美語情景對話 第1319期:What do you do first thing in the morning? 你早上做的第一件事是什麼?
Doron: Hello, I'm Doron from England.
多倫:大家好,我是多倫,來自英國。Pernais: And I'm Pernais from Jamaica.
佩納斯:我是佩納斯,來自牙買加。Doron: Pernais, what's the first thing you do every morning?
多倫:佩納斯,你每天早上做的第一件事是什麼?
Pernais: I exercise.
佩納斯:鍛鍊。Doron: Really?
多倫:真的嗎?Pernais: Yes.
佩納斯:對。Doron: What kind of exercise?
多倫:哪種鍛鍊?Pernais: I like to do Pilates for my abs so that I look nice on the beach. How about you?
佩納斯:我喜歡做普拉提來練習腹肌,這樣去海灘的時候,我會看起來很漂亮。你呢?Doron: I try to do exercise every morning but I'm too tired. The first thing I do everyday when I wake up is go back to sleep. I like to snooze for at least 15 or 20 minutes every morning. And then I wake up, by checking my email and reading the day's news.
多倫:我儘量每天早上都鍛鍊,不過我太累了。我每天醒來以後做的第一件事是繼續睡覺。我每天早上會至少再睡15或20分鐘。然後我纔會起牀,查看電郵,瀏覽當天的新聞。Pernais: Okay.
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重點講解:
1. how about you (用於詢問對方的想法或要求)你呢,你覺得呢;
例句:I love sports, how about you?
我喜歡運動,你呢?
2. try to do sth. 設法;嘗試;努力;
例句:One child shrinks away from me when I try to talk to him.
當我試圖和一個孩子說話時,他避開了我。
3. wake up 醒,醒來;
例句:When other people wake up in her town, she only goes to bed, tired but happy.
當鎮上的其他人醒來時,她剛剛進入夢鄉,疲憊但快樂着。
4. at least (數量)至少,不少於;
例句:Calculated the way sales taxes usually are, the rate would have to be at least 30% and possibly much higher.
按照銷售稅的通常計算方法,新稅率至少達到30%,而且還可能高得多。