美語情景對話 第1241期:Do you like to study? 你喜歡學習嗎?
Aiko: Hello, my name is Aiko. I'm from Japan.
愛子：大家好，我是愛子，來自日本。Gareth: And my name is Gareth and I'm from England.
加雷斯：我是加雷斯，來自英國。Aiko: Our question is do you like to study? How about you, Gareth?
愛子：我們要討論的問題是，你喜歡學習嗎？加雷斯，你喜歡學習嗎？
Gareth: Yes, I do, not just for myself but for my son. My son often asks me questions like how do earthquakes happen, how do engines work and I feel that if I don't know the answer to his questions, I'll be a bad daddy. So it's kind of insecurity which drives me to study but I do enjoy it. I do enjoy finding out how earthquakes actually happen and why they happen and how combustion engines work. How about you, Aiko?
加雷斯：我喜歡學習，我學習不僅僅是爲了我自己，也爲了我兒子。我兒子經常問我問題，比如地震是怎麼發生的，引擎是怎麼工作的等等，如果我不能回答他的問題，那我我會認爲自己不是好爸爸。所以，這種不安全感驅使我不斷學習，當然我也很享受。在瞭解地震發生原因和引擎工作原理的過程中，我很享受。你呢，愛子？Aiko: Yeah, I do like to study in general but then I enjoy studying English the most. The reason for that is, one, it's like my hobby so it's not like a chore really studying and also that's something I need to improve because I use English with my husband and our children and our children are only three years old and one year old but their English is improving so quickly, unbelievably quickly, so I feel like I'm falling behind and that motivates me a lot.
愛子：總的來說，我也喜歡學習，我最喜歡學習英語。原因是，這是我的興趣，所以學習並不是令人厭煩的任務，而且我需要提高我的英語水平，因爲我和丈夫還有孩子用英語交流，我們的孩子一個3歲，一個1歲，他們的英語水平進步地非常快，進步速度令人難以置信，所以我感覺自己落後了，這激發了我的動力。Gareth: Hm, they keep you on your toes, don't they?
加雷斯：嗯，他們使你保持警覺，對吧？Aiko: Yes.
愛子：沒錯。
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重點講解：
1. find out (尤指特意通過努力)發現，找出，查明；
例句：It is a matter of the utmost urgency to find out what has happened to these people.
當務之急是要弄清楚這些人出了什麼事。
2. in general 總的來說；總體上來看；大體上；
例句：In general her work has been good,but this essay is dreadful.
總的說來，她的作品不錯，不過這篇文章糟透了。
3. fall behind 落後；跟不上；
例句：If you don't come to class regularly, you will fall behind in your studies.
如果你經常不來上課，學習成績就會落在別人後面。
4. keep sb. on sb.'s toes 使保持警覺；
例句：Nobody likes uncertainty, but it does keep you on your toes.
沒有人喜歡不確定的事，但它的確會使你保持警覺。
