美語情景對話 第452期:Mom 媽媽

Ruth: So, Akane, tell me about your family. Who do you get on well with in your family?

魯斯：茜，跟我說說你的家庭吧。你在家裏和誰相處的好？

Akane: Well, I think I get along the best with my mother, I would say.

茜：嗯，我想我會說我和媽媽相處的最好。

Ruth: So, why is that?

魯斯：爲什麼呢？

Akane: Well, I think it probably has to do with the fact that we're both female. I mean the only other people in my family are my father and my brother.

茜：我認爲可能是因爲我們都是女性吧。我家裏還有爸爸和哥哥。

Ruth: So, what does your mom look like?

魯斯：那你媽媽什麼樣？

Akane: Well, she's actually taller than me. She has dark hair and a pretty firm build. Um, she's not too thin and not too fat, and yeah!

茜：實際上她比我高一些。她有深色的頭髮和堅實的體格。而且她既不胖也不瘦，身材勻稱！

Ruth: And what does you mom do? Does she have a job?

魯斯：你媽媽是做什麼工作的？她有上班嗎？

Akane: Oh, good question. She's actually a hair dresser. (Wow) Yeah, so she does my hair and she's also an aesthetician as well so I get free skin care products from her.

茜：哦，這是個好問題。實際上她是名美髮師。（哇）對，所以她會爲我做頭髮，而且她還是美容師，所以我可以從她那裏拿到免費的護膚品。

Ruth: Oh, that's fantastic.

魯斯：哦，那太棒了。

Akane: Yeah.

茜：對啊。

Ruth: So what does your mom like to do when she is not working?

魯斯：那你媽媽不上班的時候喜歡做什麼呢？

Akane: Well, she used to take sewing lessons, so she really likes to sew things like her own curtains and she even made me some clothes a few times.

茜：她以前上過縫紉課，所以她非常喜歡縫紉東西，她會自己做窗簾，甚至有時還會爲我做衣服。

Ruth: Wow, so she's talented.

魯斯：哇，她真有才華。

Akane: Yeah, she's quite artistic.

茜：對啊，她很有藝術天賦。

Ruth: So when did you last see your mom or speak to your mom?

魯斯：那你上次看到你媽媽或是和你媽媽聊天是什麼時候？

Akane: Well, the last time I saw her was this spring. I stayed at my parents house for about a week and, yeah, that's when I saw her.

茜：我上次看到她是今年春天。我在我父母家住了一週，那次是我上次見到她。

Ruth: Was that a couple of months ago?

魯斯：是幾個月以前嗎？

Akane: Yeah, a couple of months ago, that's right.

茜：對，幾個月以前，沒錯。

Ruth: And what was the last thing your mom bought for you?

魯斯：那上次你媽媽送你東西她送了什麼？

Akane: Actually, just before I came here, we went shopping together and because I have to fly away to a new country she bought me some new clothes. She bought me a new coat actually.

茜：實際上就在我來這裏之前，我們一起去購物了，因爲我要飛到一個陌生的國家去，所以她給我買了一些新衣服。準確地說她給我買了一件新大衣。

Ruth: Wow, that's really nice. Well, thanks for that Akane.

魯斯：哇，那真好。茜，謝謝你和我們分享。

Akane: Thanks.

茜：謝謝。

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重點講解：
1. get on with
（同…）和睦相處；
eg. It is hard to get on with a deceitful man.
與一個好欺詐的人很難和睦相處。
eg. Parents often teach us how to get on well with others.
父母經常教我們如何與他人和睦相處。
2. get along with
（與…）和睦相處；
eg. It's impossible to get along with him.
根本無法跟他和睦相處。
eg. Ability to get along with people is an asset in business.
在商業界善跟別人相處是可貴的優點。
3. as well
也；還；
eg. People with disabilities have got a vote as well, you know.
你知道，殘疾人士也擁有投票權。
eg. We should stick to the principles and be flexible as well.
既要有原則性，也要有靈活性。