對話 Dialogue
小實：馬克，你桌上那個是省水的「起泡器」嗎？
Xiǎoshí: Mǎkè, nǐ zhuō shàng nàge shì shěngshuǐ de “qǐpàoqì” ma?
馬克：嗯，這是我要回家裝在水龍頭上的。
Mǎkè: En, zhè shì wǒ yào huíjiā zhuāng zài shuǐlóngtóu shàng de.
小實：哇！我也想買這個，可是不知道有沒有效。
Xiǎoshí: Wa! Wǒ yě xiǎng mǎi zhège, kěshì bù zhīdào yǒu méiyǒuxiào.
馬克：我也是第一次買這個，希望可以省一點水。
Mǎkè: Wǒ yěshì dì yī cì mǎi zhège, xīwàng kěyǐ shěng yìdiǎn shuǐ.
小實：好，我也趕快去買一個來裝，一起珍惜水資源。
Xiǎoshí: Hǎo, wǒ yě gǎnkuài qù mǎi yíge lái zhuāng, yìqǐ zhēnxí shuǐzīyuán.
馬克：其實省水還有很多方法，像是多淋浴、不泡澡。
Mǎkè: Qíshí shěngshuǐ háiyǒu hěnduō fāngfǎ, xiàngshì duō línyù, búpàozǎo.
小實：我們家沒有浴缸，所以我只能淋浴。
Xiǎoshí: Wǒmen jiā méiyǒu yùgāng, suǒyǐ wǒ zhǐ néng línyù.
馬克：還有重複用水，像是我用除濕機的水來沖馬桶。
Mǎkè: Háiyǒu chóngfù yòngshuǐ, xiàngshì wǒ yòng chúshījī de shuǐlái chōng mǎtǒng.
小實：哇！你真的很珍惜水資源，我要向你看齊。
Xiǎoshí: Wa! Nǐ zhēnde hěn zhēnxí shuǐ zīyuán, wǒ yào xiàng nǐ kànqí.
翻譯 Translation
Xiaoshi: Mark, is that a water-saving “bubbler” on your desk?
Mark: Yes, I’m going to put it on the faucet once I get home.
Xiaoshi: Wow! I want to buy this too, but I don’t know if it will work.
Mark: I’m also using this for the first time, hoping to save water.
Xiaoshi: Well, I should buy one as soon as possible so we can cherish water resources together.
Mark: In fact, there are many ways to save water, such as taking showers more, instead of taking baths.
Xiaoshi: We don’t have a bathtub at home, so I can only take a shower.
Mark: Also, I use the water from the dehumidifier to flush the toilet.
Xiaoshi: Wow! You really do cherish water resources. I’m impressed.
單字片語 Vocabulary
1. 省（水）shěng (shuǐ) to save (water)
2. 起泡器 qǐpàoqì bubbler
3. 水龍頭 shuǐlóngtóu faucet
4. 珍惜 zhēnxí to cherish
5. 水資源 shuǐ zīyuán water resources
6. 淋浴 línyù take a shower
7. 泡澡 pàozǎo take a bath
8. 浴缸 yùgāng bathtub
9. 重複 chóngfù re-, repeatedly
10. 沖馬桶 chōng mǎtǒng to flush the toilet
教材音檔 Audio Files
教材影片 Video Files:
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