你的聲音很重要
Emily and Zack are college students. They are talking about a city plan.
艾蜜莉和查克是大學生。他們正在討論市裡的計畫。
Emily: Hey Zack, did you hear about the new plan for the city?
艾蜜莉：嘿，查克，你有聽說市裡的新計畫嗎？
come up with a plan想出計畫
Zack: No, what plan are you talking about?
查克：沒有，你說的是什麼計畫？
Emily: They want to build a big shopping mall where the old park is now.
艾蜜莉：他們想在現在那個老公園的地方建一個大商場。
mall(n.)商場、購物中心
Zack: Really? That park is very nice. I often go there to walk and relax.
查克：真的嗎？那個公園很漂亮。我常常去那裡散步和放鬆。
often(adv.)時常、常常relax(v.)(使)放鬆relaxed(adj.)感到放鬆的
Emily: Yes, me too. Many people don’t like the idea of the mall. They want to keep the park.
艾蜜莉：是啊，我也是。很多人不喜歡這個商場的想法，他們想保留公園。
keep(v.)保留、保持keep O. adj.維持～的狀態
Zack: What can we do to help?
查克：我們可以怎麼做來幫忙呢？
Emily: There is a community meeting next week. We can go and share our opinions.
艾蜜莉：下星期有社區會議，我們可以去那裡分享我們的意見。
community(n.)社區opinion(n.)意見give an opinion提出意見
Zack: That’s a good idea! Maybe we can also write a letter to the mayor.
查克：這是個好主意！或許我們還可以寫信給市長。
mayor(n.)市長
Emily: Yes, and we should invite our friends to join us.
艾蜜莉：對，我們應該邀請朋友一起參加。
invite sb. to VR邀請某人去做某事
Zack: Great! Together we can help protect the park and our environment.
查克：太好了！我們一起幫忙保護公園和我們的環境。
protect(v.)保護protect…from…保護…免於…environment(n.)環境environmental(adj.)自然環境的、有關環境的
Emily: I hope many people will come. If we work together, the city will listen.
艾蜜莉：我希望很多人會來。如果我們一起努力，市政府一定會聆聽我們的意見。
Zack: I agree. Our voice really matters!
查克：我同意，我們的聲音真的很重要！
agree with sb.／sth.同意某人／某事disagree(v.)不同意