本週話題焦點：吃喝玩樂（享受飯店設施）
| Brian and Jocelyn have arrived at a beach and they are discussing what they should do. Brian 和 Jocelyn 來到了海邊。他們在談論要做些什麼。 |
Jocelyn:This is my paradise! I will definitely play all these water activities. Which one should we start first?
這是我的天堂！我一定要玩遍所有水上活動。我們該從哪一個開始玩呢？
Brian:Let me think about it.
讓我想一下喔。
Jocelyn:How about going snorkeling? Surfing? Jet skiing? Kayaking? Banana boating?
要不要去浮淺？衝浪？騎水上摩托車？划獨木舟？坐香蕉船？
Brian: Hold on for a second! To be honest, Jocelyn, I have aqua-phobia.
等等！老實說，Jocelyn，我有懼水症。
Jocelyn: What? I've never heard of that. You never told me before.
什麼？我從沒聽說過。你以前沒跟我說過呀！
Brian: I am sorry, but it's the truth. I almost drowned when I was a child.
對不起，不過這是事實。我小時候差點淹死。
Jocelyn: Poor you. I know! You can go hang gliding or parasailing. Those activities have nothing to do with water!
真可憐。我知道了！你可以去玩滑翔翼或是拖曳傘。這些活動跟水沒關係！
Brian: Well, I appreciate your suggestions, but…
嗯，你的好意我心領了，可是...
Jocelyn: Don't tell me you have aerophobia, too. (Brian is silent.) Are you serious? You mean you can't do those activities either?
別跟我說你也有高空恐懼症。（Brian沉默不語。）你認真的嗎？你的意思是你一樣活動都不能玩？
Brian: That's okay. Don't worry about me. I'll be fine by myself here. You just go and have fun! 沒關係啦。別擔心我。我自己在這裡會好好的。你就去玩吧！
Jocelyn: Are you sure about that?
你確定嗎？
Brian: Certainly! I can watch people walking around. Besides, there are many hot girls in bikinis…ha, I'm just kidding!
當然！我可以看人們走來走去。而且，這裡有很多穿比基尼的辣妹…哈，我開玩笑的啦！
Jocelyn: It seems that I was worrying too much. You are already in paradise!
看來是我擔心太多了。你已經在天堂了！
| 重要字詞講解： |
| 1. paradise (n.) 天堂 例：This is my paradise! I will definitely play all these water activities. （這是我的天堂！我一定要玩遍所有水上活動。） 例：Paradise can mean a place or state of bliss, felicity, or delight. （天堂是指一個極樂、幸福、愉快的地方或狀態。） 2. definitely (ad.) 肯定；當然 例：You are definitely not stupid. You just need to study harder. （你當然不笨，你只是需要多用功一些。） 例：This trip will definitely become one of my best memories in my life. （這次旅行肯定會成為我生命中最好的回憶之一。） 3. aqua-phobia (n.) 懼水症 例：To be honest, Jocelyn, I have aqua-phobia. （老實說，Jocelyn，我有懼水症。） 例：I have aqua-phobia. I can't even walk on a bridge. （我有懼水症，我甚至不能走在橋上。） 4. drown (v.) 淹死 例：I almost drowned when I was a child. （我小時候差點淹死。） 例：Why do you wear a life-preserver all the time? Do you think you are gonna drown? （你為什麼總是穿著救生衣？你覺得你會淹死嗎？） 5. have nothing to do with (ph.) 和…沒關係 例：Those activities have nothing to do with water! （這些活動跟水沒關係！） 例：The suspect claimed that he has nothing to do with the murder. （這嫌疑犯聲稱他和這起謀殺沒關係。） |
相關實用句型解析
1. 要不要…？/…如何？
How about ＋ V-ing/ N…?
例：How about going snorkeling?
（要不要去浮潛？）
例：How about the red shirt on the shelf?
（那件在架上的紅襯衫如何？）
※ 小叮嚀：
做為「提出建議」時的用法，” how about”可等同於”what about”。
2. 老實說…
To be honest, …
例：To be honest, Jocelyn, I have aqua-phobia.
（老實說，Jocelyn，我有懼水症。）
例：To be honest, I don’t appreciate the ideas he brought up at all.
（老實說，我一點都不欣賞他提出來的主意。）
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