
迎接新的一年
Toby and Trina are talking.
托比和翠娜正在說話。
talk(v.)說話
Toby: Did you watch the New Year’s Eve fireworks across the world?
托比:妳看過全球的跨年煙火了嗎?
watch(v.)看eve(n.)前夕firework(n.)煙火across(prep.)在…各處、在整個…、遍及world(n.)世界
Trina: No, I didn’t watch them yet.
翠娜:不,我還沒看呢。
yet(adv.)尚、還
Toby: Fireworks took place in big cities like Sydney, Dubai, London, Rio de Janerio, etc. Even North Korea set off fireworks, too!
托比:在大城市像雪梨、杜拜、倫敦、里約熱內盧等等都有煙火表演;甚至北韓也施放煙火哦!
take place發生city(n.)城市like(prep.)像etc.=et cetera以及其他、等等even(adv.)甚至set off引爆、使爆炸
Trina: Wow! I’m going to have a look at those fireworks then.
翠娜:哇!這樣的話我要看看這些煙火了。
wow(excl.)哇、呀look(n.)看、注視then(adv.)那麼、既然如此
Toby: The fireworks celebration in Pyongyang was followed by a concert. There were drones showing the words “Happy New Year” in the air as well!
托比:平壤的煙火慶祝活動接著是場音樂會;還有無人機在空中秀出「新年快樂」!
celebration(n.)慶祝活動follow(v.)在…後發生concert(n.)音樂會drone(n.)無人駕駛飛機show(v.)出示、顯示word(n.)字、單字the air(n.)空中、天空as well也
Trina: Cool! Any other special activities across the world that people hold to say goodbye to the old year and usher in the new?
翠娜:酷!全世界有舉行什麼特別的活動來告別過去的一年或開啟新的一年嗎?
cool(excl.)好極了other(det.)其他、別的special(adj.)特別的activity(n.)活動hold(v.)舉行、舉辦usher(v.)引領、引導usher sth. in開啟、開始
Toby: Each year, hundreds of Danish swimmers end the year by taking a dip together in the icy waters of the Copenhagen harbor!
托比:每年,上百名丹麥泳者會以在哥本哈根港的結冰水中游泳的方式來結束一年。
each(det.)每個Danish(adj.)丹麥的、丹麥人的end(v.)結束、停止take(v.)(意思視名詞而定)dip(n.)游泳together(adv.)在一起icy(adj.)結冰的waters(n.)領海、海域、水域harbor(n.)港口、港灣
Trina: Ooh!! That sounds chilly, but exciting!
翠娜:哎呀!那聽起來非常冷但很刺激呢!
sound(v.)聽起來chilly(adj.)寒冷的、冷颼颼的exciting(adj.)令人興奮的、刺激的