:喔,好有趣!但「貓抓餵食器」到底是做什麼用的呢?
exactly (adv.)究竟
Rachael: It’s a special feeding device for cats. It’s designed to keep them from becoming overweight. The cats have to exercise before they can eat their food using the device.
瑞秋:它是一個特殊的貓咪餵食裝置,目的是防止貓咪變得過胖。貓咪在使用該裝置進食之前必須先運動。
design (v.)設計overweight (adj.)肥胖的、過重的
Johnny: Wow, that’s smart! It’s important to take care of our furry friends’ health. No wonder they won a gold medal for it.
強尼:哇,太聰明了!照顧毛小孩的健康很重要。難怪他們贏得了金牌。
take care of sb. 照顧某人furry (adj.)毛茸茸的no wonder 難怪
Rachael: Exactly! It’s amazing to see young students coming up with such creative ideas.
瑞秋:沒錯!看到年紀輕輕的學生能夠提出如此有創意的想法真是太驚人了。
come up with 想出、提出creative (adj.)有創意的a creative solution 有創意的解決方法a creative design 有創意的設計
Johnny: It just goes to show how talented they are. I hope they inspire other students to follow their passions too.
強尼:這充分展現了他們的才華。我希望她們能激勵其他學生追求自己的熱情。
talented (adj.)有才華的a talented musician 一位有才華的音樂家a talented artist 一位有才華的藝術家inspire sb. to VR 激勵某人做某事passion (n.)興趣、熱情
Rachael: That’s the beauty of events like the World Genius Convention. They provide a platform for people from all over the world to share their cool ideas.
瑞秋:這就是創新天才國際發明展這類活動的好處。它們為來自世界各地的人們提供分享他們酷炫點子的平台。
beauty (n.)好處、優勢、美人platform (n.)平台food delivery platforms 美食外送平台
Johnny: Absolutely, Rachael. It’s been great talking about this with you. I’ll keep an eye out for more updates on the inventions from the fair.
強尼:說得沒錯,瑞秋。和你討論這個話題真是太棒了。我會密切關注展覽中更多發明的資訊。
keep an eye out for sth. 密切關注、留意update (n.)最新消息、最新情報fair (n.)市集、園遊會、博覽會、展覽會