對話 Dialogue
馬克：小實，臺灣有什麼特別的商品嗎？
Make: Xiǎoshí, Táiwān yǒu shénme tèbié de shāngpǐn ma?
小實：有啊！吃的、喝的、玩的都有，你要做什麼？
Xiaoshi: Yǒu a! Chī de, hē de, wán de dōu yǒu, nǐ yào zuò shénme?
馬克：我想買東西送給我的朋友，你覺得送什麼東西比較好？
Make: Wǒ xiǎng mǎi dōngxi sòng gěi wǒ de péngyǒu, nǐ juéde sòng shénme dōngxi bǐjiào hǎo?
小實：哦！很多人買臺灣的茶葉、鳳梨酥和牛軋餅乾送給外國的朋友。
Xiaoshi: O! Hěnduō rén mǎi Táiwān de cháyè, fènglí sū hàn niúgá bǐnggān sòng gěi wàiguó de péngyǒu.
馬克：牛軋餅乾？那是什麼？我只知道牛軋糖。
Make: Niúgá bǐnggān? Nà shì shénme? Wǒ zhǐ zhīdào niúgá táng.
小實：牛軋餅乾是把蘇打餅乾和牛軋糖放在一起，很好吃！
Xiaoshi: Niúgá bǐnggān shì bǎ sūdǎ bǐnggān hàn niúgá táng fàng zài yìqǐ, hěn hǎo chī!
馬克：我們可以試吃嗎？
Make: Wǒmen kěyǐ shì chī ma?
小實：可以啊！我帶你去商店看看。
Xiaoshi: Kěyǐ a! Wǒ dài nǐ qù shāngdiàn kànkan.
翻譯 Translation
Mark: Xiaoshi, are there any special products in Taiwan?
Xiaoshi: Sure! There are special products you can eat, drink and enjoy. Why do you ask?
Mark: I’d like to buy something for my friend. What do you think would be best to give them?
Xiaoshi: Oh! Many people buy Taiwanese tea, pineapple cakes and nougat biscuits for foreign friends.
Mark: Nougat biscuits? What’s that? I only know about nougat.
Xiaoshi: Nougat biscuits are a combination of soda biscuits and nougat. They’re delicious!
Mark: Can we try some?
Xiaoshi: Sure, I’ll take you to the store to try.
單字片語 Vocabulary
1. 特別 (tèbié) special
2. 茶葉 (cháyè) tea leaves
3. 餅乾 (bǐnggān) biscuit, cookies
4. 牛軋糖 (niúgá tang) Nougat
5. 試吃 (shì chī) to try, to taste
6. 商店 (shāngdiàn) shop, store
教材音檔 Audio Files
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