對話 Dialogue
清清：華華，你知不知道台灣有很多觀光工廠都很有意思？
Qīngqing: Huáhua, nǐ zhī bù zhīdào Táiwān yǒu hěnduō guānguāng gōngchǎng dōu hěn yǒuyìsi?
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華華：我常在社群媒體看到一些人分享去觀光工廠玩的照片，有的的確非常漂亮。
Huáhua: Wǒ cháng zài shèqún méitǐ kàndào yìxiē rén fēnxiǎng qù guānguāng gōngchǎng wán de zhàopiàn, yǒude díquè fēicháng piàoliàng.
清清：不只是漂亮，顧名思義，觀光工廠就是又能觀光，又是工廠。
Qīngqing: Bù zhǐshì piàoliàng, gùmíng sīyì, guānguāng gōngchǎng jiùshì yòu néng guānguāng, yòu shì gōngchǎng.
華華：我上次去了一家製造鉛筆的，了解到鉛筆是怎麼做出來的，裡面還有不少歷史照片和老物件，非常特別。
Huáhua: Wǒ shàngcì qùle yì jiā zhìzào qiānbǐ de, liǎojiědào qiānbǐ shì zěnme zuò chūlái de, lǐmiàn háiyǒu bùshǎo lìshǐ zhàopiàn hé lǎo wùjiàn, fēicháng tèbié
清清：那你有沒有報手作課程呢？
Qīngqing: Nà nǐ yǒu méiyǒu bào shǒuzuò kèchéng ne?
華華：有啊！我們在鉛筆上創作，做出屬於自己獨一無二的。
Huáhua: Yǒu a! Wǒmen zài qiānbǐ shàng chuàngzuò, zuò chū shǔyú zìjǐ dúyī wú’èr de.
清清：這就是觀光工廠吸引人的地方，大人小孩都會覺得好玩。
Qīngqing: Zhè jiùshì guānguāng gōngchǎng xīyǐn rén de dìfāng, dàrén xiǎohái dōu huì juéde hǎowán..
華華：既然如此，改天就找一家，一塊兒去走走吧！
Huáhua: Jìrán rúcǐ, gǎitiān jiù zhǎo yì jiā, yíkuàr qù zǒuzǒu ba!
翻譯 Translation
Qingqing: Huahua, did you know that there are many interesting tourist factories in Taiwan?
Huahua: I often see people sharing photos of their visits to tourist factories on social media, and some of them are indeed very beautiful.
Qingqing: They’re not just beautiful; as the name suggests, tourist factories are places where you can both sightsee and see how things are made.
Huahua: I visited one that makes pencils last time and learned how pencils are made. They even had many historical photos and old items inside, which was very interesting.
Qingqing: Did you sign up for any hands-on workshops?
Huahua: Yes, we created designs on the pencils to make them uniquely ours.
Qingqing: That’s what makes tourist factories appealing—they’re fun for both adults and kids.
Huahua: In that case, let’s pick one to visit together another day.
生詞 Vocabulary
1. 觀光工廠 (guānguāng gōngchǎng) tourist factory
2. 社群媒體 (shèqún méitǐ) social media
3. 顧名思義 (gùmíng sīyì) [idiom] as the name implies
4. 製造 (zhìzào) to manufacture
5. 鉛筆 (qiānbǐ) pencil
6. 物件 (wùjiàn) object, item, thing
7. 手作 (shǒuzuò) handmade, DIY
8. 獨一無二 (dúyī wú’èr) [idiom] unique
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