超過八萬戶停電
Matt and Sabrina are coworkers. They are having a conversation.
邁特和莎賓娜是同事。他們正在對話。
Sabrina: Hey Matt! How are you today?
莎賓娜：嘿，邁特！你今天過得怎麼樣？
Matt: I’m okay, but I’m worried about my parents in Kaohsiung. Their house flooded during the typhoon.
邁特：我還好，但我很擔心我在高雄的父母。他們的房子在颱風時淹水了。
worried(adj.)擔憂的、擔心的be worried about…擔心～worry(v.)使～擔憂flood(v.)淹水(n.)洪水
Sabrina: Oh no! That sounds terrible! Are they safe?
莎賓娜：喔，不！那聽起來真糟糕！他們安全嗎？
safe(adj.)安全的、無害的
Matt: Yes, luckily they are safe, but they lost a lot of things in the water.
邁特：是的，幸運的是他們安全，但他們很多東西都泡在水裡，不能用了。
lose(v.)失去
Sabrina: I saw the news. The wind was super strong, right?
莎賓娜：我有看到新聞。風非常強，對吧？
Matt: Yes! Over 80,000 homes lost power, and many people had no water to use.
邁特：是的！超過八萬戶停電，很多人沒有水可用。
power(n.)電力、權力blackout(n.)停電
Sabrina: That’s so hard! I heard the city gave everyone four days off to stay safe.
莎賓娜：那真的很辛苦！我聽說市政府給了大家四天假以保安全。
Matt: Yeah, they also did that so that people could put things back together and rebuild their lives after the typhoon.
邁特：是的，他們這樣做是為了讓人們在颱風過後可以把東西重新整理好，重建他們的生活。
so that為了、以便rebuild(v.)重建
Sabrina: I hope your parents can get the help they need to fix their house.
莎賓娜：我希望你的父母能得到他們需要的幫助，修好他們的房子。
fix(v.)修理、修繕
Matt: Actually, I was with them over the weekend. Thanks for checking in, Sabrina. It makes me feel better.
邁特：其實，我在週末和他們在一起。謝謝你關心，莎賓娜。這讓我感覺好一些。
thank sb. for sth.因～感謝對方check in關心