Brian and Jocelyn are preparing some necessities for their trip to Thailand. Jocelyn Brian 和 Jocelyn 正在準備去泰國旅行的必需品。 |
Brian: I am too excited to take care of these trivial things.
Brian:我實在太興奮,沒辦法去處理這些瑣碎的事了!
Jocelyn: Hey, remember we are backpackers? There won't be any tour guides waiting for us in Thailand so we have to make sure everything is right before we take off.
Jocelyn:喂,記得我們是要自助旅行嗎?可不會有任何導遊在泰國等我們,所以我們必須在出發前,確定一切都安排好了。
Brian: All right, all right. So, what do we need?
Brian:好啦,好啦。那我們需要些什麼?
Jocelyn: Let me check the list. We need to prepare a digital camera, batteries, an adapter, stationery, sunglasses, suntan lotion, bathing suits, flashlights, a calculator, a hairdryer, toothbrushes, toothpaste, combs, socks, slippers…
Jocelyn:我來看看這份清單喔。我們需要準備數位相機、電池、插座轉換器、文具用品、太陽眼鏡、防曬油、泳裝、手電筒、計算機、吹風機、牙刷、牙膏、梳子、襪子、拖鞋...
Brian: Whoa, whoa…hold on for second! Are you sure we are going to carry all that stuff to Thailand? Remember, we are going traveling, not emigrating!
Brian:哇,哇... 等一下!你確定我們真的要帶這些東西去泰國?記得嗎?我們是要去旅行,不是要移民耶!
Jocelyn: I think you are right, but I am a little bit nervous. It's my first time to go backpacking.
Jocelyn:我想你是對的。不過我有一點緊張,這可是我第一次自助旅行啊。
Brian: Don't worry. I believe we'll have a wonderful trip. Just don't forget to bring your passport and keep yourself in a good mood! Everything is going to be alright!
Brian:別擔心。我相信我們會有個美好的旅程。只要別忘記帶你的護照,還有維持好心情!一切都會沒問題的!
重要字詞講解
1. necessity (n.) 必需品
例:Brian and Jocelyn are preparing some necessities for their trip to Thailand.
(Brian 和 Jocelyn 正在準備去泰國旅行的必需品。)
例:Cell phone is considered a necessity by a lot of people.
(很多人認為行動電話是必需品。)
※ 小叮嚀:
necessity當「必需品」解釋時,是可數名詞。
2. backpacker (n.) 自助旅行者
例:Hey, remember we are backpackers?
(記得我們是要自助旅行嗎?)
例:It only cost the backpacker 1000 dollar for the whole trip.
(這個自助旅行者只花了一千元就完成了這個旅程。)
※ 小叮嚀:
backpack 原本是「背包」的意思,也可以當動詞,意思是「帶簡便的行李旅行」,而從事這種旅行的人就叫backpacker。
3. emigrate (v.) 移民
例:Remember, we are going traveling, not emigrating!
(記得嗎?我們是要去旅行,不是要移民耶!)
例:The Chen family emigrated from Taiwan to Australia last year.
(姓陳的一家人去年從台灣移民到澳洲了。)
4. in a good mood 心情愉快
例: Just don’t forget to bring your passport and keep yourself in a good mood!
(只要別忘記帶你的護照,還有維持好心情!一切都會沒問題的!)
例:You can keep yourself in a good mood by doing something good.
(你可以做件好事讓自己心情愉快。)
※ 小叮嚀:
in a good mood 的相反就是 in a bad mood。
相關實用句型解析
1. 太…而不能…
…too+形容詞+to+原形動詞…
例:I am too excited to take care of these trivial things.
(我實在太興奮,沒辦法去處理這些瑣碎的事了!)
例:They are too old to ride on a roller coaster.
(他們太老了,所以不能坐雲霄飛車。)
※ 小叮嚀:
小叮嚀:「too…to…」的句子中,主詞若是物品時,可在形容詞之後加入 "for sb."的片語,例如:The box is too heavy for me to carry. (這箱子太重了,所以我搬不動。)
2. 第一次做…
It is sb’s first time to+ 原形動詞…
例:It’s my first time to go backpacking.
(這是我第一次自助旅行。)
例:It’s her first time to have a facial.
(這是她第一次去做臉。)
※ 小叮嚀:
這裡的 It 是虛主詞,代替後面的真主詞:to+ 原形動詞…
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