對話 Dialogue
你要不要來我的生日派對?
Do you want to come to my birthday party?
馬克:小實,你下個星期三有空嗎?
Make: Xiǎoshí, nǐ xià ge xīngqísān yǒukòng ma?
小實:我還沒有計畫,你呢?
Xiǎoshí: Wǒ hái méiyǒu jìhuà, nǐ ne?
馬克:下個星期三是我的生日,你要不要來我的生日派對?
Make: Xià ge xīngqísān shì wǒ de shēngrì, nǐ yào bú yào lái wǒ de shēngrì pàiduì?
小實:好啊!下個星期三……哇!你是牡羊座的。
Xiǎoshí: Hǎo a! Xià ge xīngqísān… Wa! Nǐ shì Mǔyángzuò de.
馬克:對啊!不過我不太相信星座。
Make: Duì a! Búguò wǒ bú tài xiāngxìn xīngzuò.
小實:喔,那你要過幾歲生日?
Xiǎoshí: O, Nà nǐ yào guò jǐ suì shēngrì?
馬克:下個星期三是我三十一歲生日。
Make: Xià ge xīngqísān shì wǒ sānshíyī suì shēngrì.
小實:好,那我買蛋糕去你的生日派對。
Xiǎoshí: Hǎo, nà wǒ mǎi dàngāo qù nǐde shēngrì pàiduì.
翻譯 Translation
Mark: Xiaoshi, are you free next Wednesday?
Xiaoshi: I don’t have any plans yet. What about you?
Mark: Next Wednesday is my birthday. Do you want to come to my birthday party?
Xiaoshi: Sure! Next Wednesday... Wow! You’re an Aries.
Mark: Yes, but I don’t really believe in astrology.
Xiaoshi: Oh, so how old will you be on your birthday?
Mark: Next Wednesday I’ll be 31 years old.
Xiaoshi: Got it! Then I’ll buy a cake for your birthday party.
單字片語 Vocabulary
1. 計畫 (jìhuà) plan
2. 生日 (shēngrì) birthday
3. 派對 (pàiduì) party
4. 牡羊座 (Mǔyángzuò) Aries
5. 相信 (xiāngxìn) to believe
6. 星座 (xīngzuò) zodiac sign
7. 過 (生日) (guò [shēngrì]) to celebrate (a birthday)
8. 蛋糕 (dàngāo) cake
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