Mrs Jones is reading a note and replying to it.
瓊斯太太正在閱讀一張便條紙，並回覆。
Dear Mr and Mrs Jones,
We’re Juan and Ana, living right below you. We just moved heretwo months ago.
We don’t want to bother you, but the noise your children make are causing big problems for us. They keep jumping and dropping things on the floor every night. We can’t sleep well. Now I have difficulty focusing on my job during the day, and Ana has to see a doctor for help.
Would you please ask your kids to do things quietly after 11pm? Thank you.
Juan and Ana
Dear Juan and Ana,
I’m sorry to hear that, and I totally understand how bad it feels. But the problem is: we don’t have any kids! The noise is from the neighbor next door. Now we’re looking for a new place.
Hope things will get better, and that you’ll be fine.
Melody Jones
必備單字
1. below prep. 在…下方（國中基礎1200字）
2. bother v. 煩擾（國中進階800字）
實用字詞
1. make noise 發出噪音
2. cause problems 造成困擾
閱讀技巧：
將長句分成短字詞，以利閱讀
We don’t want to ／ bother you, ／ but the noise ／ your children make ／ are causing big problems ／ for us.
我們不想 ／ 打擾你們， ／ 但是噪音 ／ 你們小孩製造 ／ 造成很大問題 ／ 對我們。
斷句練習：
Hope things will get better, and that you’ll be fine.
解答：
動手做做看：將長句分成短字詞
Hope ／ things will get better, ／ and that ／ you’ll be fine.
希望 ／ 事情會好轉， ／ 而且／ 你們會沒事。
考題練習：
TOEIC Bridge測驗X國中會考題型
1. Why did Juan and Ana write this note?
(A) They needed quiet at night.
(B) They didn’t like children.
(C) They wanted to bother their neighbors.
2. Which floor might Mr and Mrs Jones live on?
(A) First floor.
(B) Second floor.
(C) Basement.
3. Who made a loud noise at night?
(A) Juan and Ana.
(B) Melody’s neighbor.
(C) Mrs Jones’ children.
解答：
1. (A) 2. (B) 3. (B)
文章由TOEIC Program Taiwan · Chun Shin提供：
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